Acknowledgement of Country
In the spirit of reconciliation, our organisation Tragic Beautiful, and all who work here, acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
From our humble beginnings in 2006, we have continued to maintain high ethical, fair and sustainable standards for all our products. From idea conceptualisation, through the entire manufacturing and production process, all the way to your order being packed, and finding its way to your door. We give a f*ck, and we will always continue trying to ensure we do better.
SUSTAINABLE
We take sustainability seriously. In 2017 we introduced biodegradable void fill products and have phased out plastic packing products. We now only use plastic pillows if they are being recycled from a supplier order that we have received.
We also phased out the use of plastic bags in your orders, any pick up orders are packed in recycled bags. Likewise, we also recycle and reuse as many cardboard boxes as possible in our packing process. All invoices included in your order are printed on recycled paper, as is all paper in our office. We use an ecotank printer, again reducing the amount of plastic in the printing process. We also only use ecopure bubblewrap - it contains an organic additive that uses the presence of microorganisms to make polymer plastics completely degradable in 3–5 years without any environmentally harmful residues.
Not only that, but we’re a slow-fashion brand, and we think overproduction sucks. Fast fashion is ruining the environment in more ways than one; so when it comes to our apparel, you can rest assured knowing we only create pieces in inclusive sizing up to 5XL, while having it produced in only small quantities.
We are always looking for ways to significantly reduce our carbon footprint. Dispatching parcels out to all of you is such a huge part of our business, so we want to do it as environmentally friendly as possible.
FAIR
When it comes to sourcing our items, we don’t just focus on commercial criteria – we put ethical trading at the forefront, always.
While in recent years we have worked diligently to do as much product creation in house as possible, we still stock a variety of wonderful alternative brands locally within Australia and from around the globe. All of our vendors go through a scrupulous examination period prior to stocking them - from their manufacturing standards and practices, to their in house policies and brand identity. We will never stock brands with low ethical standards or practices - yuck!
Products we manufacture overseas are made with the highest ethical standards - as they should be. We have ensured good working conditions, clean and safe environments, and a pledge of a fair wage. None of our vendors or suppliers use child labour.
Every year we commit to producing more products within Australia, and using as many Australian components as possible. All our designs are created in house - and none of our artwork or designing is made using AI. We think AI art blows, and anything it can create - our designers can do better.
All our printing is done in Australia using local small businesses.
Charity
We work with an incredible array of fantastic charities and over the past few years we have partnered up with charity organisations such as:
National Homeless Collective – a grassroots Australian charity that creates solutions to complex issues arising from homelessness, domestic violence, and social disadvantage.
Black Rainbow - Black Rainbow is a national advocacy platform and touchpoint for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBQTI peoples. 100% Indigenous owned and operated.
FreeHER Campaign run by Sisters Inside - This is a fund used to free Aboriginal women thrown in jail in WA due to poverty. They have no criminal records, are mainly single mothers, and are locked up over unpaid fines such as council or parking tickets. It is appalling and we want to help contribute.
Elephants Home & Nature - Home for rescued & abused elephants in their habitat. They all are now living in never-fading love.
Happy Boxes Project - The Happy Boxes Project provides essential care packages to women in remote Indigenous communities across Australia, aiming to relieve the burden of isolation and limited access to basic items.
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia - Support healthy lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/transgender, intersex, queer and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse people and communities throughout Australia and the world, free from stigma and discrimination.
Respect Inc - Respect Inc is a non-profit, peer-based organisation focused on protecting and promoting the rights, health and wellbeing of Queensland sex workers
Pride Foundation Australia - Work Diligently To benefit LGBTQIA+ people and allied communities in Australia by advancing equity for the most disadvantaged LGBTQIA+ Australians and support for LGBTQIA creative arts.
ETHICAL
The rights of all animals is paramount to us, and our founder has been vegan or vegetarian for over 2 decades.
We will not purchase or sell any of these animal derived materials:
- any part of vulnerable, endangered, exotic, or wild-caught species
- fur or rabbit hair (including angora)
When sourcing or supplying bone, shell, teeth or taxidermy, we ensure that every supplier we use only ethically obtains the specimens. We recently turned down a very lucrative opportunity once we discovered the animal items were being sourced from wild caught specimens. We will never, ever risk animal welfare for commercial gain.
Cosmetics
Any cosmetics we manufacture, produce or source must not in any way be tested on animals. Instead, we only test these products on our family and friends.
We are committed to a worldwide ban on animal testing.