Summary: goals & achievements

Covid was still influencing our sourcing in China, the entire industry was confronted with volatile price increases in raw materials and transport, the e xtreme inflation waves in our main production country Turkey don’t seem to stop, and on top of that, our factory in Turkey (Duzce) was hit by a moderate earthquake .

°For the second year in a row, we conducted a worker survey to ask the workers of Tekumut about the working conditions, whether they think they are earning a living wage and how they rate the social dialogue in the company.

°We organized new audits and Corrective Action Plan meetings

It has not stopped us from continuing to focus on our social sustainability goals. In 2022, we received the FWF ‘Leader’ status. We wear this title with pride and are firmly convinced that we want to continue to live up to this title as well as possible. Our fair wear highlights of 2022:

°We invested consciously in a Responsible Business Conduct Policy , which gives an overview of our principles, practices and requirements in order to ensure ethic and responsible sourcing of our products.

°We made up a risk analysis at country and supplier level.

°We continued our living wage project at Bella Tekstil-Tekumut , producing partner in The Woody Group

°We also discussed living wages with our Indian supplier

°We invested in social dialogue trainings for management and worker representatives

°We gave the necessary follow-up to worker complaints.

We are proud of what we have accomplished so far, and by continuing our practical approach to sustainability , we will take further steps to take up a leading position in the nightwear and homewear industry. In the coming years, the focus will be on adapting the business model to future challenges and to take an active part in working towards more circularity .

In 2022, we received the FWF ‘Leader’ status. We wear this title with pride and are firmly convinced that we want to continue to live up to this title as well as possible.

Steven Van de Velde Managing director - The Woody Group