EK Fashion ESG Annual Report 2021

Chapter 3
EK FASHION’S SUSTAINABLE AMBITION
STRATEGIC PILLARS
We have structured our ESG policy in 2019 around three
strategic pillars at EK Fashion. These focus on the future
generation of retailers, reducing our negative impact on
the environment and increasing our positive social impact.
Buy Smarter
Through partnerships, we aim at creating better products
with a less negative impact on the environment and that
contribute better to human well-being. We focus on five
themes:
1. Transparency in the chain.
2. More sustainable materials in the private label
collections.
3. Improving working conditions for the factory workers who
produce our private labels.
4. Respecting the environment by reducing water, energy
and chemicals.
Waste Less
We are committed to reducing our footprint by producing
less waste through co-creation and data exchange,
stimulating recycling and extending the life span of
products. We focus on three themes:
6. Produce on demand.
7. Circular entrepreneurship.
8. Efficiency in transport and packaging.
With these activities, we contribute to the following SDG’s:
Empower Local Heroes
Retailers make a difference in the transformation towards a
sustainable and prosperous fashion business. We give them,
as well as brands and our employees, full support to be
successful. We focus on three themes:
9. Increase the knowledge level.
10. Rewarding sustainable innovations.
11. Increasing employee vitality.
With these activities, we contribute to the following SDG’s:
5. Helping retailers and brands make more conscious
purchasing choices by enhancing knowledge about ESG
performance.
With these activities, we contribute to the following SDG’s:
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