Environment & ethics
The environment and ethics have always been
important issues for New Wave and the company closely monitors
the way in which suppliers treat their employees and their management
of environmental issues.
Demands on the suppliers
- Code of conduct
New Wave considers it of major importance for
their customers and suppliers, to show respect for different
countries' legal standards as well as international organizations'
view on basic rights. New Wave must be responsible for its operations
in Europe as well as the rest of the world. We make our ethical
and moral views clear at all times, as we are fully convinced
that this guarantees our long-term development and good business.
Our Code of Conduct is applied on all factories involved in
the production of New Wave's products. At the same time as we
are aware of the different legal and cultural conditions for
factories around the world, the Code of Conduct states the basic
standards that all factories have to live up to if they wish
to do business with New Wave. Code of Conduct is an agreement
that New Wave's suppliers have to enter into and follow, and
which states that the suppliers have to work in accordance with
the law and allow New Wave full access to their factories and
data, to ensure that the supplier observes the rules. Furthermore
the Code of Conduct contains points such as anti-discrimination,
prohibition of child labour, wages and working hours, working
conditions and freedom to join unions. To make it possible to
follow-up that suppliers adhere to the agreement, New Wave Group
AB has increased its presence with additional staff who continually
visit the factories.
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The environment
Production and transports have great impact
on the environment. Apart from Seger's factory in Sweden and
Toppoint's factory in Holland, New Wave now owns a sewing factory
in China which is aiming at being certified in accordance with
ISO 9001 and SA 8000 during 2005. Besides these factories New
Wave has no other production of its own. New Wave works closely
with its suppliers regarding environmental considerations and
with respect to the abovementioned Code of Conduct which demands
that suppliers follow the chemical restrictions that are stated
in Swedens textile importers' chemical guide. Our suppliers
must also ensure that their suppliers strive to decrease the
use of virgin raw materials, the discharge of "unnatural"
materials, waste, air pollution, energy consumption and the
consumption of fresh water. Apart from Sweden, New Wave has
established purchasing offices in China, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
At these offices are employees who follow production and ensure
that suppliers live up to New Wave's quality and environmental
demands. New Wave also sends random samples from production
to independent test institutions e.g. IFP Research and SGS,
who test the products for any forbidden materials. In the beginning
of 2005, New Wave also invested in its own laboratories in China
and Bangladesh so that further controls and tests can be undertaken.
New Wave works continuously towards environmental improvements
in its ordinary production. The Group has previously phased
out most chlorine bleaching in favour of bleaching with the
help of hydrogen peroxide. New Wave invests considerable resources
in ensuring that certain carcinogenic AZO dyes are not used.
Suppliers have also been encouraged to use mechanical shrinking
instead of chemical shape stabilization, in order to avoid formaldehyde
residue that may induce allergies. New Wave transports goods
in collective shipments as much as possible from the Far East,
for different companies within the group. New Wave uses air
transport only marginally and only if absolutely necessary.
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Working conditions
Production and transports have great impact
on the environment. Apart from Seger's factory in Sweden and
Toppoint's factory in Holland, New Wave now owns a sewing factory
in China which is aiming at being certified in accordance with
ISO 9001 and SA 8000 during 2005. Besides these factories New
Wave has no other production of its own. New Wave works closely
with its suppliers regarding environmental considerations and
with respect to the abovementioned Code of Conduct which demands
that suppliers follow the chemical restrictions that are stated
in Swedens textile importers' chemical guide. Our suppliers
must also ensure that their suppliers strive to decrease the
use of virgin raw materials, the discharge of "unnatural"
materials, waste, air pollution, energy consumption and the
consumption of fresh water. Apart from Sweden, New Wave has
established purchasing offices in China, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
At these offices are employees who follow production and ensure
that suppliers live up to New Wave's quality and environmental
demands. New Wave also sends random samples from production
to independent test institutions e.g. IFP Research and SGS,
who test the products for any forbidden materials. In the beginning
of 2005, New Wave also invested in its own laboratories in China
and Bangladesh so that further controls and tests can be undertaken.
New Wave works continuously towards environmental improvements
in its ordinary production. The Group has previously phased
out most chlorine bleaching in favour of bleaching with the
help of hydrogen peroxide. New Wave invests considerable resources
in ensuring that certain carcinogenic AZO dyes are not used.
Suppliers have also been encouraged to use mechanical shrinking
instead of chemical shape stabilization, in order to avoid formaldehyde
residue that may induce allergies. New Wave transports goods
in collective shipments as much as possible from the Far East,
for different companies within the group. New Wave uses air
transport only marginally and only if absolutely necessary.
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Ethics
New Wave also wants to play an active role in building a
better society for those working in the production plants
where the Group's collections are produced. An example of
this is the New Wave School, an educational program for more
than 250 children in Jue Xi in southern China. During 2004
New Wave also donated 38,000 T-shirts in aid.
1 United Nations Convention
on the Rights of the Child, article 32:1:
"States Parties recognize the right of the child to be
protected from economic exploitation and from performing any
work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with the
child's education, or to be harmful to the child's health
or psychical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development."
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