be.responsible - bergertextiles.com

we.respect is our sustainability manifesto:

Sustainability is interwoven through all aspects of Berger Textiles’ operations.
This journey started many years ago and has already taken us down new roads, brought new ideas and driven us to create new products. It is a road that we continue to travel on, making continual improvements as we go.
As a Spandex Group company, Berger Textiles’ Sustainability Strategy is focused on five areas, aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and underpinned by the high ethical standards we hold ourselves to.

▪ People | Protecting our most important asset
▪ Carbon Footprint | Reducing carbon emissions
▪ Products | Increasing recycled content and working towards a cradle-to-cradle approach for the whole range
▪ Packaging | Reducing packaging, improving recyclability and circularity
▪ Procurement | Procuring products and materials responsibly

WE.RESPECT

The EVO range represents the Evolution of our products:

a complete set of textiles produced using GRS* certified recycled yarn that cover all the applications across the Soft Signage market. In line with with our vision to close the loop with a cradle-to-cradle approach, the EVO range reduces the use of new virgin material as it is produced using recycled PET.
In addition, all the products are REACH compliant, PVC-free, phthalate-free and have a water-based coating. The EVO range is an evolution to more sustainable materials that don’t compromise on performance.

The range includes the following products:

▪ Lumina Evolution / Samba Evolution: for applications in backlit frames
▪ Mozaik Evolution: an outstanding black-back textile perfect for exhibitions
▪ Revolution Evolution / Display Evolution: display textiles for frontlit applications
▪ Matisse Evolution: for all your artistic printing needs
▪ Aero Evolution / Wind Evolution: for high performance flags
▪ Expandable Evolution: when you need some stretch
▪ Fiber Evolution: a non-woven banner also for promotional outdoor use

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All our EVO textiles produced using recycled PET yarn are GRS certified*.
We use a worldwide recognized certification to
confirm the vision we have for our future development: another little piece of the puzzle that will help us in building the complete scenario.
The GRS includes a 50% minimum recycled content
percentage and additional social and environmental
requirements related to processing and chemical
use.

*Full EVO range, aside from Fiber EVO which is made from recycled PET fibers instead of PET yarn.

Our entire cotton textiles
range for Home
Decoration and Fashion is
available with GOTS
certification to ensure
safe and reliable
applications in real life.
The Global Organic Textile
Standard (GOTS) is the
worldwide leading textile
processing standard for
organic fibres, including
ecological and social
criteria, backed up by
independent third-party
certification of the entire
textile supply chain.

Berger Textiles’ portfolio offers 37 OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certified textiles on a total of
59 products (62,7%).
Products bearing the
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 label have been scientifically
tested for the presence of harmful substances and are a better and safer choice for your health.

All our textiles are REACH compliant.
The Regulation on the registration, evaluation,
authorisation and restriction of chemicals
(REACH) is the main EU law to protect human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals.

How does used PET bottles become a textile?

The yarn for this textile is obtained from used PET bottles in a GRS-certified process. Approximately 12 used 1.5 litres PET bottles yield one square metre of textile. But it is not only the use of old PET bottles that makes these textiles so sustainable. The changed production process also requires less energy than conventional polyester yarns.

The process simplified
Used PET-bottles are cleaned in a water-saving manner, shredded into small flakes and processed into granulate. This is melted, converted into fibres, spun into yarn and finally processed into new Berger Textiles. 100 % recycled.

A. Berger GmbH

Weyerhofstraße 68/E49
47803 Krefeld, Germany

+49 2151 387 6700

info@bergertextiles.com

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