ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.

At Goosecraft we are devoted to improve the garment and textile supply chain with quality products that are produced in a fair and safe way with as less as possible impact on the environment. We expect that our suppliers commit to handling water, energy and chemicals with precaution and in a sensible way, as all of these are valuable resources and misuse of chemicals in particular can harm workers and the environment. We request our suppliers to work with the Restricted Substances List (RSL) of the the European legislation REACH.

THE MANUFACTURING RESTRITED SUBSTANCES LIST.

For Goosecraft production, we require our suppliers to control discharged water and the usage of water, energy and chemicals working with the Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) of ZDHC in order to make sure certain harmful chemicals are not used and all other chemicals are only used within the tolerable limits. Next to this, it is expected that our suppliers keep track of their chemical inventory by using a chemical inventory sheet and work with an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet). Concerning chemicals, our suppliers must take the right measures in storing, using and disposing the chemicals in a correct and safe manner to protect workers and the environment.

As Goosecraft’s main material is leather, we demand our suppliers to make sure that all of our products are not exceeding the limits when it comes to chrome (Cr) and the usage of Chrome 6 (Cr6) is prohibited.

THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE.

Under the umbrella of Amfori BSCI, is the Business Environmental Performance Initiative (BEPI). Goosecraft has joined  Amfori BEPI in an effort to manage and improve environmental progress and create supply chain visibility.

All the leather that is used in our garments is a by-product of the global meat industry. We don’t use any leather from exotic, threatened or endangered animals. Click below to check our Animal Welfare policy.

WORKING TOWARDS LEATHER WORKING GROUP CERTIFICATION.

We are always looking for more sustainable options for our leather use. Instead of the conventional tanning process, we make use of vegetable tanned leather for some of our products. In the process of vegetable tanning, no hazardous chemicals are used.  In addition to the vegetable tanning process, together with our suppliers, we work towards Leather Working Group (LWG-) certification. The Leather Working Group is a multi-stakeholder initiative to develop and maintain a protocol that assesses the environmental compliance and performance capabilities of leather manufacturers and promotes sustainable and appropriate environmental business practices within the leather industry. An LWG-certified product for leather is currently the highest standard available. For Goosecraft we aim to have all our leather LWG-certified. To read more about the LWG and LWG-certification, please click here.