The people behind a ZER0 programme
The People document is ZER0's answer to who is actually behind a programme. It sets out the customers the company serves, the rule that a partner factory is described by capability and country rather than by name, the initiatives the teams run, and the welfare and financial inclusion record across the partner base.
who ZER0 serves
Brands and retailers who outsource and want to do better without slowing down. They stay with their customers; ZER0 stays accountable in between. Programmes are already running across the UK and Ireland, continental Europe, the Nordics, North America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
The document is careful about a line the industry usually blurs. A brand appears because a partner facility already produces for it. That is capability, not an account, and it is never described as one.
capability level, never a factory name
Twenty three partner facilities across five production origins, each described as a partner facility in a named country with the certifications and the record that go with it. The address is not published.
the initiatives
The fabric library: every origin holds one, and it sits with the people who knit, dye and finish. The knowledge bank: ideas and solutions recorded where the next programme can find them instead of being re-learned. Training: awareness and capacity building covering 100% of workers at partner level.
ZER0Desk, the AI-powered sourcing command centre, is named in the document as a mission project currently being built, and not as a live capability today.
the welfare record
Awareness and capacity building covering 100% of workers. Financial inclusion for 100% of workers through secure, reliable and transparent digital payment channels. Worker welfare programmes, education support and community development, with workers' participatory committees across partner units.
the name
Zero carbon, zero waste, zero compromise. The document states plainly that this is not an aspiration written on a wall but the standard a programme is measured against, and that when a number cannot be verified it is not published.
questions this document answers
- Does ZER0 name its factories?
- No. A partner facility is described by capability and country, with the certifications and the record that go with it. The address is not published, and facilities are named under MOU.
- Are the brands shown ZER0's clients?
- No. A brand appears because a partner facility already produces for it. The document states that this is capability, never a ZER0 account, and it is never described as one.
key facts
| Document | 10 pages, PDF |
|---|---|
| Network | 22 countries, one network |
| Partner facilities | 23, across five production origins |
| Capacity | 4.5M+ sellable units a month |
| Delivery | 15-day OTIF on programmed styles |
| Embroidery | 700 heads |
| Worker programmes | Training and financial inclusion covering 100% of workers at partner level |
| How partners are described | Capability and country, never a factory name or address |
the document
The People, 10 pages, PDF. Everything on this page is read out of it.
start with one programme
Tell us what you want to carry and the calendar you have to hit. We come back with a programme, not a pitch.