Sustainable textile

Our supply chains 


Our supply chains

Risk-based supply chain management

Sustainability in the textile industry means much more than just processing ecologically produced cotton. It poses different challenges for companies at every stage of the value chain. This includes, among other things, compliance with human rights due diligence or the avoidance of negative sources of environmental impact along the supply chain.

We take a risk-based approach to our supply chain management. The basis for measures and requirements is the country risk analysis. Depending on the level of country risk, suppliers must meet certain requirements in order to work with us. 

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Our supply chains

Raw fabric

We buy about a third of our raw fabric from just next door: At a spinning and weaving mill that belonged to our company until 2011 and is only two rolling doors away. → learn more


Our supply chains

Dyes and auxiliaries

Without dyes, there can be no coloured, high-performance fabrics – the selection and use of the necessary chemicals are carried out by us with special care and due consideration of ecological standards.

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OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certificate
Fairtrade Certificate
Code of Conduct

More on the topic
→ Our fibre stars
→ Not all chemistry is the same…
→ CO2 Footprint – More than just a number!

Partnership for Sustainable Textiles


We are convinced that only the joint initiative of all stakeholders in the textile value chain can lead to a holistic implementation of sustainability in the textile industry.

That is why Kettelhack joined the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles in 2015.  As part of our membership, we get involved, for example, by participating in various working groups or through bilateral exchange with other members.
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Faitrade

Fairtrade cotton

Fairtrade minimum prices, improved working conditions and a transparent supply chain: The independently controlled Fairtrade label stands for the support of small farmers and workers in the producing countries. Since 2017, we have met Fairtrade’s criteria to use the Fairtrade Cotton label.

“Only when all participants pull together and mutually support one another can we implement sustainability as a guiding principle in the textile industry. The journey is the goal: to achieve ecological, economical and social improvements along the entire value-added chain.”

Jessica Burwin, Sustainability Manager

Our supply chains

Sustainability in the textile industry poses different challenges for companies at each stage of the value chain.

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Partnership for Sustainable Textiles

The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles aims to achieve social, ecological and economic improvements along the value chain.

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Fairtrade cotton

Fairtrade aims to make a significant contribution to justice along the textile supply chain.

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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.

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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.