Textiles & workwear
We help add value for your customers, employees and investors with practical, achievable activity. With growing sustainable, ethical and social engagement requirements, we provide advice on compliance, obligations and requirements that adversely effect investment, growth, public procurement or B2B sales.
ESG Boardroom Diagnostic: for CEOs & Boards
Boards are under increasing scrutiny to demonstrate credible ESG oversight, yet expectations shift quickly. Many Boards lack a clear sense of how their current ESG position compares with peers, upcoming regulation, or investor expectations. ESG terms can be technical and inconsistent, making it difficult to cut through noise and set a strategic direction.
Implications of not being compliant or aligned
Failure to satisfy regulatory and investor expectations can lead to reputational exposure, governance risk, and loss of stakeholder confidence. Misalignment between Board expectations and operational ESG activity often results in fragmented initiatives, weak reporting and missed commercial opportunities.
Our Service
We provide a comprehensive Board-level ESG health check, benchmarking your ESG maturity against regulatory expectations. A plain-language Board briefing pack makes complex requirements accessible and actionable. We deliver a prioritisation roadmap covering the next 6–12 months and can facilitate an optional leadership workshop to align perspectives.
Outcome: A clear and confident strategic direction for ESG at Board level.
Tender-Ready in 60 Days: for Commercial Directors & CEOs
Commercial leaders must respond to increasingly stringent ESG requirements within tenders. Many organisations struggle to translate ESG activity into compelling, evidence-based value propositions. ESG claims are often incomplete, inconsistent or lack audit-ready proof.
Implications of not being tender-ready
Weak ESG positioning leads to lost bids, slower sales cycles and reduced differentiation. Unsubstantiated ESG claims risk regulatory breaches, including greenwashing concerns, which can undermine credibility with buyers and partners.
Our service
This programme equips you with a tender-aligned ESG pitch pack, compliance-checked green claims, and buyer-specific case studies. We provide a concise mini-footprint or metrics summary and plug policy and disclosure gaps to strengthen external trust.
Outcome: Strong, credible ESG positioning that increases competitiveness in tenders and contracts.
Responsible sourcing and due diligence: for Procurement and Compliance Directors
Procurement teams face heightened requirements to validate supplier practices, materials, and origin claims. Supply chains are often complex, poorly mapped, or opaque. Customers increasingly require credible evidence to support ESG claims, especially regarding materials, labour practices, and environmental impacts.
Implications of not being compliant
Insufficient due diligence exposes organisations to regulatory breaches, greenwashing claims, and reputational damage. It can also delay customer audits, create friction with key accounts, and heighten operational risk when suppliers fail to meet required standards.
Our Service
We undertake supply chain mapping and risk assessment, create a preferred materials roadmap and standards, and develop a supplier due diligence toolkit tailored to your sector. We also provide evidence packs that withstand customer scrutiny and support accurate reporting.
Outcome: A defensible, transparent sourcing story that satisfies regulators, auditors, and customers.
Modern Slavery Refresh: for HR Directors & Governance Leads
HR and governance teams must ensure compliance with Modern Slavery legislation while maintaining staff awareness and safeguarding organisational reputation. Many organisations rely on outdated statements, limited supplier scrutiny or inconsistent training which then create compliance gaps.
Implications of not being compliant
Non-compliance can lead to regulatory penalties, contractual risk, and reputational harm. Inadequate internal awareness increases the likelihood of labour-related incidents going unnoticed. Out-of-date statements can attract scrutiny from customers, NGOs, and the media.
Our service
We provide supply chain risk mapping, refreshed Modern Slavery policies and statements, and a supplier due diligence toolkit for ongoing monitoring. We also develop internal communications and staff training, including induction content and FAQs.
Outcome: Full compliance with Modern Slavery obligations and a workforce engaged in ethical trade.
Addressing the challenges
Talk to us if:
Your ESG actions are not being recorded.
You are losing tenders because of your current ESG credentials.
Your ESG isn’t robust enough to win work through public procurement.
Turnover is over £36m or you want to tender in public procurement, to ensure your Modern Slavery statement is robust enough.
Customers, procurement or regulatory bodies require information on CSRD/ESRS, SECR, Modern Slavery, voluntary frameworks.
Meet our TEXTILE Governance experts
Tara Luckman
Tara helps companies to navigate the transition to a more sustainable, regenerative economy. Her work focuses on aligning business purpose with environmental and social responsibility, supporting leadership teams to integrate sustainability into governance, supply chains and brand identity.
Her work spans the fashion, workwear, manufacturing and medical industries.
Tara advises a diverse range of clients, from global brands and public sector bodies to innovative SMEs and non-profits. With over 20 years’ experience in corporate sustainability, she has held senior roles with ASOS and Tesco, where she led transformative initiatives in responsible sourcing, climate strategy and stakeholder engagement.
Tara also advises the U.S. Cotton industry through the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, leading international engagement and driving progress on regenerative agriculture. A guest lecturer at University College London (UCL), and voluntary Working Group member at the Global Reporting Initiative, Tara shares her expertise on sustainable business transformation and corporate responsibility.
She is widely respected for her collaborative approach, practical insight, and ability to inspire organisations to act with integrity and ambition.
Louise McCabe
Louise is an experienced ESG Director with MSc (Distinction) in Environmental Management, Chartered MCIPD status and a background in marketing and communications.
With more than 25 years of experience in sustainability, ethical business practice and corporate responsibility, Louise was Corporate Responsibility Director at ASOS. Her career spans the fashion, retail, consumer goods and manufacturing industries, where she has led initiatives on ethical trade, diversity and inclusion, climate action and social impact.
Louise works with a wide range of organisations, from multinational corporations and high-growth SMEs to industry bodies and charities. She helps them to develop practical strategies that deliver positive social and environmental outcomes alongside commercial success. Her approach combines deep sector knowledge with a strong belief in collaboration, transparency, robust governance and measurable progress.
Louise is also a regular visiting lecturer at Bath Spa University and Vogue College where she contributes to postgraduate and international professional development courses on sustainable business strategy and ethical communications.
Talk to the team:
If you would like to speak to Tara or Louise about the value that sustainability and social purpose can bring to your brand, then simply book in for 30 mins using our calendar.
The session is completely free and there is no obligation; it’s designed to share sensible, achievable, affordable ESG solutions with you that make a real difference.
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