Santino - Catalogus 2016-2017

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Responsibility BSCI, reach & OEko-tex
geschieht durch die vorgeschriebene Registrierung,
Bewertung und die etwaige Genehmigung oder ein
entsprechendes Verbot, die betreffenden Stoffe
einzusetzen.
Oekotex beginnt ganz am Anfang. Wird im Hinblick
auf den Einsatz von Chemikalien verantwortungsvoll
verfahren? Im Weiteren wird begutachtet, welche
Stoffe in der Kleidung verarbeitet werden. Sind
diese schädlich für den Verbraucher oder für den
Fabrikarbeiter? Ferner kommt die ‘Leistungsfähigkeit’
der betreffenden Textilien auf den Prüfstand: wie
langlebig ist ein Kleidungsstück und welchen Einfluss
hat ein Waschen der betreffenden Textilien auf die
Umwelt? Muss ein T-Shirt häufig gewaschen werden
oder muss viel Waschmittel zum Waschen verwendet
werden? Sind hohe Temperaturen zum Waschen
erforderlich? In diesen Fällen wären die produzierten
Textilien natürlich schädlicher für die Umwelt.
Textilien dürfen also weder für den Menschen, noch
für die Natur bzw. die Umwelt schädlich sein. All
diese Aspekte werden berücksichtigt, weil es sich
doch so viel besser anfühlt, diese Kleidung zu tragen.
Soziales Engagement
Als Organisation, die inmitten der Gesellschaft agiert,
unterstützt Santino wohltätige Zwecke und arbeitet
daher auch mit einigen Sozialorganisationen vor Ort
zusammen. So unterstützen wir unter anderem auch
eine Schule und Studenten in Gambia.
EN / Social responsibility
We feel responsible for our environment at Santino.
We have therefore had an active Corporate Social
Responsibility policy in place for a long period of time.
The person in the company
Santino endorses the objectives formulated by ILO
Conventions (International Labour Organisation)
in relation to social working conditions and social
circumstances, including child labour and discrimination.
Santino is a trading company which purchases textiles
from manufacturers in the countries Bangladesh,
China, India, Turkey and Portugal. We attach a great
deal of value to the fact that international standards
and values are respected in all our business activities
at all times.
Santino introduced their Code of Conduct to this effect
in 2007, which needs to be taken into account and which
applies to all factories which manufacture our products.
This Code of Conduct is also stipulated in the contracts
we enter into with our suppliers every year. The Code of
Conduct forms an essential part of our ‘General Terms
and Conditions for Purchase and Deliveries’. These
General Terms and Conditions are signed in agreement
by all our suppliers. Our representatives, active at our
purchasing offices in the production countries, ensure
these requirements are met.
BSCI
In addition to the self-evidence of our own Corporate
Social Responsibility, Santino is also a member of
BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative). The
Business Social Compliance Initiative commits itself
to globally improving working conditions in the trade.
The BSCI is now increasingly carrying out audits at
suppliers in order to assess which steps have been
taken since the last audit to improve the working
conditions. This is therefore not a certification system,
but a way of implementing step by step improvements
at suppliers and to subsequently check whether these
have been complied with.
Sustainable purchasing
Santino has a sustainable purchasing policy in place,
in accordance with the international guidelines set in
“REACH” and “Oeko-tex”.
REACH is an EU regulation which is included in the
Environmental Management Act within the Dutch
law. The aim of the REACH system is to manage the
risks associated with chemical substances. This is
realised through compulsory registration, evaluation
and whether or not the use of these substances is
permitted.
Oeko-tex stands for Eco-textiles. Oekotex starts
at the very beginning. Is proper attention devoted
to the use of chemicals? Which materials are
used in the clothing is subsequently looked into,
are they not hazardous to the consumer or the
factory worker? The focus is then on the textile’s
‘performance level’, how long will a particular
garment last and what effect will the washing
of it have on the environment? If you regularly
have to wash a T-shirt, plus if you need a great
deal of detergent and need to wash it at high
temperatures, it will naturally be more harmful
to the environment. Textiles should therefore not
result in harm to either people or the environment.
All these aspects are taken into consideration and
this certainly makes everything more comfortable
when you come to wear the clothing.
Social responsibility
As an organisation positioned right in the very heart
of society, Santino supports or works together with
local charities and social organisations, but we also
send funds to a school and students in Gambia.
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