NowyStyl_Raport CSR_2020-2021_EN

A certificate confirming the quality of textile and fibre products that come into direct contact with human skin. Oeko-Tex® awards certificates to products tested for the presence of one hundred most dangerous substances that pose risk to consumers. Oeko-Tex® A certification programme based on five criteria: materials that are safe for health, reuse of raw materials, use of renewable energy sources, carbon dioxide emissions, water resource management and social responsibility. Cradle to Cradle Bronze A certificate that confirms sustainable sheep farming. The organisation improves its methods, constantly looking for new ways to improve the quality of fibres and strives to leave a lasting footprint. Wools of New Zealand A certificate awarded by the European Commission to products and services that have a negligible impact on the natural environment throughout their life cycle. EU Ecolabel We strive to reduce the impact of our packaging on the natural environment. In recent years, we have been grad- ually introducing improvements to eliminate cardboard and single-use plastic . We use returnable packaging, such as: > reusable protective covers we make from fabric remnants to secure products as they circulate inter- nally and are transported to the customer, > wooden crates for transporting collective components between the factories, > transport blankets for moving cabinets, 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 our products when they are transported between plants, while eliminating the need for stretch film, used before, and other plastic items. These solutions, implemented in 2020-2021, prevented us from using about 7.2 tons of stretch film, which amounts to about 22% of the total annual consump- tion of stretch film in our internal transport. As a result, we have also significantly reduced stretch film waste. Packaging 94 Table of contents