Certificates
So that you can shop with confidence and not have to worry about product quality and your ethical and environmental responsibility, we have already made a lot of good decisions on our part so that you don't have to think about the meaning of your choices. We take responsibility for how the material used in a product is produced, the energy resources we use to produce materials and manufacture products, how we use the world's water resources and how we contribute to the earth's carrying capacity through time-sustainable production.
Quality and sustainability certification is one way of embodying the themes behind the sustainability mantra.
Sukkamestarit
Responsibility, regulatory labelling and quality
Responsibility plays a major role in our core values, as does quality. High quality, sustainable products are the textile industry's greatest contribution to the climate, as opposed to a disposable culture.
Below we have briefly outlined the main themes of the standards. You can always find out more about the standards and certifications in more detail, in each section.
NATIVA™
Sukkamestarit Ltd is the first sock factory in the world to be certified under the Nativa Merino Wool Sustainability and Traceability Programme. The first batch of wool arrived in production in April 2020 and with it we switched to using only Nativa certified merino wool.
From autumn 2020, the product labels will also include a QR code, allowing anyone to find out the origin of the materials in the product. Sockmasters' merino wool comes from the La Magdalena farm in Salto, Uruguay. All the merino wool we use is mulesation free.
ISO 9001
- is a commitment to customer focus and quality
We follow a quality management system that complies with ISO9001:2015
requirements. We are certified by Bureau Veritas on 15.11.2016.
ISO 9001 is the most internationally recognised quality management standard, which aims at continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
ISO 9001 does not dictate how business should be conducted, but rather provides a way to meet the requirements of the standard.
in the most appropriate way for the organisation. It also promotes a culture of continuous improvement within the organisation. ISO 9001 is a particularly good tool for improving performance by preventing errors from recurring and being made. ISO 9001 certification plays an important role in achieving sustainable business because reducing errors saves costs and reduces waste.
Read more about the standard.
OEKO-TEX
Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX is an international certification that indicates the safety of a product from the user's point of view.
To be certified, the pH level of the product must be skin-friendly, tested to be free of harmful substances and the dyes used in the product must be non-toxic.
The certificate is awarded for one year at a time and the products to be certified are always tested by an independent research institute. The more contact the product has with the skin, the stricter the OEKO-TEX criteria. The testing covers the entire production chain and every part of the product, from threads to buttons to dyeing. The Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX does not guarantee or require that the product is certified organic, but the certification does ensure that the product is safe for the user.
All the materials we use are Oeko-tex certified.
Read more about the OekoTex standard.
Key Flag
The Key Flag is a symbol of Finnish work. It shows that a product has been manufactured or a service has been produced in Finland and employs people in Finland. In addition, the product or service must have a domestic content of at least 50%. On average, the domestic content of Key Flag products is over 80%. Sukkamestarit Oy products have been awarded the Key Flag label. All our socks are made in our factory in Ylöjärvi.
RECOVER®
Sustainable
development programme also includes the use of recycled materials
made from recycled materials. The yarns we use to knit the socks are made from Recover recycled materials. The Recover dyeing process also
gives a uniform dyeing result without the use of water or chemical dyes.
With Recover yarns, we make more environmentally friendly socks.
Find out more about recycled materials.
CE mark
The CE mark shows that a product has been tested and meets EU safety, health and environmental requirements.
The CE marking is only mandatory for products for which EU-wide requirements have been defined and for which the marking is explicitly required.
Some products are subject to several different requirements at the same time in the EU. The manufacturer must ensure that the product complies with all the relevant requirements and affix the CE marking. CE marking must not be affixed to products for which EU requirements are not specified or required.
TOEZZ Hockey -Closure protection products are classified as personal protective equipment and are CE-approved.
Read TOEZZ Hockey the Declaration of Conformity for the -cloaking products here:
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