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Oeko-Tex® Oeko-Tex® is a certificate confirming the quality of textile and fibre products that come into direct con-tact with human skin. The Oeko-Tex® organisation awards certificates to products tested for content of one hundred most dangerous substances that pose risk to consumers. Our choice of fabrics for the products we make is not random, which is proven by the following certifi-cates: Cradle to Cradle Certified® is a certification programme based on five criteria: materials are safe for health, reuse of raw materials, use of renewable energy sources, carbon dioxide emissions, water resource management and social responsibility. EU Ecolabel is a certificate awarded by the European Commission to products and services that have a neg-ligible impact on the natural environment throughout their life cycle. Packaging materials Aware of how much conventional packaging depletes natural resources, each year we try to implement new methods of packaging our products, thereby reducing their quantity and ensuring that an increas-ing proportion of the packaging is made from reusa-ble or recyclable materials. In recent years, we have been gradually introducing improvements to eliminate cardboard and single-use plastic. We use returnable packaging, such as: > reusable protective covers we sew from fabric remnants, used to protect products in internal trans- port and on the way to the customer, > wooden crates and plastic pallet containers for trans- porting bulk components between factories, > transport blankets for moving furniture made from recycled fabrics and nonwovens. In our internal logistics, we have implemented and use reusable spacers, racks, lashing straps as well as fabric remnants. These solutions provide great protection for 142 Table of contents