The Fashion Advocate's ethical and sustainable fashion manufacturer and fabric supplier directory is a trusted source of local and international suppliers.
If you're launching an ethical, sustainable, circular or slow fashion brand, a reliable supply chain is your most valuable asset. Now more than ever, shoppers want to know how their clothes are made and who made them. As a fashion business founder, it's your responsibility to ensure that your supply chain is ethical, sustainable and traceable.
For over ten years, we’ve been working with local and international ethical and sustainable manufacturers and suppliers, and we’ve built a reliable fashion supply chain network that we're happy to share! Our ethical and sustainable fashion manufacturer and supplier directory will help you connect the dots within your supply chain, so you can work with ethical and sustainable partners who share your values.
If you can't find what you're looking for on our directory, reach out!
Every ethical and sustainable fashion business is different, so what works for one brand might not work for another. If you have a specific idea in mind and you're struggling to find the right partners and suppliers, makers or samplers, reach out.
ORGANIC, FAIR TRADE, SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR WHOLESALE FABRIC AND MATERIAL SUPPLIERS
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CIRCULAR SOURCING
CICRULAR SOURCINGCircular Sourcing is a Melbourne based business offering accessible, circular raw materials to the fashion market. With low MOQs and easy online ordering, Circular Sourcing is a popular sourcing hub for circular and organic fabrics, materials and finishings as well as sustainable elastics and threads.
- Organic and Fair Trade fabric and material supply.
- Sustainable and circular raw materials, surplus fabrics and biodegradable materials.
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FIVE P VENTURE
FIVE P VENTUREFive P Venture aims to protect, preserve and promote the handloom textile weaving heritage of Chennimalai in Southern India with the development of eco-friendly and hand-woven fabrics. Five P Venture also offers manufacturing for both apparel and home furnishing products.
- Organic and Fair Trade fabric and material supply.
- Ethical womenswear, menswear and kidswear clothing manufacturing.
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ABMT
ABMTABMT's purpose is to understand your business, your brand and your passion, and provide you with a fabric solution that meets your expectations in regards to quality, traceability, ethical and environmental responsibility, performance and value. ABMT offers a range of fabric and materials which are OekoTex 100 certified, Australian Certified Organic, ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified, Responsible Wool Standard accredited and Fairtrade Certified.
- Organic and Fair Trade fabric and material supply.
- Professional technical support.
- Yardage screen printing and off-shore sublimation printing.
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COMMON OBJECTIVE
COMMON OBJECTIVECommon Objective (CO) is an intelligent business network for the fashion industry. CO offers the connections and resources you need to succeed - and makes it easier for you to work in the most sustainable way. CO's members have a common objective - to build successful businesses, with a positive impact for people and the environment. CO's ambition is to take sustainable fashion from niche to norm by offering sustainable, organic and fair trade sourcing solutions.
- Organic and Fair trade fabric and material sourcing.
- Sustainable fabric and material knitting and development.
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FULL CIRCLE FIBRES
FULL CIRCLE FIBRESMeriel Chamberlin is on a mission to make the circular economy the new normal with Full Circle Fibres. Beginning with the end in mind is the only place to start. Full Circle Fibres connects the links from grower to user, respecting the source and the stages to usefulness as gently and carefully as possible. Meriel brings her decades of global experience as a Textile Scientist to Full Circle Fibres.
- Fabric and material supply chain traceability and transparency systems.
- Development and sampling of materials, fabrics and fibres for wholesale.
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SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE SUPPLY CHAIN
STSCThe Sustainable Textile Supply Chain (STSC) works with mills, artisans and suppliers across the globe with the aim to inspire creatives to design with true sustainable eco-textiles that have minimal negative impact on the environment and maximum impact on the welfare of all people along the supply chain. STSC focus on sustainable, circular, natural, biodegradable and ethical textiles.
- GOTS Organic Cotton, GOTS Organic Peace Silk, Ayurvastra Textiles, and Circ Stretch Knits.
