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CONSCIOUS CHOICES

Do you appreciate quality clothes and want to protect both people When you choose something from our Cottover collection, the
and the environment? More and more people think like you. Clothing third-party certifications guarantee that we meet the highest
consumption can pose a large environmental problem. Manufacturing requirements when it comes to the environment, health and quality
often relies on substandard working conditions and a process that for both producers and ready products. All licensed producers operate
increases the environmental burden. On cotton plantations often under fair conditions and only work with approved ingredients to meet
outdated and harmful pesticides are being used that have a negative the requirements.
impact on both nature and the people working in the cotton fields. The
most negative impact is yet in the after processes such as spinning, We provide sustainable products of good quality that are manufac-
knitting and most of all, dyeing. All chemicals used when dyeing tured to last, and be used, for a long time. We have developed the
equal the culturing of cotton. Manufacturing clothes requires a lot of sustainable clothes, but it is primarily you that makes a difference
resources in terms of water and together with the amount of disposed when you choose certified products instead of conventional.
garments it has a big impact on both energy and the environment, but
it doesn’t have to be like that. Although is seems complicated, it’s actually easy. Just choose
products with third-party certifications and you will know for sure
Consumption is positive since it is needed for trade. Trade is a that the products have been manufactured in a sustainable way.
necessity for the economy which creates jobs and wealth. Almost all
reduction of extreme poverty has taken place in countries that are
integrated with other countries by trade and the establishment of
multinational companies whereas most countries that have risen from
poverty and become industrialized have used the textile industry as a
springboard, but it must be done in a fair and controlled way.

CERTIFICATES

Fairtrade is an international standard which certifies the GOTS is an international standard for clothes and Oeko-Tex is the world’s most well-known and independent
cotton in the garment and fights poverty for cotton textile. GOTS products always contain organic cotton label for textiles that have been tested for harmful
farmers by securing fair trade. The cotton farmer is and recycled polyester. GOTS sets high standards chemicals. The certification enables us as a company,
guaranteed a minimum price to cover the cost for a regarding fabric, quality, environment and social as well as you as a consumer, to make responsible
sustainable production. That is the reason why Cottover responsibility. Apart from this, GOTS also guarantees decisions that protect our planet for the future. Oeko-
use Fairtrade certified cotton. full traceability throughout the production chain. Tex takes into account regulated substances such
as azo dyes, formaldehyde and nickel, as well as
chemicals that have not yet been regulated by law.

Made with Fairtrade Cotton

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