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Our goal is to ensure product and consumer safety across all product groups. A solid understanding of the use and effects of chemicals as well as controlled procedures and responsibilities help us achieve this goal.
All procedures and measures concerning the management of harmful substances are regulated in our “Harmful Substances Management” manual. These include:
Material and supplier selection is one of the most important components of our management of harmful substances.
We use a multi-stage concept in material selection:
GRI: | DMA Consumer Health Safety |
This multi-stage concept supports our standard of manufacturing VAUDE products using environmentally friendly methods and materials, with low emissions according to “best available technology” (BAT).
All input and output streams are examined. Only materials that meet the strict bluesign® criteria find their way into the production cycle. This guarantees that the final product is free from harmful substances. bluesign® monitors input stream quality by assigning substances to one of three color categories:
bluesign® limits help to protect the environment and conserve resources. Very positive, verifiable results have been achieved in reducing air emission, water use and resource consumption. Within the bluesign® standard, over 800 limited or banned substances are monitored.
For all materials used, the VAUDE RSL is the basis of the business relationship. This RSL regulates the use of critical substances in our supply chain. It is based on the bluesign® System Substances List (BSSL) created by bluesign® Technologies.
The limits and prohibitions of individual substances specified in the VAUDE RSL go far beyond the legal requirements (REACH) and the requirements of other textile standards.
Each supplier and producer must confirm their compliance RSL limits - and provide us with written records of test reports. We have arranged with a renowned institute for a VAUDE harmful substances test program for our partners.