We believe that we can make a large contribution to sustainability by re-inventing samples in our industry. Physical sampling has been an important aspect in our business and physical communication with our customers. As we innovate and evolve into digital, we are striving to rationalise the number of sample books we produce and will continue to develop our digital offering via our own platforms and/or technological partnerships.

The development of our digital offering, through Twinbru is one of our core sustainable innovation directives. Within the next three to four years, we expect to significantly reduce the carbon waste associated with physical samples. Physical samples have a carbon footprint:
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The simple concept behind this is that one digital image can reach many more customers compared to a single physical sample book or hanger, which reaches fewer customers.
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This entire process has the potential to be partly replaced by digital platforms, which will reduce the carbon footprint and improve the economic stream for the industry.

ISO 14001 Standard on environmental management

We monitor our mills' compliance with the ISO 140001 standard on environmental management, empowering them to develop practical systems so that we can all manage our environmental responsibilities together.
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ISO 14001 establishes the criteria for an environmental management system and can be certified. Designed for any type of organisation, regardless of its activity or sector, it provides assurance that the environmental impact of operations is being measured and improved. The benefits of ISO 14001 for our customers are:

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Minimised collective environmental footprint.

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Diminished collective risk of pollution incidents.

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Operations systems are continuously improved.

Our operations

Internally of our business operations, we have identified initiatives to reduce, reuse and recycle, which currently include:

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Pallet returns program with our customers, allowing us to reuse our pallets up to six times

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Implementing ways to reuse and recycle on-site fabric off cuts and fabric waste

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Investigating alternate paper and printing techniques to produce physical samples, making for more eco-friendly alternatives


Our learnings shared

Let's join forces to reduce the impact of fabrics at every stage of the lifecycle

We want to engage with all our stakeholders to do the right thing. Our strategy has included playbooks for suppliers and partners, where we are able to assist in joint paths to sustainability. These playbooks currently include:

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Understanding how to calculate your carbon footprints and steps to reduce it

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Responsible consumption and production and using the HIGG tool to calculate and manage fabric selection

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Sustainably understanding fair labour practices, diversity, and inclusion

We are continuing to expand these playbooks, as our learning and experience within areas grows.

We want to share our continued sustainability journey, the lessons we have learnt (and will continue to learn!), provide insights regarding the impact of our products, and keep you informed about our ESG progress.

We invite you to join us. Together we can make a difference!

Download our sustainability commitment