THE VERY GOOD BRA MISSION

The world’s first ever post consumer waste, compostable bra with no toxins, no wires and no waste! In 26 sizes | Designed in Bondi | BCorps | Winner Best In Class - Good Design Awards - Fashion Impact

We are committed to making a positive environmental impact through selecting 100% botanically sourced materials which:

Create no toxins through their initial manufacture and processing
Are synthetic free and create no micro-plastics through laundering
Can be safely composted, worm-farmed or buried in soil at end of life, thereby diverting textile waste from landfill.

MATERIALS
Our materials are sourced worldwide to be 100% botanically circular, leaving no negative environmental impact at end of life. We survey our suppliers for their environmental and social practices. We use NO spandex, polyester or nylon, even in our sewing thread, elastic and labelling.
ANIMALS
We do not knowingly use any animal products in our manufacture.
PACKAGING
Our bras are wrapped in acid-free, recyclable tissue paper and posted in our customer's choice of recycled (over 80%) and recyclable poly bags, or compostable mailers, depending on what is easiest for them to dispose of responsibly.
WAREHOUSING AND FULFILMENT
We are very proud to warehouse and fulfil through the brilliant social enterprise Avenue Co Working which offers people of all abilities the opportunity for work and community. It's a partnership which works well and feels good to us, to Avenue, and to our customers.
FACTORIES
In 2020, following extensive research and a 2 day factory visit, we moved our production to Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, the global pandemic has made scheduled follow up visits impossible, but we remain in weekly contact and will revisit as soon as Australia re-opens it's borders.
Manufacturing in 27 sizes requires a specialist factory with outstanding technical skills to ensure consistency and fit. There is no such factory in Australia any more. Details on our Sri Lanka factory are as follows:

WRAP certified (Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production) with Platinum rating, valid for 24 months
SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audits) audited
Energy use - the factory uses low energy server motors on sewing machines, low energy LED lighting on the production floor and solar power for it's external lighting
The factory has a number of senior females in GM roles and strong harassment and discrimination policies, with established procedures for grievance handling.
Our factory pays 75-100% above the local minimum wage, with details as follows: In addition to the basic wage (Basic + Budgetary Relief Allowance, our factory pays staff Attendance Bonus, Production Incentive, Bonus (1 month basic wage minimum), free transport, free hostel, free medical facilities and subsidised food. Staff are entitled to 14 days annual leave, 84 days maternity leave, and 15% of base as super (EPF & ETF) paid by the factory.
Our Code of Conduct based on the ETI Base code can be viewed here.