VISCOSE
Most of our suppliers use the man-made natural fiber Viscose. In recent years many have moved to source FSC-certified viscose yarn which respects our trees and forests around the planet.
In addition to FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) viscose, some mills like Marini offer Viscose which is made from recycled cotton linters, instead of virgin tree pulp, meant to repurpose post-industrial recycled cotton into yarn capable of producing elegant, slick fabrics of all types.
ENKA®
ENKA® Viscose filament yarn is based on the renewable raw material wood, which consists of 40 – 50 % cellulose – the most common organic and renewable plant material. ENKA is sourcing FSC® certified cellulose from a Swedish biorefinery, which fully originates from local, legal and sustainable forestation in Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Scotland. Therefore, ENKA itself is FSC® certified and has developed its own Wood Pulp Procurement Policy in order to promote sustainable forest management and the protection of ancient and endangered forests. Within the framework of the CanopyStyle Initiative, ENKA was successfully audited as the first filament yarn producer by the certifier Rainforest Alliance (please find the full results of the CanopyStyle audit). ENKA® Viscose has received the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Institute's Gold level Material Health Certificate. Additionally, ENKA® Viscose has been selected as „responsible fiber“ according to the Fairtrade Textile Standard by nonprofit organization Fairtrade International. Therefore, ENKA® Viscose can be used in supply chains that are certified entirely under the terms of the Fairtrade Textile Standard.
Sustainable working is mandatory for ENKA. Therefore ENKA aims at balancing commercial operations and safeguarding our ecological resources. ENKA strives for long-term competitiveness at the most considerate use of resources in a difficult global competitive environment.
Many industry sectors, such as the chemical fibers’ industry, have a long tradition in pursuing initiatives for sustainability. In order to judge ENKA’s stand as regards to sustainability matters, the following product-specific factors have to be taken into consideration:
use of raw materials, energy and other resources in ENKA’s production
emission of solid, liquid and aerous waste
use of ENKA’s products and the after-use phase
Source: http://www.enka.de/nachhaltigkeit_1_en.php
