// Hobbs partners with Segura to improve approach to sustainability
// As part of the TFG London family, Hobbs is aligned to the group sustainability strategy
Hobbs has teamed up with a supply chain transparency platform to strengthen its approach to ethical trade.
The premium fashion retailer partnered with Segura, which will enable it to modernise and improve the quality of its supply chain management.
As part of the TFG London family, Hobbs is aligned to the group sustainability strategy which is based on UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ETI Base Code and uses the ETI Human Rights Due Diligence Framework to improve the working conditions for the people in its supply chains.
READ MORE: Hobbs swings to full-year loss as Covid-19 halves turnover
As an established collaborator since 2019, the TFG London Group have partnered with Segura to support the development of the platform.
Segura’s threefold management platform allows Hobbs to contain all supplier processes within one system that enriches supplier data and tracks updates in real-time, enhances how purchase orders are issued, embedding traceability into the linked trims and labelling requirements, and hosts a compliance suite that enables audits, corrective action plans, policy requirements and communications to be streamlined and automated.
“As a purpose-led business that aims to put people and the planet first, it is important to us to continue to protect the human rights of those who help make and sell our products and services,” TFG Brands group managing director, Justin Hampshire said.
“We take our responsibilities seriously; when we champion higher standards and practices, we can have a real impact on the lives of millions of people across our value chain.”
TFG Brands head of CSR and sustainability, Francesca Mangano said: “We understand it’s the nature of supply chains to be continuously evolving, but it’s crucial to us to ensure we partner with suppliers who share our values.
“Our aim for 2022 is to focus on continuing to map our supply base beyond our second tier and the Segura platform will allow us to do this.”
Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter
