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A WORD FROM OUR CEO
CEO Håkan Pettersson on the strength of partnership and working well-established third-party certifications .
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THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN MODERN TIME
Third-party certifications – because we see the whole picture and because people are important to us .
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LET ’ S TALK ABOUT FAIRTRADE
Fairtrade is so much more than a certification . Fairtrade protects the people behind the products , which is well in line with our line of work as well as our values .
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MEET SREERANGA RAJAN
Sreeranga Rajan was born and raised among the cotton fields and is now working as CEO of Dibella India . Read his statement on how Fairtrade contributes to the change of people ’ s living conditions .
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MEET HEWAN TEMESGHE
Secretary General of Fairtrade Sweden , Hewan Temesghen , tells us about the difference Fairtradelabelled products make , and what we , as consumers , should consider and choose .
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START ” SWANING ”!
A Nordic thirty-year-old aiming for increased sustainable production and development which we proudly tag along with .
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THIS IS HOW IT ’ S DONE
A transparent journey from our cotton farmers in the fields , back home to you .
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WHY GOTS ?
GOTS - organic cotton and recycled polyester , free from toxic pesticides . Very important to us .
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MATERIAL GUIDE
Textile production has an impact on the environment and we have a responsibility to use the resources with the least environmental impact as possible . We explain more about organic cotton and recycled polyester .
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OEKO-TEX MAKES SUSTAINABILITY EASY
The certification that protects our planet for the future .
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OUR WORK
There ’ s a vision of sustainable growth within the New Wave Group . Anni Sandgren , CSR & Sustainability Manager , explains the details .
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OUR WORLD
In which parts of the world are we represented ? We give you the full picture .
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PARTNERSHIPS & NETWORKS
We are involved in several global partnerships and rewarding collaborations . Need we say how proud we are about that ?
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SPECIAL PRODUCTION
What can you and your company do ?
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