RAWRESPONSIBILITYMILESTONES
2006

G-Star realizes its responsibility for theconditions in their supply chain and, by
bringing to life their Corporate Responsibility
department, starts integrating sustainability
into the core of its business.
G-Star introduces first Supplier Code ofConduct, including all social and environmental
standards each G-Star supplier needs to meet.

2007

G-Star implements Restricted Substances Listin their supply chain, to monitor and regulate
the use of chemicals in G-Star products.
G-Star founds the GSRD Foundation withthe aim to support projects that are locatedin G-Star’s production countries, which focus
on education and entrepreneurship.

2008

G-Star introduces the first denim styles madeof organic cotton.
G-Star collaborates with the United Nations toraise awareness for the Millennium Development
Goals during New York Fashion Week.

2009

G-Star becomes a member of Textile Exchange
to improve the development of sustainable
materials.

2010

G-Star bans the use of sandblasting from theirproduction process.
G-Star introduces the RAW Sustainable
program to boost the use of sustainable
materials, consisting of three collections:
RAW Organic, RAW Recycled and RAW Nettle.

2011

G-Star becomes a partner of the multistakeholder organization MADE-BY.
G-Star publishes first guidelines for using
sustainable materials and animal welfare
practices.
The flexible, scalable and automated G-Star
distribution center in Amsterdam opens,making their logistic processes moresustainable and efficient.
G-Star starts working with Solidaridad andInternational Finance Corporation (IFC) in theCleaner Production Programme in Bangladesh
to support factories in using less water, energy
and chemicals in their production process.

2012

G-Star joins the Zero Discharge of Hazardous
Chemicals (ZDHC) group to work on a sharedcommitment to lead the industry towards zero
discharge of hazardous chemicals by 2020.

G-Star starts using sustainable materials
throughout the entire collection with a focus
on bestselling styles. This increases the useof sustainably sourced materials by G-Starto almost 15% in 2015

2013

G-Star commits to the Greenpeace Detox
Solution Commitment to reach Zero Dischargeof Hazardous Chemicals by 2020.
Introduction of denim fabrics made with
innovative dyeing and finishing processes that
greatly reduce the use of water (up to 95%),
energy and chemicals.
G-Star continues to develop recycled denim,
introducing Renewed Denim containing 20%
post-consumer G-Star denim waste.
G-Star becomes a system partner of Bluesign
Technologies AG to implement their Bluesign®
standard in their supply chain.
G-Star signs the Bangladesh Accord on Fire andBuilding Safety, committing to work on
structural safety improvements in theBangladeshi garment sector.
G-Star bans the use of angora wool intheir collection.
Multi-stakeholder organization MADE-BY
publishes the first G-Star Scorecard, covering
the year 2012. It shows year-on-year progressof the working conditions in the factories
manufacturing their products and the use ofsustainable materials in G-Star collections.
G-Star starts the WaterPaCT program, anextension of the Cleaner Production Programwith a focus on better water management
during production.

2014

G-Star publishes the Manufacturing Map
showing, the suppliers we work with andoffering background information for eachof them. The manufacturing Map is also
visible on our webshop, directly connecting
our garments to the factory they weremade in.
G-Star launches the RAW for the Oceanscollection created out of plastic waste
reclaimed from ocean shores.
G-Star replaces plastic shopping bags withbags made from FSC® certified paper in all
their stores worldwide.
G-Star joins the Fashion Positive Initiativewith the ambition to develop denim in linewith the circular Cradle to Cradle principles

2015

G-Star publishes an updated Materials Policy
with requirements for ethical sourcing of raw
materials such as leather, wool and down.
G-Star joins the Better Cotton Initiative toincrease their use of sustainable sourced cotton.

G-Star joins environmental organization Canopy
in an initiative to encourage the fashion industry
to avoid sourcing wood-based fabrics fromancient and endangered forests.
G-Star is the first brand to pilot the newreporting tool of MADE-BY. This MODE Tracker
shows the year-on-year progress of eight topics:
People, Product, Product Waste, Use &Durability, Manufacturing, Transparency,Own Operations and Packaging & Transport.
G-Star launches a fair wage project to explore
the requirements for achieving the payment offair wages within their supply chain.

