For 50 years, Aquafil has been one of the leading players in the production of Polyamide 6, as well as a pioneer of the circular economy revolution in the textile sector, both in Italy and around the globe.
For every 10,000 tonnes of ECONYL® raw material produced, 70,000 barrels of crude oil are saved, and 65,100 tonnes of CO2 emissions are avoided—reducing the global warming impact of nylon by up to 90% compared with new material made from oil.
All of our leather suppliers are certified by the Leather Working Group. The Leather Working Group accreditation is a full audit of the leather supply chain, examining factors including but not limited to water and energy usage, solid waste and effluent management, air and noise emissions, traceability, health and safety, chemical management, restricted substances, and compliance and chromium VI (CrVI) management. This audit is rigorous, requiring two days on-site to complete. LWG members are audited every 24 months.
One-third of our leather suppliers are Green Energy Certified meaning they are audited to use 100% fully renewable energy certified by a Guarantee of Origin. A further half of our leather suppliers are currently using 83% renewable energy sources. Two-thirds of our leather suppliers are REACH compliant, meaning they do not use harmful or hazardous banned substances in their processing. To be REACH compliant, businesses must have stringent processes to recover and reuse any chemicals which are used, so these are not released into waterways or the environment.
Yu Mei protects workers across the supply chain with our Supplier Code of Conduct which is in line with the International Labour Organization guidelines and addresses issues such as but not limited to: child labour, forced labour, freedom of association, collective bargaining, non-discrimination, gender equality, modern slavery, non-excessive hours, ban on sandblasting, and rights and capacities to make a complaint. 100% of our suppliers to adhere to this code. It is important to Yu Mei to ensure a living wage is paid through our supply chain, something we can assure through third-party audits of our factories, and the work done by the Global Living Wage coalition.
