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FAIR PRODUCTION
Production under the flag of the fair wear foundation
We release two main collections each year: The Spring/Summer collection and the Fall/Winter collection. All IRIEDAILY items are manufactured in our production facilities in Portugal or China and, since 2023, also in India. Ensuring good and fair working conditions in the factories is very important to us, which is why we joined the Fair Wear Foundation in 2016.
We have been producing in Portugal since the IRIEDAILY brand was founded. For the first ten years, our entire collections were produced exclusively there, and now around 42% of our production volume, including all T-shirts, sweatshirts and socks, is produced there. Last year, 56% of our goods were sourced from there. This includes jackets, shirts, shorts, pants, knitwear, caps, hats and accessories. In 2023, we took the step of not only adding a new supplier to our supply chain, but also a new production country in India. India currently accounts for around 2% of our production volume.
Our long-standing relationships with our suppliers are a cornerstone of our success. We have had long-term business relationships with our most important suppliers for over 10 years - and with almost all of them for more than five years. In order to reduce the workload for employees, particularly in the smaller factories, we are increasingly seeking individual solutions for our suppliers to adapt the production cycle. This includes, for example, the earlier submission of orders or the acceptance of weekly deliveries.
PRODUCTION IN PORTUGAL
We started producing our textiles in Portugal, so we have been associated with our most important producers for over 20 years. Our supplier structure there consists mostly of small, very family-run businesses. We work with a total of six Portuguese producers. They have been around for 20-30 years and specialize in smaller orders. Most of the workers are locals from the surrounding area. The Portuguese laws on occupational safety are observed in all companies and payment of the minimum wage is guaranteed. As is customary in Portugal, the minimum wage is paid 14 times a year.
For more than 25 years, we have been working with a textile agency that represents our interests locally. As our FWF membership requirements have become increasingly labor-intensive, we now have an employee in the agency who is increasingly involved in monitoring all FWF processes.
FACTORY VISITS 2021
Our CSR team regularly visits our production sites to check the working conditions on site and intervene in the event of problems. Together with the Fair Wear Foundation, we campaign for better working conditions and wages for workers in the textile industry. These factory visits were accompanied by a camera in summer 2021, allowing us to provide even more transparent insights into our production in Portugal.
PRODUCTION IN CHINA
More than 10 years ago, we relocated part of our production to China. A big step that meant growth for us and at the same time brought with it a great deal of responsibility. Although China is still a difficult country in political matters, we are seeing rapid changes and growth - also in terms of social issues, environmental concerns and the associated regulations. We therefore believe in our Chinese producers and strive for long-term, trusting business relationships with them. We now work with five Chinese producers.
We are aware that we have to do our part if we want to make a difference, which is why we are constantly working to improve working conditions on the ground. We work closely with agents and send independent auditors and trainers to the factories to monitor working conditions on site.
In recent years, we have already achieved the first milestone in paying living wages that exceed the minimum wage. Thanks to our long-standing and trusting partnership with our supplier LuckyTop, we are currently able to pay a living wage for 50% of our production in China. However, the other 50 % always earn more than the minimum wage. This important issue will continue to occupy us in the future, because living wages are a MUST if we want to achieve sustainable change in the clothing industry.
PRODUCTION IN INDIA
In 2023, we took the step of adding not only a new supplier but also a new production country to our supply chain. We did not make this decision out of necessity, but consciously in order to minimize risks in our supply chain in the long term. After successfully completing our new onboarding process with the supplier Dibella in mid-2023, we can now proudly announce that we have found a new important partner. In 2023, the production volume amounted to 2%.
Although India poses major risks and challenges in terms of human rights, we are convinced that we have found an important partner here who will support us on our path to becoming more sustainable and fairer and, despite all the country-specific risks, will be an asset to our supply chain. India also offers us for the first time the opportunity to trace the entire supply chain, from the extraction of raw materials to the finished product.
