DAMART,
DAMART,
ETHICAL &
SUSTAINABLE
OUR COMMITMENT
‘Damartex Way’ is the Damart sustainable procurement initiative and through this initiative, Damart is dedicated to offering its customers products that combine style and well-being. This promise relies on values of innovation and consideration, which are fundamental values for our brand.
WE PROMISE
1. The people who make our products are treated with respect and that the manufacturing process has no negative impact on the environment.
2. Our products have no negative impact on the health of those who produce them or consume them, or on the environment.
3. Our working processes prohibit modern slavery and human trafficking in both our own organisation and our supply chain.
OUR PRINCIPLES
Because ethics is a cardinal value for us Damart is committed to responsible purchasing, we have drawn up a Responsible Purchasing Charter which lays down the principles of human rights, labour rights, respect for the environment, and the fight against corruption.
We ensure that each of our manufacturing suppliers signs it and adheres to the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact. 2022: 78% of items placed on the market come from audited factories (2021: 61%) 100% OF OUR MANUFACTURING SUPPLIERS HAVE SIGNED OUR RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING CHARTER.
As members of the UN Global compact, Damart is committed to the following 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. We work together with UN agencies, labour groups and civil society to progress these principles, and share our best practices every year.
HUMAN RIGHTS
1. Support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.
2. Ensure that we are not complicit in human rights abuses.
LABOUR
3. Uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.
4. End all forms of forced and compulsory labour.
5. Abolish child labour.
6. Eliminate discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
ENVIRONMENT
7. Support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.
8. Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.
9. Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
ANTI-CORRUPTION
10. Work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
By joining Initiative Clause Sociale, Damart is working together with other retailers to improve conditions for colleagues and suppliers via independent audits based on national laws, ILO recommendations and the Declaration of Human Rights. It enables us to coordinate our audit approach and benefit from pooled resources and results.
OUR FACTORIES
All of our products comply with the highest quality, safety and regulatory standards, certified by independent specialist laboratories commissioned by us or our suppliers.
ALERGENS
All Damart suppliers are obliged to conform to the EU and UK REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals of very high concern) The regulation addresses the production and use of chemical substances, and their potential impacts on both human health and the environment, and is closely monitored and policed through regular random testing by Damart at certified laboratories.
ANIMAL FUR
Damart no longer use genuine fur on any of our products.
ANGORA WOOL
Damart no longer use Angora wool on any of our products.