Regal Fabrics Responsibility & Sustainability

Regal Fabrics textiles do not and have never contained PFAS and we have fully switched to the C-Zero standard for fluorine-free stain-resistance performance finishing (PUREformance), available on all our products. 

Through our Textile Donation Initiative we provide would-be waste fabrics to local non-profit community groups, such as local Girl Scout troops and Lowell Makes, for upcycling projects.

Regal Fabrics Responsible Supply Chain Policy

Updated May 2023

Regal Fabrics, Inc. (“Regal Fabrics”) is committed to responsible product sourcing and fair labor practices across the global supply chain. This Responsible Supply Chain Policy (the “Supply Chain Policy”) establishes minimum standards and requirements for our supply chain partners.  This Supply Chain Policy applies to all vendors/suppliers that provide goods and/or materials to Regal Fabrics (“Vendors”).    

We may review and update this Supply Chain Policy from time to time to ensure that it reflects changing circumstances, new knowledge, new requirements and opportunities for Regal Fabrics.

Vendor Requirements

Regal Fabrics requires that its existing and new Vendors act in accordance with the standards and requirements set forth in this Supply Chain Policy.  In order to do business with Regal Fabrics, Vendor is responsible for compliance with the standards and requirements set forth in this Supply Chain Policy throughout its own operations and throughout its entire supply chain.

Vendor must conduct its activities in a manner that respects human rights, equal opportunity, and complies with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, those regarding labor, employment and human rights, as well as those regarding anti-bribery. These laws include, but are not limited to, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, laws and regulations concerning forced labor as outlined by the International Labor Organization, and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Vendor must:

• Accurately disclose goods and materials procurement practices
• Designate a person within the company responsible for compliance, who will implement and follow an internal procurement procedure to ensure compliance with this Supply Chain Policy
• Identify upstream suppliers within their supply chain and confirm that these suppliers adhere to this Supply Chain Policy
• Make every effort to identify and disclose exact origin of goods and materials
• Prohibit and take affirmative action to prevent acts of modern slavery from occurring in their own operations and within their own supply chains. For the purposes of this Supply Chain Policy, modern slavery includes all forms of slavery defined in the relevant anti-slavery laws, including, but not limited to: involuntary prison labor, forced, bonded, slave, or indentured labor, deceptive recruiting for labor or services and human trafficking
• Refrain from employing workforce from or engaging in operations with individuals or entities from countries that have been sanctioned for modern slavery abuses
• Comply with minimum age provisions set forth in local laws, regulations, and international standards such as the International Labor Organization Conventions on Child Labor and the United Nations Global Compact
• Not source any material grown, harvested, spun, woven, or having any interaction with modern slavery practices
• Not source any material grown, harvested, spun, woven, or having any interaction with the Xinjiang region of China
• Monitor and assess forced labor risks in the supply chain to ensure compliance with this Supply Chain Policy and all applicable laws and regulations
• Not offer, promise, authorize or pay anything of value to any foreign official, any foreign political party or official thereof, or any candidate for foreign political office, in order to influence the official for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business, or securing some other improper advantage

 Verification and Record Keeping

To verify a Vendor’s compliance with the requirements set forth in this Supply Chain Policy, Regal Fabrics may require independent, third-party verification.   Vendors that can provide independent third party verification of their supply chains will be given preference by Regal Fabrics when selecting vendors and fabrics.

At minimum, Vendor must:

• Maintain a system of internal accounting controls and make and keep accurate books and records which, in reasonable detail, fairly reflect transactions
• Upon request by Regal Fabrics, provide documentation evidencing their supply chain partners and/or specific materials procurement transactions (i.e. transaction certificates), including English translations thereof
• Maintain and, upon request by Regal Fabrics, provide accurate records of goods and materials procurement transactions intended for use in Regal Fabrics products, including English translations thereof
• Provide accurate summary reports on goods and materials procurement volumes (quantities), including English translations thereof
• Maintain all required documentation and records for a minimum of six years.

Acceptance of Goods/Materials  

Regal Fabrics will not accept any goods or materials sourced in any way that does not adhere to this Supply Chain Policy.  In the case that goods or materials are detained as a result of failure to comply with the requirements set forth in this Supply Chain Policy, or in connection with an investigation, determination or similar inquiry as to whether or not the good or materials comply with the requirements herein (including, without limitation, goods or materials being sourced using modern slavery, sourced from a region associated with modern slavery or under the suspicion of being sourced in that manner), Vendor must:

• Provide documentation in the quantity and format required by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol or other applicable government agencies
  • This documentation will include requirements for documentation from upstream suppliers as stated above and any other requirements by government agencies
• Reimburse Regal Fabrics for any advanced payment for any goods denied entry to the U.S.
• Reimburse Regal Fabrics for any legal fees incurred in attempting to work with U.S. authorities to resolve the issue and any other costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith
• Reimburse Regal Fabrics for any holding fees incurred for detained shipments
• Arrange and pay for the return shipment to origin and/or fees for destruction of goods denied entry to the U.S.

For the avoidance of doubt, Regal Fabrics will not accept any goods or materials that cannot be shown via written documentation to have not been sourced from the Xinjiang region of China.  In the event goods or materials cannot be shown to have not been sourced from the Xinjiang region of China, Vendor must reimburse Regal Fabrics for any advanced payment for such goods or materials and for any legal fees, holding fees or other costs incurred by Regal Fabrics in connection with investigation of the origin of such goods or materials, and Vendor will be responsible for arranging and paying for the return shipment to origin and/or destruction of such goods or materials.