Industry

We are proud members of the Australian Made campaign. We have been making our Certton Australia brand of 100% Organic T-Shirts in Sydney, Australia Since 2004.

The Australian Made, Australian Grown trade mark logo signifies products whose ingredients or production originate from Australia. The triangular green-and-gold logo, featuring a kangaroo, was introduced in 1986. The Australian Made, Australian Grown logo is administered by Australian Made Campaign Limited.

GOTS

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain.

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) was developed by leading standard setters to define world-wide recognised requirements for organic textiles. From the harvesting of the raw materials, environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing to labelling, textiles certified to GOTS provide a credible assurance to the consumer.

FAIRTRADE

TFairtrade is about stable prices, decent working conditions and the empowerment of farmers and workers around the world.

Fairtrade changes the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a fairer deal for farmers and workers in developing countries.
Fairtrade’s approach enables farmers and workers to have more control over their lives and decide how to invest in their future.

As a leader in the global movement to make trade fair, Fairtrade supports and challenges businesses and governments and connects farmers and workers with the people who buy their products.

By choosing Fairtrade with OCC Apparel, people can create change through their everyday actions. A product with the FAIRTRADE Mark means producers and businesses have met internationally agreed standards which have been independently certified. Farmers and workers have a strong voice at every level of Fairtrade, from how they invest in and run their local organizations to having an equal say in Fairtrade’s global decision-making.

FAIR WEAR

OCC Apparel are the Australian distributors for Continental Clothing & Stanley Stella who are Fair Wear Foundation members. The Fair Wear Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation that works with companies and factories to improve labour conditions for garment workers.

FWF’s 90 member companies represent over 120 brands, and are based in seven European countries; member products are sold in over 20,000 retail outlets in more than 80 countries around the world. FWF is active in 15 production countries in Asia, Europe and Africa.

CARBON NEUTRAL

Carbon neutrality refers to achieving net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. This can be done by balancing emissions of carbon dioxide with its removal (often through carbon offsetting) or by simply eliminating emissions from society (the transition to the “post-carbon economy”). It is used in the context of carbon dioxide-releasing processes associated with transportation, energy production, agriculture, and industry.

Although the term “carbon neutral” is used, a carbon footprint also includes other greenhouse gases, usually carbon-based, measured in terms of their carbon dioxide equivalence. The term climate-neutral reflects the broader inclusiveness of other greenhouse gases in climate change, even if CO2 is the most abundant. The term “net zero” is increasingly used to describe a broader more comprehensive commitment to decarbonization and climate action, moving beyond carbon neutrality by including more activities under the scope of indirect emissions, and often including a science-based target on emissions reduction, as opposed to relying solely on offsetting.

GLOBAL RECYCLING STANDARD

The Global Recycle Standard (GRS) was originally developed by Control Union Certifications in 2008 and ownership was passed to the Textile Exchange on 1 January 2011. The GRS is an international, voluntary, full product standard that sets requirements for third-party certification of recycled content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices and chemical restrictions.

The GRS is intended to meet the needs of companies looking to verify the recycled content of their products (both finished and intermediate) and to verify responsible social, environmental and chemical practices in their production. The objectives of the GRS are to define requirements to ensure accurate content claims and good working conditions, and that harmful environmental and chemical impacts are minimized. This includes companies in ginning, spinning, weaving and knitting, dyeing and printing and stitching in more than 50 countries.

OCS 100 – ORGANIC CONTENT STANDARD

The Organic Content Standard (OCS) applies to any non-food product containing 95-100 percent organic material. It verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product and tracks the flow of the raw material from its source to the final product.

The OCS 100 relies on third-party verification to confirm whether a final product contains the accurate amount of a given organically grown material. OCS allows for transparent, consistent and comprehensive independent evaluation and verification of organic material content claims on products. OCS 100 covers the processing, manufacturing, packaging, labelling, trading and distribution of a product that contains at least 95 percent certified ‘organic’ materials. It can be used as a business-to-business tool to give companies the means to ensure that they are selling quality and getting what they pay for.

OEKO-TEX® Standard 100

If a textile article carries the STANDARD 100 label, you can be certain that every component of this article, i.e. every thread, button and other accessories, has been tested for harmful substances and that the article therefore is harmless for human health.

The test is conducted by our independent OEKO-TEX® partner institutes on the basis of our extensive OEKO-TEX® criteria catalogue. In the test they take into account numerous regulated and non-regulated substances, which may be harmful to human health. In many cases the limit values for the STANDARD 100 go beyond national and international requirements. The criteria catalogue is updated at least once a year and expanded with new scientific knowledge or statutory requirements. It is not easy for manufacturers and customers to keep an overview of the legal situation concerning harmful substances every day. Our experts from the OEKO-TEX® institutes do this for you.

Get better value from your time and money

By outsourcing your fulfilment requirements, you get to enjoy the benefits of bulk purchasing power, which means more money stays in your pocket. In addition, you get to enter into a flexible world where you only pay for what you consume, when you consume it.

What’s more, by storing your inventory in one of three strategically located (Sydney, Melbourne & Auckland), secure warehouses, you’ll save on your existing warehousing costs and be able to scale indefinitely – both up and down as required.

You can focus on growing your business

So you’ve built a successful business after introducing your unique products into the market place? Of course, now you’ve found that there’s a serious demand on your time to get everything done. So how are you going to achieve everything from managing orders and chasing stock to picking, packing and distributing, all while ensuring your customers are happy and everything is done with speed and accuracy?

Where do you find time for sourcing new customers and growing your business? You can outsource your needs to the people who have made a living providing fulfilment services for more than 25 years now.

With extensive industry experience and the IT systems and technology in place, you can rest assured OCC Apparel will help you make the right decisions, satisfy your customers and work with you to implement the proper systems to grow your business.

By outsourcing your fulfilment needs, you’ll be able to run your business from anywhere – and that means more time to focus on the things most important to you, such as ensuring your customers are satisfied or working to perfect your product offering (and that means growing your business).

Other key advantages:

• Peace of mind – with more than two decades experience, you can rest assured our team will provide a quality, accurate, fast and reliable service
• No fixed contract term – You’re free to leave at any time (given your bills are paid of course – fair is fair!)
• Variable cost – your storage cost is billed on a weekly basis for bulk pallets and shelving as required, so if you’ve got a seasonal aspect to your stock volumes, your storage costs will mirror that pattern
• Secure facilities – rest assured knowing your materials and products are protected in our facilities with back to base alarms, long serving trusted employees and after hours security, fences and gates
• Transport options – Our distribution options including air, road and sea freight (both domestic and international) are all based on extremely competitive costs to suit all of your transport needs
• Information – intuitive and easy to use online support will ensure you remain up to date with a wealth of information regarding the status of your orders and inventory
• Independence – you can make most changes to your requirements without having to track down an individual customer service agent, meaning you can make your changes 24 hours, 365 days per year.

Please contact Nick Barclay direct to discuss your fulfilment and warehousing needs: [email protected]