Sus­taina­bi­li­ty at Kettelhack

We take respon­si­bi­li­ty for ensu­ring that tomorrow’s gene­ra­ti­ons also have a future worth living for. Working tog­e­ther for a “good tomor­row”: that is the mis­si­on we actively pur­sue – on all levels and in all are­as of the company.

Sus­tain­ab­ly new

Sus­taina­bi­li­ty is not a sta­te but a pro­cess! Steps both big and small count. Never get tired of ques­tio­ning the old and initia­ting the new – at all levels and in all are­as of the company.

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Sus­taina­bi­li­ty is not a sta­te but a pro­cess! Steps both big and small count. Never get tired of ques­tio­ning the old and initia­ting the new – at all levels and in all are­as of the company.

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CSR stan­dards

About this report

This digi­tal sus­taina­bi­li­ty report meets the requi­re­ments of the EMAS Regu­la­ti­on and com­pli­es with the requi­re­ments of GRI 4 of the Glo­bal Report­ing Initiative.

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CSR stan­dards

EMAS Envi­ron­men­tal Statement

As a regis­tered com­pa­ny in the EMAS regis­ter, we are obli­ged to publish an envi­ron­men­tal state­ment. → Here are all the details from our cur­rent envi­ron­men­tal statement.

Good Tomor­row 

Good Tomor­row: Sus­taina­bi­li­ty at Kettelhack

Working tog­e­ther for a “good tomor­row”: This is our mis­si­on, and we are com­mit­ted to it – at all levels and in all are­as of the company.

Good Tomor­row: Sus­taina­bi­li­ty at Kettelhack

Good Tomor­row stands for joint action for a sus­tainable future, wit­hout dis­re­gar­ding know­ledge and expe­ri­ence from the past. We take respon­si­bi­li­ty for ensu­ring that tomorrow’s gene­ra­ti­ons also have a future worth living for.

Fami­ly busi­ness in its fourth generation

As an inde­pen­dent fami­ly busi­ness, we are very fami­li­ar with long-term plan­ning and respon­si­ble action. In doing so, we focus equal­ly on the envi­ron­men­tal per­for­mance of our com­pa­ny and on the qua­li­ty of our pro­ducts and processes.

“Not­hing is more para­ly­sing than an ope­ra­tio­nal rush during a men­tal lull. Being mobi­le and proac­ti­ve pro­tects us from being over­whel­med by new developments.” 

Sus­tainable tex­ti­le 

High-qua­li­ty raw fabric from long-stan­ding partners!

We buy about a third of our raw fabric from just next door: At a wea­ving mill that belon­ged to our com­pa­ny until 2011 and is only two rol­ling gates away. We source the rest from long-stan­ding part­ners in Tur­key or Pakistan.

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Net­wor­king, exchan­ging know­ledge, beco­ming active …

We are con­vin­ced: Only a joint initia­ti­ve by all stake­hol­ders in the tex­ti­le value chain can lead to a holi­stic imple­men­ta­ti­on of sus­taina­bi­li­ty in the tex­ti­le sector.

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Fair­trade cotton

The inde­pendent­ly con­trol­led Fair­trade label stands for the sup­port of small far­mers and workers in the pro­du­cing count­ries. In this way, Fair­trade aims to impro­ve the lives of all peo­p­le invol­ved in the pro­duc­tion of a Fair­trade-cer­ti­fied tex­ti­le – from the cot­ton field to the clo­thes hanger.

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Envi­ron­ment 

Envi­ron­men­tal manage­ment at Kettelhack

With our envi­ron­men­tal manage­ment sys­tem in accordance with the Euro­pean stan­dard EMAS, we pur­sue a holi­stic approach to the topic of the environment! 

Num­bers, data, facts

Whe­ther it’s ener­gy con­sump­ti­on per machi­ne hour or the balan­cing of was­te volu­mes – key figu­res are indis­pensable for our
→ envi­ron­men­tal manage­ment system.

m3 water
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  • of which 98.3 % trea­ted well water.
Mwh Ener­gy
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  • of which 87 % gas and 13 % electricity
Tons of waste 
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  • the­reof 0.6 % hazar­dous waste

Our fib­re stars

Whe­ther clas­sic cot­ton, sus­tainable cel­lu­lo­se fibres from wood or recy­cled poly­es­ter – each fib­re brings its own eco­lo­gi­cal advantages.

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Not all che­mis­try is the same …

At Ket­tel­hack, the sel­ec­tion and use of the neces­sa­ry che­mi­cals are car­ri­ed out with spe­cial care and con­side­ra­ti­on of eco­lo­gi­cal standards.

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CO2 Foot­print – more than just a number

The car­bon foot­print adds an important com­po­nent to other key figu­res: The envi­ron­men­tal impact of fac­tors only beco­mes clear through this consideration.

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Social 

Con­tri­bu­ting, par­ti­ci­pa­ting, shaping!

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Work­place health promotion

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App­ren­ti­ce­ship at Kettelhack

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Ferit Sabaho­g­lu, Goods Con­trol­ler and Sus­taina­bi­li­ty Ambassador
“Abo­ve all, the sus­taina­bi­li­ty ambassa­dor trai­ning pro­gram­me taught me how you can chan­ge for good — even with litt­le effort.”
“Abo­ve all, the sus­taina­bi­li­ty ambassa­dor trai­ning pro­gram­me taught me how you can chan­ge for good — even with litt­le effort.”

Our 29 sus­taina­bi­li­ty ambassa­dors are an important part of our sus­tainable cor­po­ra­te cul­tu­re. From app­ren­ti­ces to manage­ment, employees from dif­fe­rent com­pa­ny divi­si­ons are invol­ved – and thus good mul­ti­pli­ers for the topic of sustainability.

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“Only satis­fied employees put their heart and soul into their work. The key to this tre­asu­re: Trust, free­dom – and long-term appreciation” 

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Development of water consumption in m3

The high level of water consumption in production brings with it a corresponding volume of waste water. Compliance with the limit values from the Waste Water Ordinance is ensured by the indirect discharge permit. The daily control of the mixing and equalisation basin by our employees, as well as through the regular inspections by the responsible monitoring authorities, give us the necessary security. 

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