A journey built on choices and concrete actions
With determination and awareness, we have chosen to integrate care for the environment into our activities and our relationships across the supply chain.
Our actions aim to understand and manage the environmental impacts associated with our activities and our value chain.
We have chosen to sign up to international protocols for chemical management in the fashion supply chain and have invested in product certification processes.
Since 2018, our catalogue has included Lariotex ECO, a line of products certified to specific industry standards or containing recycled, reclaimed or next-generation materials. We have also launched research and development activities in collaboration with some of our major suppliers.
A project to protect the environment and ensure product safety
The chemical risk management system we have adopted takes shape through a series of initiatives and operational practices.
We have joined the 4sustainability® commitment, adopting initiatives to implement the requirements of the framework and, in particular, the 4sustainability® PRSL protocol, Product Restricted Substances List, in accordance with international standards and guidelines.
We also abide by the ZDHC MRSL (Manufacturing Restricted Substances List), whose goal is to eliminate toxic and harmful substances from the textile industry.
The 4sustainability® protocol for Chemical Management is a system for managing chemicals properly, developed to gradually eliminate toxic substances that are harmful to human health and the environment from manufacturing processes. The framework involves the fashion supply chain through data collection and monitoring, supplier assessment, checks on raw materials and products, and the definition of improvement actions.
The ZDHC MRSL protocol promotes safer management of the chemicals used in manufacturing processes. The acronym MRSL refers to the list of chemicals that are banned from intentional use or subject to specific limits in the production of textile materials and articles. The MRSL therefore addresses chemical inputs to production, rather than focusing solely on the finished product.
Lariotex ECO
Within our catalogue, the Lariotex ECO brand identifies products with specific characteristics relating to their composition or applicable certifications. Fabrics in the ECO line may be made from recycled or reclaimed materials, certified to international industry standards, or meet both criteria.
The supply chain and supply chain management
Our colour is blue, as well as green, because we focus on the sustainable aspect in terms of our supply chain.
We are committed to verifying that textile manufacturers comply with international standards as regards product and workplace safety. We also regularly update the mapping of our suppliers in Platform 4s®, which is dedicated to chemical management and the management of technical fabric analysis activities.
Monitoring
We monitor all stages in the purchasing and selling process to ensure that our key values – quality, sustainability, responsibility – are respected.
We have implemented a labelling system for rolls of fabric that uses QR technology, so that we can efficiently and transparently track every step and all information relating to the product, including certifications.
Packaging
No package at Lariotex is unnecessary, because we choose to only use indispensable packaging in our supply chain.
Our packaging is made with certified and sustainable materials. The cellophane we purchase from our suppliers contains no BHT and we have stopped using plastic bags, using bags made from FSC®-certified paper instead. What’s more, one third of the pallets we use have been reclaimed.
Logistic
We have chosen to focus our energy and attention on making our logistics sustainable, speedy and reliable.
Just like us, our Jet Line and DHL partners also have clear sustainability goals: together we are committed to tracking and reducing the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from our procurement and delivery activities.