It is our declared goal to ensure both product safety and consumer safety for all of our product groups and to go beyond legal requirements.
This is why there is a clear strategy for the management of chemicals at VAUDE.
- We place the highest emphasis on the safety for our customers.
- We refrain from using ecologically harmful and hazardous chemicals.
- Even without legal regulations, we are finding substitutes for dangerous substances.
- We take on comprehensive responsibility for people and the environment in our supply chain.
- We are transparent with all of the chemicals we use.
- We train and empower our partners in the supply chain.
Switching from the RSL to the MRSL is a major step. While until now, compliance with limit values has been observed in finished products, compliance is now required throughout the entire manufacturing process: the production of yarns, weaving, dyes, coating/lamination and further finishing steps. This is quite a big step for us, and we also need the cooperation of our supply chain. However, we will continue to follow this path, as it will help us achieve great improvement for the people and the environment near our production sites. The VAUDE MRSL is the basis of our business relationships for all materials used, such as fabrics, components and packaging materials.
The limits and prohibitions of individual substances listed in the VAUDE MRSL go far beyond the legal requirements (REACH) and requirements of other textile standards.
