FAIRWEAR FOUNDATION
FAIR WEAR FOUNDATION EIGHT LABOUR STANDARDS
As part of our factory selection process and ongoing partnerships, we require that our suppliers agree to and meet our business standards. Montane has always included our Social and Ethical Policy in all factory contracts, to help to ensure that our values, policies and standards are understood and adhered to. The policy was built upon the same International Labour Organisation (ILO) foundations that underpin the Fair Wear Foundations (FWF) work. Montane’s FWF membership and regular visits to our factories support long term and effective implementation of these standards.

The Fair Wear Foundation Eight Code of Labour Practises (CoLP)
The below labour standards are the fundamental values we strive to communicate and support throughout all garment and product manufacturers Montane works with. To raise and maintain awareness with all of the workers, these standards are displayed in the local language of all factories we work with. Workers also receive training about the CoLP, which builds understanding and supports open dialogue between factory management and the workers.
An anonymous complaints mechanism operated by Fair Wear and their member brands further supports transparency of working conditions, and gives workers a voice. Working together with Fair Wear and any other member brands present in the factory, we work hard to resolve any concerns raised quickly. Our factories also undergo regular audits, to ensure that our high standards are being upheld.

Why Fair Wear Foundation?
Upon joining the FWF, Montane joined a community of brands working hard to improve working conditions and transparency in the garment industry. Working together in this way gives us a collective voice, which ultimately increases the influence we have and enables us to really make a positive difference.
Our FWF membership also provides us with continuous training and support that builds our own understanding of the challenges faced by different production countries, legislative changes and how best we can work together with factories to create meaningful change.
This membership and the work it requires, strengthens our confidence in the factories we work with, in turn giving you confidence that by purchasing from Montane you are supporting improved conditions and working rights for the people who make your products.
To facilitate easy and strong working relationships with other FW brands, Montane discloses 100% of the factories who produce for Montane.
Why FWF?
Annual Social Report
Annual Brand Performance Check
What does it mean to be good?
You can learn more about the Fair Wear Foundation and the brands who are members on their website.

Montane is a member of the International Accord
In 2021 Montane began to manufacture some of our products in Bangladesh. We are aware that the conditions and standards for garment factories in Bangladesh can be particularly variable, and because of this, it is especially important that we take steps to monitor, manage, and mitigate risks in the factory’s we work with.
In September 2021, the previously known Ready Made Garment (RMG) Bangladesh Accord was replaced with the International Accord for Health & Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry. This Accord will be in place until November 2023 and strives to promote a safe and healthy textile and ready-made-garment industry. This is managed through audits that assess factory standards for structural, fire, and electrical safety. Where recommendations or requirements are made, Montane will work together with our factories to ensure remediation is swift, sufficient, and that safe and healthy working conditions are maintained.
Military coup in Myanmar – our response:
Montane does manufacture in Myanmar, and we continue to do so in support of continued stable employment of those workers. The factory is privately owned, with no links to the military, and we remain in close communication with both the manufacturer and other outdoor brands working with the same factory, to maintain continued clarity of the situation. We also maintain regular communication with the Fair Wear Foundation with regards to UN and OECD guidance on the situation Myanmar faces. This guidance is publicly available here.