The history of SOLO Groupbegan 30 yearsagowith the creation of SOL'S, itsclothingbranddesigned for the promotionalmarket. Fromdayone, itscreatorAlainMilgrom and histeamshavehad a cleargoal: tochangehabitsbybreaking the codes of a marketexclusivelyfocused on lowprices and massconsumption. Toachievethis, quality and ethicalcommitmenttopartners, suppliers and customershavebecomekeyissues. 30 yearslater, SOLO Group’steamsstillhave the sameobjective: toofferqualitygarmentstailoredtouserneeds, whicharebotheco and peoplefriendly. Ourapproachiscommitted, progressive and focused on continuousimprovement.
Today, allprojectscarriedoutby SOLO Group and itsbrandsarepart of the wear&careprogramme, launched on January 1st, 2021.
Α few words about Wear & Care programme
Whatisit?
Wear&Careisfarmorethan a programme, itis a globalcommitment. Itisboth a way of bringingtogetherallourprojects and a tooltomeasureourethical, environmental and socialprogress in relationtoourgoals. Finally, itis a referencewetakeintoaccount in each of ourstrategicdecisions. Itscontentisnotfixed, quite the contrary, wearekeentoaddnewactionstokeepourcommitmentswheneverpossible.
Whywedothis ?
Wehavealwaystakenmanyactionsaimedatreducingourenvironmentalimpact and improvingoursocialfootprint. Wenowneedtointerconnectthem, sothateachactionismoreconsistentwith the others, and tolinkthemtoclear and well-definedgoals. Ecological and socialissuesarefullyinterdependent and interwoven: onecannotexistwithout the other and responsestoonealsohaveanimpact on the other. Wemustthereforeconsiderthemas a whole and thereforewelaunched the wear&careprogramme, whichallowsustoprovide a globalresponsetoouractions. Itisnotjustanotherdocumentorspeech. Itaimsatbringingallourprojectsunderoneroofin ordertobeabletomeasure the progresstowardsourobjectives. Todothis, werely on threepillarsthatallowustoorganizeouractionsaccordingtodifferentcriteria.
Howwedothis ?
The wear&careprogrammerelies on threepillarsspecificto SOLO Group and itsactivitytoorganizeitsactions and measuretheirimpact: PRODUCT, PEOPLE and PLANET. The purposeistocategorizeeach of ouractionsin ordertoprovide a clear and relevantpicture of whatwearedoingtoimproveoursocialfootprint and reduceourenvironmentalimpact.
PRODUCT
Productisour [ raisond'être ]. Ourbusinessistoproducegarmentsthatalloweveryonetoexpresstheiruniqueness. Ourobligationistoproducequalitygarmentsthataredesigned, manufactured and marketedwithrespect.Itisthereforelogicalthatweput the productat the heart of the wear&careprogramme and thatwework on severalareas of continuousimprovement: quality, the materialsused and the management of ouroffer.
PEOPLE
Behindall SOLO Groupbrands’ products, therearepeoplewhohaveimagined, designed, manufactured, transported and soldthem, and thosewhowearthem. Therefore, productscouldnotexistwithoutthesepeople. Thisiswhymany of ourprojectsareaimedatimprovinglivingconditionsinside and outside the workplace.SOLOGroupiscommittedtoguaranteeingsecurity and respect for people and for theirworkingconditionsbehindeverygarment of itsbrands. Tokeepthisstrongcommitment, weorganizeouractionsalongtwolines. The firstonefocuses on workingconditions of workerswhoparticipate in the manufacture of products, whereas the secondonefocuses on the contributionswemaketoassociationsororganizationsthataimtoimprove the livingconditions of concernedpeople.
PLANET
Asourfutureisinextricablylinkedtothat of the planet, wearefightingatalllevelstopreserveit. Wearecommittedtoreducingourcarbonfootprint and that of ourproductsasmuchaspossible, and toseekingtomoveourbusinesstowardssustainableconsumption and practices. Toachievethisgoal, weareworking on severalfronts: the materialsused in the manufacture of ourgarments and the reduction of ourenergyconsumption, particularlyduringproduction and logisticsactivities.
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