CSR

As a responsible business, we are conscious of the impact our operations have on our diverse network of employees, customers, suppliers, manufacturers, shareholders and the communities in which they work.

We are committed to having an increasingly positive impact through every aspect of our business as we progress against our three key areas of focus. These consist of Ethical Operations (a fair, transparent and collaborative supply chain), Environmental Sustainability (continuously working towards minimising our environmental footprint) and Fabulous Sosandar (an inclusive and uplifting workplace).

Ethical operations

As we continue to scale as a business, we remain committed to working with suppliers who share our core values of social responsibility and ethical operations. This remains a central tenet of our strategy, and we are focused on constantly improving how we work to ensure that our levels of corporate governance consistently improve. In this regard, we routinely review ethical operations within our supply chain at Board level, overseen by our Head of Sourcing, to ensure that our high standards are maintained across all levels of our business, our partners, and those within our supply chain.

Transparency in our Supply Chain

As part of our commitment to ethical sourcing, we continue to work in line with our robust Code of Conduct, which covers key aspects of ethical and social compliance. We require all suppliers, factories and agents to confirm their adherence to the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code throughout the end-to-end manufacturing process. Where local law sets higher standards than the Base Code, those legislative requirements must be met.

We work with our suppliers to ensure that all partner factories are audited on a 12- to 24-month cycle, depending on the audit criteria and results. This helps us monitor ethical and social compliance and verify that the ETI Base Code is upheld.

We continue to utilise independent audits through organisations including SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit) and BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative), which serve as robust measures to verify and maintain compliance within our global supply chain.

Supplier and Partner Transparency

Working with third-party partners is an essential part of our sales strategy. We apply clear criteria when assessing current and potential partners to ensure that their ESG standards and ways of working align with our own social values.

We currently work with multiple third-party partners including NEXT, Marks and Spencer and John Lewis. Each of these partners maintain their own stringent ESG policies, and we are proud to continue working with them as we grow our brand.

Environmental Sustainability

Reducing our environmental impact is a key focus area for Sosandar. We regularly review the raw materials and components used in our products and look for opportunities to source and produce them more responsibly. As we continue our growth journey, we will keep exploring ways to improve our sourcing and production processes and reduce their environmental impact.

We remain committed to reducing our reliance on air freight where possible by prioritising lower-impact transportation methods, including increasing the proportion of stock transported by sea freight where commercially and operationally viable. We continue to review our freight practices to balance cost, lead time, environmental impact and the flexibility required to meet business and customer needs.

Designed to Last

Since foundation, we have been determined to create clothing that is long-lasting and minimises waste within the fashion industry. Sosandar products are made to the highest standards, using quality materials that ensure durability and longevity.

We are proud to continue working with Smart Works, a charity which delivers an invaluable service to women across Greater Manchester, delivering high quality and sustainable clothing to women in need. Through this partnership, we seek to combat clothing waste and make a tangible difference within the fashion industry. In addition, we continue to provide clothing donations to the Marlow Ukraine Collective – a local community group supporting Ukrainian families in the UK.

Recycled Packaging

As part of our ongoing environmental strategy, we remain committed to minimising waste by utilising recyclable and sustainable consumer packaging where possible. In this regard we are pleased to report that 100% of our inbound garment polybags are made up of fully recycled materials and, in addition to this, our outbound consumer bags are made from 50% bio-based material and 30% recycled content.

We continue to work with dedicated trim and packaging suppliers, whilst requiring our product suppliers to order from these approved partners. This helps ensure greater transparency and consistency across the supply chain, while supporting our commitment to using recycled materials in packaging wherever feasible. In line with current and upcoming packaging regulations, we are also continuing to review lower-impact packaging options that can further reduce our environmental footprint.

Fabulous Sosandar

At Sosandar, our people are at the centre of everything we do.

We have worked hard to make Sosandar an open and enjoyable workplace for all of our staff and we are very proud of the inclusive and open culture we have created. It is the commitment and hard work of our people that has allowed us to become the company we are today and they will continue to be the backbone of our business as we scale.

We are pleased to be an equal opportunity employer, recruiting from a varied pool of talent, and we are dedicated to ensuring that all applicants and employees are treated with fairness and equality, without any form of preferential treatment. Promoting this inclusivity is very important to us as a business, and it will continue to be so in the future.

Modern Slavery Statement

We oppose slavery in all its forms, and we are pleased to outline the steps and activities Sosandar is currently taking to prevent modern slavery across our business and supply chain, along with our commitments for 2026 – 2027 which we have set out in our Modern Slavery Statement.