The social and environmental impacts relating to the textile industry are well-documented, and we are aware that our operations within the workwear industry have negative impacts. A thorough look at our operations has shown us that social impacts are most prevalent in manufacturing facilities, while environmental impacts occur in the production, transport, packaging, and use/end-of-use stages of our products. The goal of our CSR work is therefore to reduce social and environmental impacts throughout our operations with a particular focus on the production of our products.

Designing more sustainable products for us means selecting lower-impact materials, reducing resources, prolonging the lifespan of the products, and designing a product that is easier to recycle/reuse/repurpose. Documenting our impacts reduction performance is of utmost importance, and as such, we have chosen to work with third-party credible schemes. Our manufacturing suppliers, for example, have undergone BSCI audits, and approximately 99% of our fabrics are sourced from fabric suppliers that hold an EU Ecolabel license.

We have joined the UN Global Compact and are therefore working with the 10 principles and the Sustainable Development Goals. Legal compliance of our business partners regarding social, ethical, and environmental aspects is a vital part of our code of conduct, and we depend on risk assessment and documentation to establish compliance. Over the last 25 years, we have streamlined our supply chain and are now working with various business partners that are also working responsibly with CSR issues. The work of reducing impacts in our industry has accelerated in recent years, and new initiatives such as circular economy initiatives are frequently published, providing us with information and tools to work better and more effectively with impacts reduction.