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RESPONSIBILITY




       CORPORATE FASHION WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE




       Social Compliance                                    OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100

       Gustav Daiber GmbH is a long-standing member of the Business Social   This standard guarantees that textile and non-textile product
       Compliance Initiative (amfori BSCI) and commits itself as well as its   components pose no threat to health. The components of all the
       business partners and suppliers to socially responsible business   products of JAMES & NICHOLSON and myrtle beach, i.e. also all
       practices. Accordingly, the corporate fashion products of JAMES &   threads, buttons and other accessories, are tested for harmful
       NICHOLSON and myrtle beach are manufactured in compliance with   substances and pose no threat to health.
       the BSCI Code of Conduct.
                                                                                               The fabric of this article has
                                                                                               been tested for harmful sub-
       This code includes, among other things, a clear commitment to the                       stances and certified acc. to
       right of employees to freedom of association, protection against                        STANDARD 100
                                                                                               by OEKO-TEX®
       discrimination and appropriate remuneration, i.e. a living wage.
       This ensures humane and respectful treatment of suppliers along the
       value chain. Furthermore, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and
       Human Rights apply, as well as the occupational safety regulations of   OCS Standard
       the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Child labour, forced labour
       or precarious working conditions are not tolerated.   The Organic Content Standard makes it possible to record the exact
                                                            proportion of organic material in the products and to follow it
       Several independent inspection bodies in the production countries   through the production chain. This guarantees product treceability
       take care of the strict auditing of all factories and ensure compliance   and transparency in the value chain.
       with these conditions.


                                                                     ORGANIC 100
                                                                                            ORGANIC BLENDED
                                                                    content standard
                                                                                           content standard
                                                                     Certified by CU 853836
       Environmental protection                                                           Made with 50  %– 95%
                                                                                         Organically Grown Cotton
       In addition to social standards, Daiber is also committed to impro-                Certified by CU853836
       ving environmental sustainability in its international supply chain.
       By introducing the amfori BEPI system of the Business Environmental
       Performance Initiative, for example, environmentally oriented services
       can be monitored and potential for improvement can be identified.   Quality Standard
       This makes it possible to work together with long-standing suppliers
       to develop new approaches for more product responsibility and a    The products are continually examined by certified testing institutes
       more responsible value chain and to implement them in a targeted   in the countries of production regarding the given parameters.
       manner. For this purpose, the production sites receive special training   Moreover, in cooperation with SGS, Testex, Hohenstein and other
       measures for practical implementation, so that the impact on the   renowned institutes, the quality is continually controlled.
       environment is continuously reduced.
       When manufacturing the products, too, care is taken to keep the
       environmental impact as low as possible. Thus all the products of   Recycled Polyester
       JAMES & NICHOLSON and myrtle beach are REACH-compliant, are
       certified OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 and Organic Content Standard   The increasingly used recycled polyester is made from collected
       (OCS) and thus meet high quality standards. In addition, sustainable   PET-bottles, which are crushed, melted down and spun to yarn
       materials such as organic cotton and recycled polyester are   again, which is sometimes completely integrated into the pro-
       increasingly used.                                   duction. For example, for producing the workwear cap MB6234
                                                            about 3half-litre bottles are recycled and for the new sport T-shirt
                                                            JN519 even 25.
       Complying with the REACH regulation
       The REACH regulation is the European chemicals legislation on the
       registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals.
       All the products of JAMES & NICHOLSON and myrtle beach are
       manufactured in compliance with REACH.






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