Certifications
Certifications & Sustainability
The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) is a voluntary product standard for tracking and verifying the content of recycled materials in a final product. The standard applies to the full supply chain and addresses traceability, environmental principles, social requirements, chemical content and labeling.
Industria de Diseño Textil SA engages in the retail and sale of clothing, footwear, and accessories. It operates through the following segments: ZARA and Bershka. Its other brands conists of Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Stradivarius, Oysho, and Zara Home. The company was founded by Amancio Ortega Gaona.
The Higg Index is the most comprehensive and holistic framework in the world for measuring sustainability performance in the apparel industry. It features two product-focused tools, two facilities-based tools, and one global tool for brands and retailers. It's used by the textiles industries.
Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) or ocean diverted plastic is plastic waste defined as “at risk of ending up in the ocean”. OBP is estimated to generate 80% of plastic marine litter. It includes: a small fraction of commercially recyclable plastic waste. a lot of non-commercially recyclable plastic waste.
Buying FSC–certified paper and lumber means the forests that supply the wood are managed in a sustainable way – protected from deforestation and excessive clearcutting. Other FSC products, like Ram Board, can be used from recycled materials so no new trees are cut down to produce them.