Caprice Australia is committed to ensuring socially and environmentally responsible sourcing practices across our entire supply chain.
We do this in accordance with the law, international obligations, and our customer and licensor compliance requirements. We view ethical sourcing as a non-negotiable aspect of our business and, in turn, we expect the same from our suppliers.
To meet our ethical sourcing commitment, Caprice has implemented an Ethical Sourcing Program that is applicable to all suppliers contracted by Caprice to supply merchandise to, or on behalf of, Caprice. This covers all suppliers of merchandise produced under Caprice own brands (including Mambo and Dri-Glo), licensed brands, and retail customer own brands. The Ethical Sourcing Program also extends to all suppliers registered under our merchandise sourcing company, Glowstar.
The program is divided into three levels of action: Prevent, Detect and Respond. It is supported by:
· A comprehensive Ethical Sourcing Code, which includes the minimum standards of conduct that all factories must meet as a condition of doing business with Caprice;
· Capacity building training for factories on our Ethical Sourcing program requirements;
· A robust audit and monitoring program that requires all registered Caprice factories to have an approved ethical sourcing audit;
· A whistleblower line (compliance@caprice.com.au) through which factory workers can report actual or suspected violations of our Code to Caprice; and
· A Standard Operating Procedure documenting the Ethical Sourcing program’s governance structure, program objectives, internal roles and responsibilities and operational
aspects of the audit program.
Documents available as follows:
Caprice Australia Ethical Sourcing Code (english)
Caprice Australia Ethical Sourcing Code (chinese)
Ethical Sourcing Code Poster (english)
Ethical Sourcing Code Poster (chinese )
Caprice Ethical Sourcing Transparency Policy
Caprice Modern Slavery statement
Caprice Chemicals Policy
Ethical Sourcing Program Supplier Manual
Caprice Responsible Business Conduct Policy
Caprice Supplier Factory Registration
All Caprice supplier factories are required to register their factory in our online production management and compliance system 3 clicks, through which we manage the ethical sourcing onboarding and audit processes. Suppliers also have access to the Caprice ethical sourcing program manual containing all relevant information.
Progress
The Caprice ethical sourcing program has grown substantially in recent years to accommodate a growing factory base. At the end of FY2026, Caprice had a total of 583 registered supplier factories within the program. Each one of these factories is required to pass a robust ethical sourcing audit before they can be registered as a Caprice factory.
Caprice Ethical Sourcing Audit Program FY2026
Number of factories in program. 583
% of registered (Caprice and Glowstar) factories in program 100%
Number of factories with a valid ethical sourcing audit as at 30 June 2026 578
% of factories in program with a valid ethical sourcing audit as at 30 June 2026. 99.1%
Number of ethical sourcing audits conducted in financial year 512
Notes:
Total number of factories in our ES program includes all registered factories for Caprice (182) and Glowstar (430), less 29 duplicated factories shared between Caprice and Glowstar.
All factories are required to renew their audits at least every two years. Some factories are given a short grace period (e.g 30 days) to renew an overdue audit.
Some factories can be audited more than once in a financial year due to their audit grading.
In FY2026, Caprice took a number of actions to strengthen our ES Program, including:
Caprice Inherent Modern Slavery Risk Assessment (FY26): In FY2026, Caprice conducted an updated Inherent Modern Slavery Risk Assessment of its operations and supply chains, in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) methodology. Risks were identified through the lens of a Continuum of Involvement, from ‘causing’, ‘contributing’ and ‘directly linked to’, while the severity of risks were assessed by their scale, scope and irremediable character. The risk assessment considered the findings of external modern slavery risk indices, including the Walk Free Foundation Global Slavery Index 2023 and the amfori ESG risk Compass. The risk-based approach ensures that the Caprice ES Program and due diligence efforts are directed to where they will most meaningfully impact worker welfare.
Factory training and site visits: The Caprice ethical sourcing team, located in Wuxi, China, continued its focus on factory site visits and training as a means of reinforcing Caprice ethical sourcing and modern slavery standards in our supplier factories. Over the course of FY2026, a total of 124 Caprice supplier factories received a site visit and/or training from the Caprice ethical souring team. This is in addition to the regular ethical souring audit cycle outlined above.
Global Organic Textile Standard Certification: Caprice renewed its certification to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). GOTS is the world leading standard for organic textile products. It sets strict requirements, not only on the organic status and environmental aspects of textile production, but also various social criteria. These include freedom of association, child labour, migrant workers, living wage, among others. GOTS is a chain of custody certification, meaning these requirements must be met by all tiers in the supply chain, including Caprice, as traders. FY2026 was the sixth year Caprice has been audited by independent auditors pursuant to the GOTS standard, which among other things, has strengthened human rights criteria in areas, including respect for human rights, human rights due diligence and impact assessment and living wage in recent iterations.Some of our supplier base is also certified to the GOTS standard.
