RESPONSIBLE PARTNERS
Relationships Matter
All our products are sourced from firsthand connections, where we can validate the requirements in their code of conduct listed below.
Final Assembly in NC
While we source some of our products from global partners who we know personally, the products we offer go through final assembly in NC, including sewing, packaging, picking, packing and shipping.
Material
Our Woven Logo Labels are made with 100% recycled polyester. The labels are colorfast, robust and will retain their shape even after many washings. Each label is woven from scratch on professional weaving machines and cut using a heat cutting method. This means that the label edges will not fray and are comfortable against the skin.
Compostable Packaging
There’s enough trash in our oceans! All our packaging is compostable or recyclable. We encourage all our customers to follow recycling and composting guidelines when disposing of our packaging.
Supplier’s Code of Conduct:
We strive to ensure our product is produced by suppliers who value and protect the rights of their workers as well as to improve the conditions in which they work. We request our suppliers maintain the standards listed in our Code of Conduct below:
Nondiscrimination
No person shall be subject to any discrimination in employment, including hiring, salary, benefits, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement, on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, political opinion, or social or ethnic origin
Harassment or Abuse
Every employee shall be treated with respect and dignity. No employee shall be subject to any physical, sexual, psychological or verbal harassment or abuse.
Health and Safety
Employers shall provide a safe and healthy working environment to prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of, linked with, or occurring in the course of work or as a result of the operation of employer facilities.
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
Employers shall recognize and respect the right of employees to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
Wages and Benefits
Our suppliers recognize that wages are essential to meeting employees’ basic needs. Suppliers shall pay employees, as a floor, at least the minimum wage required by local law or the prevailing industry wage, whichever is higher, and shall provide legally mandated benefits.
Forced Labor
There shall not be any use of forced labor, whether in the form of prison labor, child labor, indentured labor, bonded labor or otherwise.
*All references to local law throughout this Code shall include regulations implemented in accordance with applicable local law.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT (CPSIA)
Après State strives to ensure all applicable materials used in the production of our products meets the safety standards mandated by the CPSIA in regard to headwear and lead content in metal components used in children’s products. Après State therefore has ensured their suppliers have tested all metal components used in the production of our headwear by a third-party laboratory and all metal components are found to be in compliance with current CPSIA standards.
Après State will gladly provide lead content certification documentation for applicable styles upon request.