As a family company, responsible business is part of our DNA - our actions follow a long-term strategy characterised by fairness and sustainability. Because responsibility towards our employees, consumers, producers, partners, service providers and society as a whole is essential for us as a global fashion company.
Even more sustainable fabrics
Quality fashion includes unique shapes and designs plus transparency and responsibility. We are always adding more products with sustainable fabrics. We use well known credible textile labels that provide transparency. The label provides the criteria on how the design is produced.
Our styles are created with certified organically grown materials.
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)
The goal is to set strict requirements for environmental and social conditions. In addition to using organically produced raw materials. Designs with GOTS label contain at least 70% organic materials. Exact details can be found on the label.
The Organic Content Standard (OCS) is an international, voluntary standard that sets requirements for certified organically produced raw materials and supply chain compliance. The goal of the OCS is to increase organic agricultural production.
The OCS 100 logo is used for products that contain 95% or more organic material. OCS Blended is used for products that contain at least 5% organic material. The exact percentage of certified organic materials can be found on the label.
The RCS aims to increase the proportion of recycled materials in a product. The standard enables companies to record the exact proportion of recycled material in a product and track it through the production chain.
The RCS 100 logo is used for products that contain 95% or more recycled material. RCS Blended logo is used for products that contain at least 5% recycled materials. The exact percentage of recycled materials can be found on the label.
The GRS aims to increase the proportion of recycled materials in a product. The standard enables companies to record the exact proportion of recycled material in a product and track it through the production chain. The GRS also includes requirements on the additives used in GRS products as well as guidelines on environmental management and corporate social responsibility.
Designs that carry this certificate contain at least 50% recycled materials such as recycled polyester. The exact percentage of recycled materials can be found on the label.
Our certificate for environmentally friendly and socially responsible production
MADE IN GREEN
MADE IN GREEN by OEKO-TEX® is a traceable product seal for all types of textiles and leather articles that have been produced in environmentally friendly factories and at safe and socially acceptable workplaces. In addition, the MADE IN GREEN seal gives consumers the certainty that the textile or leather product is made from materials that have been tested for harmful substances.
We want social standards to be met in the production of our garments. Therefore, we are a member of the Amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) and also require our suppliers to comply with Amfori BSCI standards and to be audited.
Amfori BSCI is an international association of over 2,400 retailers, importers and brands with the aim of strengthening working conditions and human rights in global supply chains. Independent Amfori BSCI social audits as well as a wide range of training courses offer the opportunity to ensure that standards are met in production facilities and to continuously improve.
The Popken Fashion Group is an Ecocert Greenlife-certified vendor of GOTS, OCS, GRS, and RCS-labeled goods (certification number: 152026). www.ecocert.com
For more information, feel free to visit the website of "Siegelklarheit," an initiative created by the German government to help consumers better understand social and environmental labels. www.siegelklarheit.de