Fibre and Yarns
Sateri Completes Higg Facility Social and Labour Module Assessment for Responsible Manufacturing All of Sateri’s five viscose mills in China have undergone independent evaluation of their social and labour practices, having completed the Higg Facility Social and Labour Module (FSLM) audit and achieved a consistent high score of above 80%. A member of the RGE group of companies, Sateri is also one of the world’s first viscose producers to have completed the Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) assessment, with the similar verified high score of over 80% for all its viscose mills. Developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, a global, multi-stakeholder non-profit alliance for the fashion industry, the Higg Index is a suite of tools that enables brands, retailers and facilities of all sizes to accurately measure and score a company or product’s sustainability performance. The FSLM tool of the Higg Index holistically assesses working conditions of the mills, including fair wages and compensation, health & safety, respectful treatment of employees etc; while the FEM tool focuses more on environmental performance, including energy consumption, greenhouse gas missions, water use, chemical and waste management. Allen Zhang, President of Sateri, said, “In light of increasing scrutiny on working conditions in the textile industry, the FSLM tool enables us to identify gaps and opportunities to improve on social and labour practices. Our high score of over 80% is an affirmation of our ongoing efforts to uphold workers’ welfare and create a conducive work environment, especially during these difficult times brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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PAKISTAN TEXTILE JOURNAL - February 2022
About Sateri Sateri is the world’s largest producer of viscose fibre, a natural biodegradable raw material found in everyday items like textiles, wet wipes and other personal hygiene products. Their five mills in China collectively produce about 1.5 million tonnes of viscose fibre yearly.
Allen Zhang President Sateri
Their range of high quality viscose products, branded EcoCosy®, is independently verified as safe, sustainable, and responsibly produced. Sateri also produce textile yarn, spunlace non-woven fabric, Lyocell, and FINEX™, a recycled textile fibre. Headquartered in Shanghai, Sateri has a sales, marketing and customer service network covering Asia, Europe and the Americas. Sateri stricly adheres to their Sustainability Policy, Pulp Sourcing Policy and universally accepted environmental and social standards.