2016

G-Star joins the Social & Labour Convergenceproject facilitated by the Sustainable Apparel
Coalition, to assist in developing a simple,unified and effective industrywide assessment
framework.
G-Star collaborates with the Plastic Soup
Foundation to battle the microfiber problem.
G-Star signs the Dutch Agreement on a
Sustainable Garment and Textile sector,
a national initiative to accelerate responsible
business practices.
G-Star’s first Mode-Tracker sustainability
progress results are published by MADE-BY.
G-Star doubles the use of sustainably sourced
materials in its collection to 30,1%.

2017

G-Star signs the Supply Chain Transparency
Pledge and commits, together with 16 otherleading apparel and footwear companies,
to publishing information that will enableconsumers to find out where their products
are made.
G-Star joins the Sustainable Apparel coalition;
the apparel, footwear and textile industry’s
foremost alliance for sustainable production.
Their Higg Index is a standardized supply chain
tool that measures environmental, social andlabor impact.
G-Star launches a range of sustainably dyedjeans called EarthColors®, using upcycled plant
waste turned into 100% traceable dyes.
G-Star achieves, together with its partner
Artistic Milliners, the first ever Cradle to Cradle
Certified™ denim fabric at Gold Level. The
certification is awarded by the Cradle to Cradle
Products Innovation Institute.

2018G-Star RAW launches its Most Sustainable
Jeans Ever - the G-Star Elwood RFTPi jean developed by analyzing each part of the denim
design process and exploring how to reduce theenvironmental impact at every step. The G-StarElwood RFTPi jean, using the Gold Level Cradle
to Cradle Certified™ G-Star denim fabric, marksa milestone in sustainable denim manufacturing.

G-Star collaborates with Jaden Smith to launch
the Forces Of Nature collection; a series ofsustainable pieces designed by Jaden Smith.
All the pieces in the collection have beencreated using sustainable materials, including
the first ever Cradle to Cradle Gold Level
Certified™ denim fabric.

2019

G-Star becomes Associate Partner of Global
Fashion Agenda.
G-Star is the first Dutch brand to join ACT(Action, Collaboration, Transformation), anagreement between 22 global brands / retailers
and the IndustriALL Global Union focused ontransforming the garment, textile and footwear
industry and achieving living wages for workers.
G-Star signs the UN Climate Charter and,amongst the various targets listed, commits toreducing their total emissions by 30% (their ownand throughout their value chain).
G-Star continues to build on their Cradle toCradle Certified™ denim fabric at Gold level,
presenting several successors of the fabric;
one that requires fewer indigo dips and onethat holds 2% sustainable stretch.
G-Star further builds on EarthColors® byintroducing the Dyed by Nature collection,a collection dyed with upcycled food andplant waste.

2020

G-Star scales its circular offer by introducing
the world’s first Cradle to Cradle GOLD Level
Certified™ denim products and offering thesethrough a selection of their bestselling icons.
Only renewable energy is used to create these
items and zero harmful chemicals are applied
throughout the entire production process. Inaddition, not a single drop of water is wasted
during the wash process, and the items are100% recyclable.

2021

G-Star supports the continuation of theBangladesh Accord and signs the new
International Accord, supporting applicationof this model in other countries as well.
G-Star introduces the Certified Tailor Programin The Netherlands. An initiative to extend thelife of G-Star jeans through offering free repairs
by a selection of the very best tailors.
G-Star maps all their indirect carbon emissionsof its value chain assisted by climate consultant
company Reset Carbon. Identifying the emission
hotspots within the value chain is a key-steptowards setting emission reduction targets tomeet our 2030 climate goals.
G-Star joins a strategic cooperation with theFair Wear Foundation to support, strengthen
and improve effective access to remedy forgarment workers in production countries.