C&A, one of Europe’s leading fashion retailers has launched the first Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold products in its stores in 18 European markets. As per aa company report these recyclable T-shirts are made of 100 per cent organic cotton, with safe materials and chemicals and produced in a socially and environmentally responsible way. They have been certified at gold level by the Cradle-to Cradle Product Innovation Institute (C2CPII). The dyes used in the T-shirts available in two styles and 17 colours, were selected from the range of DyStar Levafix and Remazolreactive dyes, which received C2C Gold Level certification for Material Health from C2CPII in 2016.
DyStar strives to be part of a more sustainable future and growing a circular economy, as well as reaffirms its commitment to environmental and human health. The styles were developed in close partnership with Fashion for Good. The DyStar Group is a leading dyestuff and chemical manufacturer and solution provider, offering customers a broad portfolio of colorants, speciality chemicals, and services. DyStar’s key service divisions assist brands and retailers and their industry partners to ensure that they meet stringent quality and ecological specifications, reduce costs and shorten lead times.
The DyStar econfidence programme is designed to provide assurance to textile customers that the dyes and chemicals supplied by DyStar comply with legal requirements. Econfidence also provides expertise so that selected products are compliant with voluntary Restricted Substances Lists (RSLs), including those of brands and retailers.
