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bluesign SERVICES for your sustained success
Responsible actions with regard to people, the environment and resources are at the core of BLUESIGN. Our efficient branch-specific services make sustainability simple and practice-oriented. Chemical suppliers, textile manufacturers and brands along the entire production and delivery chain benefit from the services and effective network we provide. By joining the bluesign® SYSTEM, you:
- increase the sustainability performance of your products and companies,
- minimize risks for people and the environment and thus your company’s risk,
- optimize your profitability and save costs,
- work within a network of the best in the sector while expanding your business excellence,
- improve your competitive requirements,
- build trust and a positive image.
Support for responsible and transparent production processes
Chemical Suppliers
For textile and leather chemical suppliers and traders, BLUESIGN offers an extensive range of Blue Step Services:
1. Guidance and consulting on implementing a best practice product stewardship
2. On-site company assessment to verify the product stewardship system
3. Risk-based third-party chemical assessment
The system partnership includes a comprehensive service package. This package provides communication support with trademark use, access to extensive applications within a cloud computing solution to get access to the supply chain and publication of your approved products on the world’s largest chemical positive list including ratings.
Manufacturers
For all kinds of textile and trim manufacturers, assemblers and converters of materials or ready-made products, BLUESIGN offers an extensive range of Blue Step services
1. Chemical inventory list evaluation and verification
2. On-site company assessment including evaluation of all risks and emissions, benchmarking resources, cost savings and environmental performance, chemical management system as well as recommendations and guidance on continuous improvements
3. Guidance and consulting on implementing the best practices in the area of chemical management
4. Access to the world’s largest chemical positive list for a proactive chemical change management
The system partnership including a comprehensive service package is provided along with communication support with trademark use for qualification of factory site and materials produced, access to extensive applications within a cloud computing solution to get access to the supply chain and publication of your approved products using a unique verification tool.
Brands and retailers
For consumer brands and retailers, BLUESIGN offers an extensive range of Blue Step services
1. Chemical inventory verification and chemical management in the supply chain
2. On-site company assessment including a road map to improve sustainability performance
3. Access to an extensive materials database and responsible manufacturers as sourcing support
Within the system partnership, BLUESIGN provides a comprehensive service package. This package includes comprehensive communication support with trademark use for qualification of companies and products produced, access to extensive applications within a cloud computing solution to get access to the supply chain and information based on verified data for full transparency and traceability.
bluesign SYSTEM – a sustainable commitment
The bluesign® SYSTEM is focused on people, the environment and resources. Through its comprehensive approach based on Input Stream Management, the bluesign® SYSTEM reduces the textile industry’s impacts on people and the environment, ensures responsible use of resources and guarantees the highest degree of consumer protection. The strictest criteria and analysis for on-site system implementation motivate companies along the entire value-added chain to improve their sustainability performance with BLUESIGN.
focus area
The bluesign® SYSTEM focuses on resources, people and the environment. Through its holistic approach based on Input Stream Management, the bluesign® SYSTEM reduces the impact on humans and the environment, ensures the responsible use of resources and guarantees the highest possible degree of consumer protection. The strictest criteria and the verification of the implementation of the system on site motivate companies along the entire textile value chain to improve their sustainability performance.
Sustainable success
A continuously increasing number of partner companies form the largest sustainable network in the textile industry. Together, they reduce the negative impacts of the textile manufacturing industry on people and the environment.
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Öko-Institut e.V.
Comparison of the European Ecolabel for textile products and the Blauer Engel for textiles using the bluesign® SYSTEM, 2012: “Based on the assessment of fulfillment of procedural and content requirements that a serious environmental label should meet, and based on the comparison with both environmental labels, EU Flower for textile products and Blauer Engel for textiles, the bluesign® SYSTEM can be highly recommended for reducing environmental impacts throughout the entire value-added chain of textiles. Particularly notably here is that BLUESIGN audits the individual businesses in the value-added chain and identifies potential improvements with regard to resource and power consumption, chemical use as well as workplace safety and specifies measures for optimization as part of its inspections.”
bluesign supports your communication
How do consumers recognize your sustainable product? How do market partners recognize your sustainably produced textiles, components or chemical products? The BLUESIGN symbol signals to your customers and the consumer that you act in a responsible manner with regard to people, the environment and resources. Efficiently and sustainably.
With bluesign® PRODUCT and bluesign® APPROVED, we have developed two labels that you can use effectively in your communications: With hang tags and affixed labels on the product as well as information about the two labels for online and offline communication.
Bluesign® FINDER
YOUR EASY ENTRY INTO CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
bluesign® FINDER was established in 2002 for implementing active chemical management in the textile industry. This web-based, advanced search engine for manufacturers contains bluesign® APPROVED chemical products that meet the bluesign® CRITERIA and therefore the highest level of chemical product verification. It also contains all the important information needed to utilize these products in compliance with the bluesign® SYSTEM. The most comprehensive positive list of chemical products is always up to date, and provides relevant information to minimize risks for people and the environment as well as improve consumer safety. bluesign® FINDER is the easy solution for managing your responsible chemical sourcing.
bluesign® FINDER advanced is included in the bluesign® SYSTEM service package. As a first step to implementing your chemical change management, Bluesign provides you with access to the basic version of bluesign® FINDER for free:
Bluesign® Assessment
Third party evaluation for ongoing progress
A bluesign® ASSESSMENT is an independent, systematic examination of data, processes and performance with regard to resources and the influence these have on people and the environment. It increases the effectiveness of your risk management and presents confirmation from independent technical experts. Moreover, branch experts provide solutions with regard to best practices and approaches for ongoing improvements.
bluesign® consultancy
We support companies with capacity building, risk control or by implementing sustainability strategies thus increasing the company’s value. In addition to standardized consultancy services, we also offer individual consulting as part of our scope of activity.
Excellent Data for Excellent Chemical Products
It means a commitment to cooperate along the entire production and supply chain – as well as throughout the product lifecycle – with the aim of passing on up- and downstream environmentally relevant and health-related data and ensuring responsible handling of various chemical products. bluesign® is your trustworthy partner. We support you with our consultancy service for your Product Stewardship in order to comply with today’s needs.
bluesign® academy
Knowledge has a particularly high value to BLUESIGN. It is only once we know how to improve the composition of chemicals, how to optimize their use or how we can use less water and power in the textile manufacturing process, that all of the components of textile products can be produced sustainably while effectively protecting people and the environment.
Shared knowledge and education
The main objective of our ACADEMY team is to share this knowledge and to make partner companies ready for an overall sustainable and environmentally friendly textile production. We want to provide valuable momentum and knowledge to further the well-being of people and the environment as well as the practical use of resources. To accomplish this, we make use of our proprietary continuing education offers, continuously develop our SERVICES and provide ongoing information to bluesign® SYSTEM PARTNERS.
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