Licences Brands Products & trends Solutions We care About Erve News & jobs Shop Contact If there’s anything we take even more seriously than fashion, it’s quality, safety, the environment, and corporate social responsibility. Legal standards Erve meets all legal standards and is a member, partner, or registered signatory of: REACH, OEKO-TEX®, AMFORI BSCI, AMFORI BEPI, GOTS, ZDHC, BETTER COTTON INITIATIVE, among others. In order to protect future generations and to provide them with the opportunities they deserve, Erve also proactively supports various organisations locally and abroad. Quality is guaranteed Quality is guaranteed by the fact that all our suppliers have to comply with REACH legislation. We ensure that our products are certified in accordance with the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100. Quick access to all info about certifications Jump to CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Erve takes its corporate social responsibility very seriously. This responsibility includes the organisation’s economic, ecological and social behaviour. Within this framework, we make every effort to ensure that the working conditions in countries where our products are manufactured are improved, the efficiency of raw materials used in production is increased and the safety of our garments is optimised for the benefit of humans and the environment. Code of Conduct The Erve Group Code of Conduct for the supply of merchandise describes the standards of business conduct that we see as fundamental in our dealings with merchandise suppliers. This Code of Conduct applies to all suppliers, their subcontractors and all other business partners that do business with Erve Group. The Code is based on OECD guidelines and ILO conventions and the BSCI Code of Conduct. Additional topics have been added, such as regulations on the use of chemicals and the prohibition of corruption. Erve Group aims to translate its mission and vision in a sustainable way: Growth is what we stand for. Growth for our customers, partners, and people. Erve Group wants to produce clothing in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner. This involves our entire supply chain. Our products are made with respect for people and planet. If you wish to read our complete Code of Conduct, please send an email to info@erve.com. QUALITY ASSURANCE To maintain quality assurance, our products are subject to various safety measures and tests throughout the whole production process. The entire process is coordinated by our Quality Assurance Department (QAD) in our headquarters in Brussels, as well as in our offices in Africa and Asia. QUALITY INSPECTIONS QAD | OUR QUALITY IS YOUR PROTECTION In order to guarantee the quality of our products, they are subject to various internal and external safety measures and tests. Internal inspections are executed on clothing samples before, during and after production. The following aspects are checked: fit and sizes product finishings wash and care labels safety of small decorative items and accessories, including EN 14682, which covers regulations concerning strings and cords in children's clothing. Our sourcing offices in the Asia have their own Quality Assurance Departments, which carry out production inspections, taking into account the above aspects in accordance with the AQL standard. After the inspection, the products can be delivered to our customers. Physical (colour fastness and other physical properties) and chemical (analytical & ecological) tests are carried out by external laboratories such as: Hohenstein, Centexbel, SGS, Intertek, Bureau Veritas and TÜV Rheinland. QARMA (QC tool) Qarma is a simple and easy-to-use QC tool to help plan, perform, review, and evaluate inspections and quality findings - on mobile and in real-time. It makes quality controlling more efficient and transparent, while providing insights that enable to easily benchmark and act on quality. Added values Real-time inspections - allow inspector or suppliers to do inspections real-time without going back to the office to write up reports Cloud-based - All reports and data in one place in the cloud - access it from anywhere at any time Inspection types - Allow inspectors to easily make various QC checks throughout the production (ex: PP meeting, inline, final inspection). Customise checklists - provide better guidance during inspection as we can automatically assign different checklists to different product types Visual reporting - capture defects and other quality issues with high-resolution pictures and video Statistics and analytics - gain best practices and insights to ensure continuous improvement automatically without manually processing reports Erve Forest Innovation in Sustainability. We plant a tree for every order placed at our Erve Group company. We are well on our way to creating a small Erve Forest in India! This initiative is set up with the Belgian company Tree-Nation. Quality headlines at Erve Read below about our quality, safety, sustainable and environmental initiatives Or visit our news page --- Stay tuned: sustainability in action How to stay socially and environmentally conscious in the garment industry. An interview with Kyra Claeys. Read more --- Sustainable fashion commitment Becoming a circular knit supplier | C2C, an update on sustainable packaging and STeP Read more --- ZDHC waste-water testing Erve Europe are pleased to announce that testing laboratory Hohenstein is now a member of The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Programme (ZDHC), meaning we can offer an even wider range of tests that ensure the quality of our materials. Read more --- We support the ACCORD As a signatory of the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, Erve Europe (Van der Erve NV) wants to speak out in support of the continuation of the Accord and its life-saving work that came as a response to the tragic Rana Plaza disaster in 2013. Read more --- STeP, FSC & IRBC A lot of abbreviations. All about quality, safety, the environment and corporate social responsibility. What do they (and we!) stand for? Read more Cradle to Cradle (C2C) The materials used in C2C garments are recyclable and are made using renewable energy, resulting in no waste or shortages. C2C production has a positive impact on society, the economy and our planet, and we’re proud to offer it to our customers. More information about C2C certification Or contact us Regulations, certifications & memberships Transparency is our policy Jump to AMFORI BSCI AMFORI BEPI BETTER COTTON INITIATIVE Dutch Agreements (IRBC) FSC (FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL) GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD (GOTS) OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 STeP by OEKO-TEX® REACH RSC (ACCORD) ZERO DISCHARGE OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS Sustainability & due diligence Erve Group has internal processes to make sure sustainability and due diligence are incorporated in the daily business of the entire supply chain. How we keep improving Original design Our dedicated trend watchers and international in-house design teams scope out up-to-the-minute developments in fabrics, printing, embellishments, and everything in between. Read more Dudas Dudas set the tone for everything we do. Erve Group's company values are represented in our favourite medium: as animated characters with a whole lot of personality. Meet them all Never out of ... 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