At Partridge Peartree, choosing the right supply partners is about more than just access to great products. Quality, reliability, responsible sourcing, transparency, and shared values all play an important role in helping us deliver one world-class solution for creative branded clothing, merchandise, and print. That is why we are proud to celebrate our longstanding, trusted apparel supply partner, Gildan, following its inclusion in TIME’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies 2026. Gildan is one of just 19 Canadian companies featured in the global ranking and one of only two Canadian businesses recognised within the Apparel, Footwear & Sporting Goods category.
This recognition matters to Wild Thang because strong, trusted supply-chain relationships are essential to helping our clients protect their brand reputation and mitigate supply-chain risk. Gildan operates a highly vertically integrated manufacturing model, managing much of the process from sourcing cotton through spinning, knitting, dyeing, cutting, and sewing. This gives the business greater oversight across its production and supply chain, including materials, energy, water, and working environments. For Wild Thang, working with established, transparent supply partners supports our continued commitment to responsible sourcing, ethical production, and delivering world-class quality to our clients.
Gildan’s latest recognition sits alongside a growing list of independent sustainability achievements. The company has been named among Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens by Corporate Knights for five consecutive years, included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook for 14 consecutive years, and received an A- score from CDP for its 2025 Climate Change disclosure. These external recognitions further evidence the work across Gildan’s operations and reinforce why sustainability, transparency, and responsible business remain an important part of its long-term approach to apparel manufacturing.
The progress behind those recognitions is measurable too. During 2025, Gildan achieved its target of sourcing 100% sustainable cotton and introduced additional third-party technology to strengthen cotton traceability. The company also reported an approximate 25% reduction in water intensity compared with its 2018 baseline and increased its sourcing of recycled polyester or alternative fibre and yarns to 25.2%. These are the kinds of measurable improvements we want to see across our trusted global supply chain, helping ensure sustainability commitments are backed by genuine progress across materials, manufacturing, and resource use.
Of course, a responsible supply chain also needs to deliver products that perform brilliantly for the end customer. Gildan remains an important Wild Thang apparel partner because its range offers strong options across different budgets, styles, audiences, and branding requirements. From classic promotional T-shirts and everyday uniforms to contemporary heavyweight garments, sweatshirts, hoodies, and fleece, the collection supports staff clothing, events, retail-style merchandise, campaigns, and complete branded apparel ranges. This versatility gives our clients access to quality products they can select around their audience, budget, and objectives, while maintaining the high standards expected of a trusted branding partner.
Established styles such as the Gildan Heavy Cotton 5000 remain a versatile canvas for promotional campaigns and everyday branded clothing. At the same time, the Softstyle range offers a softer, more contemporary option for organisations seeking a premium, retail-quality finish. Gildan’s expanding fleece and heavyweight apparel ranges also create more opportunities for staff clothing, teamwear and branded lifestyle collections. Combined with Wild Thang’s expert product knowledge, these options help clients choose garments that are not simply branded for the sake of it, but selected to create useful, wearable merchandise that represents their organisation properly and delivers long-term brand visibility.
The products themselves are only one part of the solution. At our Liverpool headquarters, Team Wild Thang combines trusted apparel from partners such as Gildan with our world-class in-house branding production facilities, including embroidery, direct screen printing, DTG and DTF decoration. This gives us greater control over quality, creativity, and consistency, while allowing our expert team to recommend the best branding method for each garment and campaign. From straightforward staff uniforms to premium retail-quality merchandise collections, we aim to elevate the finished product and give clients one trusted solution from initial concept and sourcing through to production and delivery.
As a proud Certified B Corporation, sustainability and ESG remain central to the way Wild Thang continues to develop. Our wider commitments include responsible sourcing, audited supply chains, our growing Lower-Eco Impact product range, climate action through Ecologi and a continued focus on more sustainable practices and ethical production. Working with trusted supply partners, investing in traceability, resource efficiency, and more responsible manufacturing helps extend those values beyond our operations and into the products we supply. It also gives our clients greater confidence when making purchasing decisions that need to align with their own ESG objectives and brand values.
As we celebrate Wild Thang’s 30th anniversary, we remain committed to continually improving the choices and solutions available to our clients, working alongside world-class, trusted supply partners who share our focus on quality, responsibility, and long-term progress. We congratulate Gildan on its latest recognition in TIME’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies and on the continued progress of its sustainability strategy. Strong partnerships like this help us deliver retail-quality branded clothing, protect our clients’ brands, and continue our mission: one world-class solution through more sustainable practices and ethical production, The Wild Thang Way. Why don’t you also take a look at our handy links below which take you to our amazing sustainability pledge, testimonials, the TIME report and much more!