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BSCI is an initiative for businesses that want to improve working conditions in the
global supply chain. Their code of conduct is making demands on all members’ supp-
10. Transport to liers, for example regarding wages and the prohibition of child labour, forced labour,
SWEDEN 11. DISTRIBUTION and discrimination.
9. IRONING / PACKING The products are shipped by ACROSS EUROPE
boat to Sweden and further
by truck to Cottover’s ware- The products are distributed
The products are ironed, house in Stenungsund. among several sister com-
folder and packed for panies within the New Wave
further transport Group across Europe, all of
which are annually audited
8. CUTTING / SEWING and certified by GOTS.
Finally, the products end up
at our retailers before they
Fabrics are cut into pattern reach the end customer.
pieces and sewn together to
make the final products.
7. DYEING / WASHING Textile Exchange is an international organisation working for a responsible expansion
of organic cotton farming. Today, the available supply of organic cotton is not enough
Fabrics are dyed and to meet the rising demand.
wet-processed with strict
requirements on chemical
use and water purification.
STENUNGSUND
6. KNITTING / WEAVING
The yarns are knitted and
woven into fabric. The
majority of the products
are knitted fabrics. The Accord is a five-year contract to improve safety in the Bangladeshi textile indus-
try, focusing on building, electrical, and fire safety. Over two million textile workers are
directly affected by the work of Accord, which is, therefore, one of our most important
5. PRODUCTION projects regarding social responsibilities.

Production is primarily in
partner factories in Bangla-
desh where we have strict
control of conditions, se fact DACCA
section below.

4. SPINNING
The raw materials are spun
into yarn. The yarn is trans-
ported by boat or truck to The Clean Shipping Index is an initiative aimed at encouraging shipping companies to
our partners in Bangladesh use cleaner ships that are more environmentally friendly, in order to reduce chemical
or India. and greenhouse gas emissions into our oceans.
3. Fiber from 1. Cultivating Cotton
recycled polyester 2. GINNING The organic cotton comes

Used PET bottles are col- from a selection of small-
lected and cleaned before Once the cotton has been scale cotton farmers in India
being ground into smaller picked it ends up in a local who are paid fairly for their
parts and then melted down gin that separates the seeds, cotton.
and made into pellets. The seed pods and other debris
pellets are then turned into from the cotton fibres. The Mistra Future Fashion is a research programme focusing on sustainable fashion and
fibre. cotton batting represents
only 32-35% of the plucked working for a positive future for the fashion industry. The programme has a uniquesys-
cotton bale. The rest is tem perspective, and the vision and aim of the programme is to ensure a systemic
used for oil production and
livestock feed, among other change to transform the industry into a sustainable one. Their inter disciplinary ap-
things. proach consists of research in areas such as design, supply chains, users, and recy-
cling, in collaboration with a large consortium of more than 40 research and industry
partners, including Cottover. Visit www.mistrafuturefashion.com

New Wave Group has its own purchasing In addition to internal controls, the factory Quality control
CONTROL staff is present at the factory to ensure that audits within the framework of the Amfori The factories undergo quality controls as COLLABORATIONS
regularly undergoes independent social
office with nearly fifty employees. Our own
set requirements are complied with in terms
BSCI. New Wave Group is also a signatory to
part of ensuring that they maintain a high
the International Accord, which means that
of quality as well as social and environmental
standard and that all requirements are met.
aspects, and that there’s a flow through all
electrical and building inspections as well as
stages of production. the factory, among other things, undergoes Quality checks are carried out several times
in the chain.
training and education in fire safety.
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