Sustainability

Overview

The principle of sustainability is the desire and effort to always do better for the environment, society, and the economy. Our philosophy is to create a holistic sustainability vision and make it lasting.

With a sense of responsibility toward the world, our country, our company, our employees, our customers, and our suppliers, we operate for the benefit of society with a lasting, sustainable, and transparent approach.

Our focus is not only on the products themselves, but also on optimizing production processes to minimize the consumption of energy, water, natural resources, and product usage at the facilities of our partners and customers.

We continuously work and improve to develop new ways of using products that add real value to people's lives.

Management Systems

Quality Management System

The environmental objective of our products is the efficient use of resources such as energy, water, and raw materials, and ensuring the lowest possible environmental and air emissions.

For all our products, we make maximum effort to ensure that they are environmentally friendly and do not harm humans or animals during use or when disposed of by our customers.

Environmental Management System

It is a set of standards aimed at reducing the use of natural resources and minimizing damage to soil, water, and air. Our priority is to operate in compliance with the conditions defined by relevant legislation and laws regarding environmental factors, based on monitoring and continuously improving environmental performance.

Occupational Health and Safety Management System

In light of occupational health and safety legislation, it aims to eliminate or minimize the risks within the organization, creating and managing a healthy and safe working environment.

As a company,

With a proactive approach, we ensure the early identification of potential hazards that may result in harm and the implementation of necessary measures. By integrating occupational health and safety practices into other activities, we contribute to the protection of resources and enable better management of health and safety risks both today and in the future.

Product Management

REACH

The REACH regulation, which stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, came into force in 2007 to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in products manufactured and sold in the European Union, while also increasing competitiveness. For potentially hazardous substances to fall under REACH, they must be identified as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) upon request of member states or the European Commission. Once a substance is approved as SVHC, it is added to the Candidate List. REACH Annex XVII, also known as the restricted substances list, restricts the manufacture, use, and marketing of certain substances throughout the EU, whether subject to authorization or not.

Based on the information received from our suppliers and our current knowledge of product composition, we confirm that all substances subject to registration have been registered by us or by our upstream suppliers, or are exempt from registration. For detailed information, please refer to the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) of our products.

https://cefic.org/policy-matters/chemical-safety/reach/

ZDHC

The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Joint Roadmap is an initiative in which ZDHC member brands work to define and develop a Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) for the apparel and footwear industry.

The ZDHC MRSL addresses not only substances that may be present in finished products, but also hazardous substances potentially used during manufacturing and related processes or released into the environment.

The ZDHC MRSL provides guidance to chemical formulators on substances they should avoid using in their products.

Suppliers also benefit from this. To produce materials, they need to source various chemical products from formulators. The ZDHC MRSL facilitates this process by ensuring that hazardous substances are not present in these products.

The ZDHC MRSL is available electronically at http://mrsl.roadmaptozero.com/.

What substances and substance groups are restricted according to the ZDHC MRSL?

• Alkylphenols (AP) and Alkylphenol Ethoxylates (APEOs)
• Chlorobenzenes & Chlorotoluenes
• Chlorophenols
• Azo Dyes (containing restricted amines)
• Dye - Navy Blue
• Dyes - Carcinogenic or equivalent
• Dyes - Allergenic Disperse Dyes
• Flame retardants (including SCCP)
• Glycols
• Halogenated solvents
• Organotin compounds
• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
• Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs)
• Phthalates - including other compounds containing ortho-phthalic acid esters
• All heavy metals
• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

According to the declarations and reports received from our suppliers, we undertake that the products we currently offer do not intentionally contain chemicals listed in the Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) nor substances or substance groups containing impurities above the specified limits.

GOTS

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is one of the world's leading standards that defines textile processing conditions for organic fibers, including ecological and social criteria, and certifies the entire textile supply chain through independent certification.

The purpose of this standard is to define requirements that ensure the organic status of textile products from the harvesting of raw materials through labeling, in order to provide reliable assurance to the end consumer with an environmentally and socially responsible production approach. This standard covers the production, processing, packaging, labeling, trading, and distribution of all textile products made with at least 70% certified organic natural fibers.