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About Pond CPH
Pond Copenhagen is men's functional and responsible essentials for activities in and out of water. Pond swimwear and essentials are engineered and designed by founders Alexandra, Rasmus, Anders & Mikkel, four water lovers from Copenhagen, harbour bath capital of the world.
Each Pond piece is expertly crafted in Europe from responsible, premium fabrics and materials. Made to follow you anywhere, anytime, exploring your local ponds. The brand’s collection is entirely made in Europe at a factory specializing in swimwear. Pond Copenhagen minimize over-production by sticking to small quantities that they know can sell, thereby keeping the carbon footprint as low as possible.
Certifications, councils and pacts
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OEKO-TEX is an international association that tests for harmful substances in the various stages of textile production. It has two certification labels; the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and the Oeko-Tex Standard 1000.
The Oeko-Tex Standard 100 is a global uniform testing and certification system for textile raw materials, intermediate and end products at all stages of production. Therefore, STANDARD 100 can be considered both a global health and environmental certificate
The Oeko-Tex Standard 1000 is a testing, auditing and certification system for environmentally friendly production sites throughout the textile processing chain. -
The EU Ecolabel is a label of environmental excellence that is awarded to products and services meeting high environmental standards throughout their life-cycle: from raw material extraction, to production, distribution and disposal. The EU Ecolabel promotes the circular economy by encouraging producers to generate less waste and CO2 during the manufacturing process. The EU Ecolabel criteria guarantee the efficiency of their environmental actions through third party controls.
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Established in 2002 by the FTA (Foreign Trade Association), the Business Social Compliance Initiative is a business-driven scheme for companies committed to improving working conditions in the global supply chain. BSCI membership can assist retail, brand, trading and importing companies in their progress toward social compliance goals.
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Brands receive this certification either on brand level or in relation to the Product Life Cycle as depicted in the Comarché Framework. A track and trace system that verifies the number of recycled parts or materials in a given product. The GRS is intended to meet the needs of companies looking to verify the recycled content of their products (both finished and intermediate) and to verify responsible social, environmental and chemical practices in their production. The objectives of the GRS are to define requirements to ensure accurate content claims and good working conditions, and that harmful environmental and chemical impacts are minimised. This includes companies in ginning, spinning, weaving and knitting, dyeing and printing and stitching in more than 50 countries.
UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
The Brand does not work actively with the Sustainable Development Goals yet.
See all Sustainable Development Goals from the United Nations here.
See all Sustainable Development Goals from the United Nations here.
Sustainable highlights on brand level
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This indicates that the brand has actively sought out Fair Working Conditions for the producers of its product(s).
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This indicates that the brand gives back to society in some shape or form. The particular initiative will be listed when describing the brand in the brand section.
Product Lifecycle
Design
The Design Phase is a crucial part of determining a product’s sustainable capabilities. We’ve chosen to highlight a few genius steps that enable a sustainable product right from the beginning.
Material & Material Extraction
The materials used for a certain product and how these materials come to life are of crucial importance to the sustainable capabilities we seek in products.
Transportation of Materials
This step relates to the transportation of the raw materials from when they are first obtained (harvested etc.) to the production site. Obviously, the closer to the production site, the better.
Production
Obviously, the production of a certain product has an impact on the overall level of sustainability. Luckily, many manufacturers have now taken steps towards more sustainable production methods.
Packaging
How a brand chooses to package its products will have a significant influence of the carbon impact from packaging and transportation.
Distribution
This step relates to the distribution of products when they have been produced. Obviously, the closer to the brand’s warehouse, the better.
Usage
How you choose to use and take care of a product has a bigger impact than you think. Just think about how much longer a shirt lasts if it has been washed in the right way.
End of life
At this step, there is no way out and we have to find some way of discarding our product. How we discard a product will significantly influence the opportunity of reusing materials used.