- LENZING Tencel, Modal, Ecovero and Refibra.
ETHICAL AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DESIGNERS, PATTERN MAKERS, GRADERS AND SAMPLERS
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WILLOW FASHION DEVELOPMENT
WILLOW FASHION DEVELOPMENTKimelyn Macphail has over twenty years experience in the fashion industry. She is passionate about helping her clients convert ideas into perfectly fitting garments while still keeping in mind cost-effectiveness, reduction of waste and ease of production. Kimelyn provides a sustainable and ethical approach to pattern making, grading and sample development, working with start-ups and small to medium brands.
- Ethical and sustainable services for small labels.
- Pattern making, grading and sampling.
- Womenswear, lingerie, menswear and kids clothing.
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LOTTIE WOODS DESIGN
LOTTIE WOODS DESIGNLottie Woods is a multi-product fashion designer, able to work across a range of product areas, with over 10 years experience in the industry. She has a passion for working with purpose-driven brands and startups, bridging the gap between initial product ideas and getting ready for sampling your dream products with confidence. Lottie helps to workshop ideas with a keen attention to detail to create quality garments that are made to last.
- Sustainable design development, range building and technical drawings.
- Industry standard tech packs and graded specs.
- Sustainable design consultancy.
ETHICAL CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS
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THE SOCIAL STUDIO
THE SOCIAL STUDIOThe Social Studio is Victoria’s only Ethial Clothing Australia-accredited cut, make and trim manufacturing social enterprise. When you work with The Social Studio, you are supporting the ethical, locally-produced fashion industry, and you are helping support refugee and new migrant creatives across fashion, design and the arts.
- Ethical and sustainable garment sampling and manufacturing.
- Small run and low MOQ fashion production.
- Sublimation printing and fabric supply.
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CGT AUSTRALIA
CGT AUSTRALIACGT is well known in the textile industry as a reliable, trusted, high quality clothing manufacturer. They specialise in all fabrics, including knits, woven, linens, silks and velvets. CGT offer start to finish manufacturing, pattern making, grading, sampling, cutting, placement cut, block fusing, bonding, buttonholes, buttons, studding, pressing, finishing and packing.
- Start to finish fashion services.
- Fabric and material supply.
- Clothing manufacturing and sample development.
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VISIONISE
VISIONISEVisionise's factories in Bali, China and India offer sustainable, ethical and world class textile manufacturing across most textile categories. The Visionise team of extensively experienced fashion and graphic designers, web developers and marketing specialists offer a wide range of services to streamline all processes for their clients.
- Ethical and sustainable pattern making, grading and sampling.
- Ethical womenswear, menswear and kidswear clothing manufacturing.
- Sustainable packaging, labelling and branding supplies.
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FAIRSEW
FAIRSEWBased in the bustling city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Fairsew is a full service ethical garment manufacturer offering services in fashion design and tech pack development, pattern making and grading, sample making and production, and fabric sourcing. Farisew supports women in Cambodia through ethical business operations.
- Organic and Fair Trade fabric and material supply and sourcing.
- Ethical and sustainable pattern making, grading and sampling.
- Ethical womenswear, menswear and childrens clothing manufacturing.
SUSTAINABLE BUTTONS, ZIPS AND FINISHINGS
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BUTTONMANIA
BUTTONMANIAButtonmania is a family owned business here to help you with a range of manufactured buttons, buckles, toggles and more, plus handmade buttons, belts and buckles. Buttonmania's bespoke buttons and belts have graced the dresses, suits and jackets of some of Australia’s best-known designers of haute couture, bridal gowns, ballet, theatre and movie costumes.
- Sustainable and recycled buttons, finishings, buckles and eyelets.
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YKK
YKKAn environmental crisis is occurring in our oceans. Each year millions of metric tonnes of plastic enter the ocean where it harms marine life. YKK's NATULON Ocean Sourced zips help address the problem by offering new life to ocean bound plastic waste. NATULON Ocean Sourced zips divert ocean bound plastic from waterways and waste streams.
