Garment Compliance & Sustainability Coordinator

About the role

Apricot is looking for a Garment Compliance & Sustainability Coordinator to report to the Head of Garment Technology. The role leads compliance and ESG initiatives so that products, packaging and the supply chain meet UK and EU regulatory requirements, and helps drive the company's sustainability ambitions. It is a newly created position with 35 hours per week, based at the Head Office in Moorgate.

Key responsibilities

• Lead compliance across product, packaging, labelling and environmental legislation, including UK and EU REACH, RSLs, POPs, PFAS restrictions and emerging chemical laws
• Oversee EPR, Plastic Packaging Tax and Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulations obligations, and manage packaging certification and conformity assessment across EU markets
• Maintain compliance records, declarations and technical databases, identify risks and ensure robust supplier documentation
• Support sustainability through material traceability and preferred fibres such as OEKO-TEX, GRS, Lenzing and ECOVERO, and prepare the business for ESPR and Digital Product Passports
• Manage the Modern Slavery Statement and ethically sourced claims, and support transparent, legally compliant sustainability claims
• Monitor supplier compliance at manufacturing and fabric mills, coordinate audits and corrective actions, and ensure product naming and marketing claims are legally compliant

Required profile

• 3-5 years' experience in product compliance, sustainability, ESG or garment technology within retail or fashion
• Experience managing packaging compliance, EPR, PPWR and related regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of UK and EU chemical compliance frameworks, including REACH
• Ability to turn complex regulations into practical business guidance and to influence across departments

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of environmental and product compliance legislation
• Data analysis, reporting and technical systems
• Stakeholder management and organisation across multiple priorities