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Sustainability and Certifications

This world belongs to all of us. We adopt sustainability as a fundamental philosophy to protect our resources and aim for a better future.

 

At Özel Tekstil, for a sustainable future, we use environmentally friendly fibers and fiber blends that are proven by various certifications, utilizing renewable energy sources.

 

With our environmentally sensitive approaches at Özel Tekstil:

 

– We keep our water resources under control. Continuous improvement activities are conducted to reduce water consumption.

– To reduce the chemical intensity and load in our wastewater, we follow the Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) and use chemicals and dyes that cause less harm to the environment, which are certified as suitable for use after testing.

– As a member of ZDHC, we monitor all its activities. Our wastewater analysis reports and chemical inventory are made available to our stakeholders through the “InCheck” report.

– By preferring products that use eco-friendly fibers and are certified by various organizations, we contribute to a cleaner environment.

– Thanks to our investment in renewable energy, we use the energy produced by the solar panels installed at our factory in our operations.

With our human-sensitive approaches at Özel Tekstil:

– With our slogan “Being special requires care,” we take good care of our employees. We work and value all our employees in compliance with social conformity conditions.

– Our company has successfully passed all social conformity audits conducted by our various customers.

The Certificates We Possess

  • The Oeko-Tex® 100 CLASS 1 is an independent textile label designed to highlight consumer products and semi-finished products at every level of the textile industry that have been tested for harmful substances and produced using environmentally friendly processes under safe and socially responsible working conditions. Our possession of this certificate at CLASS 1 level confirms ÖZEL TEKSTİL’s capability to produce healthy, ethical, and accurate products for children’s items, putting us a step ahead of our competitors.
  • Our GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certificate ensures that we process our products made from organic fibers within the standard framework in an environmentally and socially responsible manner, allowing us to safely produce our products for our consumers.
  • Our GRS (Global Recycle Standard) certificate ensures the traceability and verification of recycled materials throughout the supply chain, from raw material to packaging, by meeting the production requirements within the standard framework.
  • With our OCS (Organic Content Standard) certificate, we ensure the traceability and verification of our products containing between 5% and 100% organic fibers.
  • Our RCS (Recycle Claim Standard) certificate ensures the traceability and verification of our products containing between 5% and 100% recycled fibers.
  • With our BCP (Better Cotton Platform) membership, we declare our participation in the world’s largest cotton sustainability chain by processing and using Better Cotton products.
  • We contribute to sustainability by certified use of TENCEL™ and ECOVERO™ products, trademarks of Lenzing company.