Gildan Activewear Inc., St. Michael, Barbados, has been selected as the International OEKO-TEX Association’s company of the month for September and has been nominated for its sustainability award.
The OEKO-TEX Association’s award program was created to celebrate its 20th anniversary and is targeted to companies who are certified to the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 or 1000, and have demonstrated outstanding performance in sustainable products and processes.
All companies of the month are eligible for the OEKO-TEX Sustainability Award in one of five categories: environmental management, safety management, quality management, social responsibility and product innovations. The OEKO-TEX Sustainability Award 2013 will be presented in April 2013.
Gildan was the first manufacturer catering to the wholesale imprinted activewear industry to obtain the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification more than eight years ago. Today, all Gildan-branded products are OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified, meaning they are tested to be free from harmful levels of more than 300 substances believed to be dangerous to human health.
For more information, visit gildan.com. — L.M.
