Corporate Social Responsibility
We have the possibility to contribute and make a difference through our global operations . We are working with social and environmental sustainability under the term CSR ( Corporate Social Responsibility ). As our customer , you are supporting this work .
ACCORD ON FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY IN BANGLADESH The Accord is a legal agreement to improve fire- and building safety for the textile industry in Bangladesh . More than 2 million workers are affected with the Accord improvements , which makes it one of our most important initiatives for social responsibility .
BSCI ( BUSINESS SOCIAL COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE ) BSCI is an initiative for companies that are committed to improve working conditions in the global supply chain . The BSCI Code of Conduct contains requirements on minimum wage , working hours , prohibition of child labour and several other important criteria .
TEXTILE EXCHANGE Textile Exchange is an international non-profit organisation working for the responsible expansion of organic cotton production . While the demand for organic cotton is increasing , the available production is not sufficient .
HAND IN HAND Hand-in-Hand fights poverty with entrepreneurship . In approximately 7 years - 1,7 million jobs have been created in some of the world ’ s poorest countries . As a result , 5 million people are no longer living in extreme poverty and hundreds of thousands of children has been able to attend school . We support Hand-in-Hand with funds to enable three villages to participate in the project .
CLEAN SHIPPING INDEX The Clean Shipping Index aims to impact the shipping companies to use cleaner vessels and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and chemical contamination of our seas .
OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 means that environmental consideration is taken during the manufacturing process and that the garments do not contain any harmful substances . More about Oeko-Tex can be found on www . oeko-tex . com