Pentland Brands committed to paying for goods produced

In response to Fibre2Fashion's email to Pentland asking how the company intends to support its suppliers during the current crisis, a Pentland spokesperson said, " We endorse the call to action initiative convened by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to address COVID-19 impact on the global garment sector and, as a founding member of ACT (Action, Transformation, Collaboration), we have committed to paying for goods produced for Pentland Brands and so we will continue this during the COVID-19 pandemic."

"We have also been working together with our suppliers on any rephasing of orders and looking to mitigate impact and, in some cases, our suppliers have switched to producing PPE/Covid-19 related goods," the spokesperson added.

The company, which owns Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Mitre, Ellesse, Boxfresh, SeaVees, KangaROOS and Red or Dead brands, has also shared industry best practice guidance with its suppliers. During the COVID-19 global pandemic, "the safety and wellbeing of those working within our supply chain, and the communities in which we operate, continues to be of the utmost importance to us and at Pentland Brands we are already taking action," it added.

"We value our partnerships with our suppliers and in many cases have long standing relationships, which we have held over many years, and we are working together to help them navigate through this difficult period and to reassure them of our long-term commitment to them," the spokesperson concluded.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RKS)