- Sustainable, circular, recyclable and recycled zippers, hardware, fastners and hooks.
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING, SHIPPING, LABELLING AND BRANDING SUPPLIES
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PAPERPAK
PAPERPAKPaperPak offers the largest range of Australian made paper bags and cartons including the largest range of recyclable retail packaging available in Australia and New Zealand. PaperPak can custom print branding design or logos on bags, cartons, tissue paper, labels and wrapping paper. The only limit is your imagination!
- Sustainable packaging, labelling and branding supplies.
- Sustainable carry bags, flat bags, ecommerce packaging, wrapping paper and tissue.
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BETTER PACKAGING CO
BETTER PACKAGING COBetter Packaging Co offers home compostable packaging solutions for eCommerce businesses ranging from their infamous 'Real Dirt Bag' courier satchels to labels, zip lock bags, padded bubble mailers and magazine flow wrap - all sustainable of course.
- Sustainable packaging, labelling and branding supplies.
- Mailers and satchels, garment bags, labels and tape.
- Compostable, recyclable and reusable ecommerce packaging solutions.
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HERO PACKAGING
HERO PACKAGINGHero Packaging was founded by Anaita and Vik, a husband and wife team from Sydney. Hero Packaging make earth-saving, home-compostable, zero-waste packaging products that are also kinda cute. But don't let the cuteness fool you. Hero Packaging is serious about making a difference. They've been around since mid-2018 and have supplied tens of millions of home-compostable mailers globally.
- Sustainable packaging, labelling and branding supplies.
- Mailers and satchels, garment bags, labels and tape.
- Compostable, recyclable and reusable ecommerce packaging solutions.
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NOISSUE
NOISSUENoissue was founded to provide makers, brands and businesses of all sizes access to custom sustainable packaging. The Noissue difference is characterised by their commitment to sustainability for all of their products, their simple online design platform, and their low minimum order quantities. Noissue offer sustainable solutions for every step of the unboxing experience from tissue paper to packing tape.
- Sustainable packaging, labelling and branding supplies.
- Mailers and satchels, garment bags, labels and tape.
- Compostable, recyclable and reusable ecommerce packaging solutions.
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GROUNDED PACKAGING
GROUNDED PACKAGINGGrounded Packaging offers sustainable shipping, packaging and branding solutions for sustainable fashion brands and businesses. Grounded has designed a unique system to create transparency across packaging material and sustainability data to help their customers make informed packaging decisions. Grounded's 'this bag saves' program gives their customers the data and tools they need to have a positive impact.
- Sustainable and eco-friendly packaging and shipping supplies.
- Recyclable, compostable and reusable packaging and shipping supplies.
CIRCULAR TEXTILE RECYCLING AND WASTE SOLUTIONS
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UPPAREL
UPPARELChanging the whole system, UPPAREL is Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading textile recycling company. UPPAREL is a trusted and transparent business, creating change for future generations. UPPAREL is a sustainable pathway for your unwanted stock, offcuts and even your customer’s items! With complete transparency and traceability, UPPAREL has all of your recycling needs sorted.
- Sustainable textile waste management and recycling.
- Dormant stock repurposing.
- Uniform recycling and safe, sustainable destruction of textile waste.
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TEXTILE RECYCLERS AUSTRALIA
TEXTILE RECYCLERS AUSTRALIATonne by tonne, Textile Recyclers Australia's mission is simple but monumental: Keep textiles out of landfill whilst working in partnerships to find circular solutions for textile waste. Unfortunately the textile industry is still the second largest polluting sector in the world. By recycling textile waste, Textile Recyclers Australia are able to reduce the amount of water and energy used in producing virgin products.
- Sustainable textile waste management and recycling.
- Dormant stock repurposing.
- Uniform recycling and safe, sustainable destruction of textile waste.
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