17 About the report and sustainability work
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PRODUCTS WITH SUSTAINABILITY ATTRIBUTES An important tool of the transition towards a more sustainable industry is developing products made from more sustainable materials and / or through smarter production processes ( read more on page 20 ). We have chosen to measure this using our own indicator called " products with sustainability attributes ". When classifying the products , we follow established industry practices . Development in this area is moving quickly and the list of materials and processes we consider more sustainable is updated and adjusted over the years .
Textile products with sustainability attributes include products with one or more of the following labels , materials , or more environmentally friendly processes :
Nordic Swan Ecolabel , GOTS , Oeko-Tex , Fairtrade , recycled polyester , solution-dyed polyester , recycled polyamide , and EXP 4.0-treated wool . Oeko-Tex is by far the most widely represented .
So-called " hardline products " with sustainability attributes include products with one or more of the following labels or materials : FSC , recycled polyester , recycled rubber , sugar cane-based plastic , and recycled glass . Crystal products from Orrefors and Kosta Boda , made from crystal free from lead and arsenic - substances that unfortunately are still commonly found in the industry - are also included .
2019 2020 2021 2022 Goal Comments
Products with sustainability attributes |
Textile products *
Hardline products *
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1 036 ( 30 %)
461 ( 13 %)
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1 178 ( 34 %)
664 ( 19 %)
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1 525 ( 44 %)
738 ( 21 %)
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1 703 ( 49 %)
768 ( 22 %)
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90 % år 2025
50 % år 2025
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Number of active products |
* New Wave Group has around 7,000 active products ( color / size excluded ). Around 50 % are textile products and 50 % are hardline products
THIRD PARTY AUDITED FACTORIES IN RISK COUNTRIES An important tool for identifying , preventing , reducing , and addressing sustainability risks in the global supply chain is third party audits of external suppliers ( read more on page 25 ). Our goal is for all factories in risk countries ( as defined by amfori BSCI ) to have undergone a third party audit with a good grade . The purchasing offices are very close to set goals , but there are still challenges with sourcing made outside the offices , which are often smaller productions and not recurring . Due to the COVID pandemic , there have also been challenges with postponed and canceled audits .
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Goal Comments
Third-party audited factories in risk countries |
% of total number of factories in risk countries
% of purchasing volume from factories in risk countries
% of purchasing volume from purchasing offices
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67 % 77 % 81 % 83 % 88 %
85 % 90 % 80 %* 93 % 96 %
92 % 96 % 85 %* 98 % 98 %
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100 % year 2025 |
Risk countries according to amfori BSCI ’ s definition |
* The decrease is mainly due to one factory with high purchasing volume whose audit was delayed and rescheduled to 2021 due to the corona pandemic .