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OEKO-TEX® 2210252 Centexbel OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is a health label for textiles that Santino requires as standard. Textiles with this label do not contain any substances that could be harmful to health. Compliance with the requirements is continuously monitored in laboratories and through company audits. Watching over the social, ecological and chemical impact of production. Because Santino is OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certified, it also complies with REACH*, SVHC* and POP* regulations. * REACH (registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemical substances) * SVHC (Substances of very high concern) * POP (Persistent Organic Pollutants) prohibits or restricts the production or use of persistent organic pollutants on the EU market. PEOPLE IN THE COMPANY Santino endorses the objectives formulated by ILO Conventions (the International Labour Organisation aims to promote social justice) in the field of social working conditions and social circumstances, such as child labour and discrimination. Santino is a trading company that purchases textiles from manufacturers in Bangladesh, China, India, Turkey and Portugal. We attach great importance to ensuring that internationally applicable standards and values are respected at all times in all our business activities. Since 2007, Santino has drawn up a code of conduct for this purpose, which must be observed and applies to all factories where our products are manufactured. These codes of conduct are also laid down in the contracts that are concluded annually with our suppliers. The Code of Conduct is an essential part of our General Terms and Conditions for Purchase and Deliveries. These General Terms and Conditions are signed by the suppliers for acceptance. Our agents, working at our purchasing offices in the manufacturing countries, ensure that these requirements are met. The SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) are seventeen global goals aimed at significantly improving the world by 2030. All 196 UN countries, including the Netherlands, have adopted these goals. Thousands of organisations and millions of citizens worldwide have contributed to their formulation. The SDGs were launched in 2015 and will continue until 2030. They focus on urgent global challenges such as poverty, education and the climate crisis. The SDGs replace the Millennium Development Goals (2000–2015) and include 169 specific targets that provide additional precision in achieving these objectives. (source: SDG Netherlands) 15

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