World Goal No. 8: Decent Jobs and Economic Growth
Overall objective: Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
Re-bag activities:
BSCI - Ethics at the fore: Since 2014, we have been active participants in the BSCI - Business Social Compliance Initiative. The standard enforces via audits 10 important ethical rights that follow the ILO (International Labor Organization). Here we have achieved an increase in support from our suppliers, so that today we have 90% of our suppliers with us in this standard.
Our GOTS certification: on organic natural fibers (for example cotton and jute) also helps to avoid chemicals throughout the production phase and raise ethical standards.
For more than 20 years we have had a practice of visiting our suppliers and inspecting the factories we use.
World Goal No. 12:
Responsible consumption and production
Overall goal: Ensure sustainable consumption and forms of production
Re-bag activities:
Circular economy – we look after the resources: Re-bag has worked with circular economy and design for several years. It has not become less important to think circularly - the world is running out of resources, we are becoming more people on earth, so reuse and recycling is the way for all of us to continue to exist. This is one of the reasons why we focus on the properties of our products in being reused and included in recycling.
FSC: In the spring of 2023, we have become FSC certified (FSC-C189309). So, our traceability is now via this certification on paper bags, chopsticks, boxes, etc.
20 forest properties and over 1000 Danish companies/units are FSC-certified today. FSC certification is a guarantee and provides documentation that we use our forests in a responsible way. With FSC, both forest owners and companies contribute to ensuring healthy forests that are full of life for the benefit of current and future generations.
Danish Chamber of Commerce - we share knowledge: How do we become smarter so that we can help our customers with the best possible advice before e.g. choice of plastic types. "Should it be biodegradable, compostable or made from sugarcane (bioplastic) or Oil (conventional plastic)"?
Re-bag has chosen to invest in knowledge about sustainability so that we, and thereby our customers, can make sustainable choices. We assist with knowledge so that our customers can communicate based on a more holistic knowledge of materials, production methods and design.
GOTS – Global Organic Textile Standard – ecology at the fore: Traceability is important to us, which is why we are GOTS certified. This certification has traceability on ecology and ethics.
Re-bag has a goal that 98% of our customers buy materials that are based on a combination of decent working conditions, recycled or organic fibers in designs that meet the requirements for circular design.
Knowledge collaboration with Technological Institutes: In 2014 and again in 2023 we had an LCA analysis (life cycle assessment) done on all our materials by Force Technology.
World Goal No. 17: Partnerships for action
Goal number 17 is about partnerships for action: here we contribute by having a good and long tradition of partnerships. Be it with educational institutions, knowledge institutions and public and private companies.
In collaboration with other companies and universities, we create innovative and environmentally friendly solutions so that we avoid further pollution in rivers, seas and lakes and get to use the plastic that already pollutes our garden. We do this, among other things, via our certification of recycled plastic.