In Bangladesh we run a womens health programme to educate women workers about health, hygiene, nutrition and finances. This provides women an opportunity to get together with like-minded peers and discuss topics in a safe space. In one of the rural areas surrounding several of our garment factories Regatta have sponsored a primary school for over 10 years now, this includes a full refurbishment of the school, investment in training of the teachers, providing school meals to all pupils, and establishment of a library and playground. The children who attend the school are offered a full curriculum and we have more recently started a tutoring program for the school leavers who go onto secondary education in order to give them the very best start in life and reach their potential.

At Regatta Professional we are extremely proud of our product and ensure the highest level of quality is maintained across all garment production. We have a highly competent team, and a process in place to ensure every detail is checked and meets our quality requirements, maintaining consistency for each and every order. To ensure consistency in our fabrics, we use nominated fabric mills, and our in-house fabric team work closely with them to test every 10,000m of bulk production. When developing our garment measurement charts, we always follow consistent grade rules across our product range. Our Quality Control teams on the ground make regular visits to all of our suppliers reporting back to Head office on our expectation of Assured Quality Levels (AQL). An AQL inspection report is completed for every purchase order. For every purchase order we monitor the colour shade of the fabric using international standard D65 light source, and keep comprehensive records to ensure that over time our colour standards remain consistent.

The Higg Index is a suite of tools, developed by Higg & SAC to measure environmental and social & labor impacts across the value chain. The Regatta Group became a licensee of the Higg index in 2021 and have been benchmarking our data since joining. With this data, the industry can address inefficiencies, resolve damaging practices, and achieve the environmental and social transparency that consumers are demanding. The suite includes Higg Brand & Retail Module (Higg BRM), Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI), Higg Product Module (PM), Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM), & Higg Facility Social & Labor Module (FSLM).

The European Outdoor Group undertake market leading research, organise and support trade shows and industry events, sustainability and social responsibility initiatives, work to support conservation and encourage and enable European citizens to get active outdoors and, last but not least, they represent our sector to the European Commission, NGO’s and other stakeholders.

The BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) is a global non-profit organisation that is driving better cotton production for those who produce it and for the environment. The BCI is the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world and they take a holistic approach focusing on the farmers and field level partners. Through better soil and water management, less use of pesticides, and greater resilience to climate change the farmers benefit from an improved crop, and through the BCI network the improved access to market also translates to profitability within the farming communities. At Regatta we have a zero tolerance approach to modern slavery and confirm do not source any cotton from the Xinjiang autonomous region and do not work with any suppliers who have links to this area.

The Textile exchange is a global non-profit driving positive action on climate change across the fashion, textile, and apparel industry.They are working to spur a shift in the market towards the uptake of recycled polyester (rPET) and the associated reduction in greenhouse gases. Their 2025 Recycled Polyester Challenge serves as an important catalyst for change in the apparel and textile industry. Regatta Group are participants in this challenge, and we commit to bringing the percentage of recycled polyester up from 14% to 45% at 17.1 million metric tons by 2025.

GRS (Global Recycled Standard) is an international voluntary standard to track recycled materials. By following this standard, we are increasing transparency and assurance of recycled fibres. The GRS also includes social and enviromental production requirements which reduces harmful production of recycled fibres. At Regatta Professional all of our recycled fabrics are sourced from GRS certified mills and we are committed to increasing the use of GRS certified fabrics, within our range. To verify the recycled content in our products we collect GRS transaction certificates from our nominated fabric mills for each and every order.

The Microfibre Consortium work to connect and translate deep academic research with the reality of commercial supply chain production. Their goal is to offer solutions to brands, retailers and manufacturers to transform textile production for the greater good of our ecosystems. Regatta Group joined the Microfibre Consortium in 2017 to find a solution to Microfibre leakage into our oceans. We are working with the research programme and other likeminded companies, to find better fibres, yarns and fabrics to use in our collections which are kinder to the environment.

As a group we are proud to have joined the UNFCC’s Fashion for Global Climate Action initiative as a signatory to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. We have committed to net zero emissions by 2050. This is a collaborative approach to climate action across the textile, clothing and fashion industry. As part of the groups commitments to the UNFCCC we completed the CDP report, the full results are publicly available through the CDP website, with the group achieving a grade B. https://www.cdp.net/en

The Policy Hub unites the apparel and footwear industry to speak in one voice and propose policies that accelerate circular practices, and accelerate sustainable practices. Launched in 2019, they represent more than 700 stakeholders of the apparel and footwear industry, including brands, retailers, manufacturers, and NGOs. They gather the technical expertise and knowledge from members of their partner organisations, and work in close collaboration with policymakers to propose ambitious policies for the textiles industry in Europe.

At Regatta Professional we continue to look for ways to make our garments more sustainable and drive cleaner production within our supply chain. To package our garments we use

100% RECYCLED FSC QUALITY SWINGTICKETS
100% RECYCLED PLASTIC KIMBLES
50% RECYCLED POLYBAGS

We have committed to net zero by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement. The logistics and transport of our goods are significant to this commitment. We always use sea vessels as our default method of transport and where possible opt for the slower vessels with the lowest footprint. We do not use air freight unless absolutely necessary and in rare cases this happens a clean cargo plane would be used. Where quicker lead times are needed we always try to use lower footprint routes first such as sea/air, or train.

We are port centric in the UK being located in Ellesmere Port which minimises the road miles travelled to reach our UK DC and we always default to Liverpool as our destination port rather than using the southern UK ports. In Poland we use train method to transport goods from port to our DC in Poznan, rather than trucks by road. We support the use of electric vehicles and have trialled a program in Asia to move goods from factory to port.

Within the commercial constraints, we will always choose the most sustainable option possible for our goods, and as part of the groups commitments to the UNFCCC we complete the CDP report to monitor and track our emissions, the full results are publicly available through the CDP website, with the group achieving a grade B. https://www.cdp.net/en

BSIF (The British Safety Industry Federation) is the UK’s leading trade body within the safety industry, and acts as a leading voice for the sector. At Regatta Professional we participate in annual audits with BSIF to ensure our products meet the necessary safety requirements for our industry.

EN ISO 20471 is the European standard that outlines the requirement for hi-visibility workwear for employees in high risk areas. EN ISO 20471 is divided into 3 classes, depending on the risk zone you work in and how visible the wearer needs to be. The number refers to the level of class that the garment has been tested to and passed. There are 3 classes for this, class 3 being the highest level of hi-visibility workwear with the most fluro-material and reflectors.

RIS-3279-TOM is a hi-visibility standard that only applies to the rail industry in the UK. This standard ensures that rail workers on or near the trackside are sufficently visible to trains approaching at speed or any other traffic.