the sustainable fashion brand
4sustainability® is the Process Factory brand that certifies the adoption by fashion and luxury companies of the sustainability roadmap. The granting and maintaining of the brand is conditional to the implementation of one or more coherent initiatives, as well as to the compliance with strict requirements that are continuously monitored.
Each 4sustainability® initiative has one ore more United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as its foundation and purpose, each selected amongst the most relevant ones.
the distinguishing factors
- an integrated guarantee system, compliant with the major international initiatives and certifications for the sustainability of fashion industry
- a sole certification instead of many
- a method for carrying out concrete projects
- for brands, certain evidence of the supply chain sustainability
- for the supply chain, a reliable communication tool
the 4sustainability roadmap
Adhesion to the 4sustainability® roadmap takes the form of one or more initiatives to be implemented through the project – constructed on the foundation of a standard protocol, IT tool and dedicated guidelines – and all-encompassing training activities that precede and/or follow completion of the project.
MATERIALS en
Materials
conversion to the use of lower impact materials for sustainable production
CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT en
Chemical Management
elimination of toxic and harmful chemicals from production cycles
TRACE en
Trace
process traceability and supply chain monitoring
PEOPLE en
People
growth of organizational well-being
PLANET en
Planet
conscious use of resources to reduce environmental impact
RECYCLE en
Recycle
development of reuse, recycling and sustainable design practices
the digital report
With the release of the 4sustainability brand, each company will be entitled to its own web page accessible from the 4S COMPANIES section of this site. This page is conceived as a digital report which shows through selected KPIs, for each initiative implemented, the sustainability performance achieved and the possibility, where required, to download the complete abstract issued following first or subsequent evaluations.