8. CUTTING / SEWING

Fabrics are cut into pattern pieces and sewn together to make the final products.

9. IRONING / PACKING

The products are ironed, folder and packed for further transport

10. Transport to SWEDEN

The products are shipped by boat to Sweden and further by truck to Cottover’ s warehouse in Stenungsund.

11. DISTRIBUTION ACROSS EUROPE

The products are distributed among several sister companies within the New Wave Group across Europe, all of which are annually audited and certified by GOTS. Finally, the products end up at our retailers before they reach the end customer.

7. DYEING / WASHING

Fabrics are dyed and wet-processed with strict requirements on chemical use and water purification.

6. KNITTING / WEAVING

The yarns are knitted and woven into fabric. The majority of the products are knitted fabrics.

STENUNGSUND

5. PRODUCTION

Production is primarily in partner factories in Bangladesh where we have strict control of conditions, se fact section below.

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4. SPINNING

The raw materials are spun into yarn. The yarn is transported by boat or truck to our partners in Bangladesh or India.

3. Fiber from recycled polyester

Used PET bottles are collected and cleaned before being ground into smaller parts and then melted down and made into pellets. The pellets are then turned into fibre.

2. GINNING

Once the cotton has been picked it ends up in a local gin that separates the seeds, seed pods and other debris from the cotton fibres. The cotton batting represents only 32-35 % of the plucked cotton bale. The rest is used for oil production and livestock feed, among other things.

1. Cultivating Cotton

The organic cotton comes from a selection of smallscale cotton farmers in India who are paid fairly for their cotton.

Wave Group has its own purchasing office with nearly fifty employees. Our own staff is present at the factory to ensure that set requirements are complied with in terms of quality as well as social and environmental aspects, and that there’ s a flow through all stages of production.

In addition to internal controls, the factory regularly undergoes independent social audits within the framework of the Amfori BSCI. New Wave Group is also a signatory to the International Accord, which means that the factory, among other things, undergoes electrical and building inspections as well as training and education in fire safety.

Quality control

The factories undergo quality controls as part of ensuring that they maintain a high standard and that all requirements are met. Quality checks are carried out several times in the chain.

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