Sustainability

The keyword of Erica’s present and future is sustainability. Green certifications and initiatives are urgent not only for the fashion sector, but also for our lives and for those of future generations.

Certifications

Products certified to the Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) contain recycled fibers that has been (independently) verified at each stage of the supply chain, from the raw material to the final product.

RCS

Gots

Products certified to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) contain recycled fibers that has been (independently) verified at each stage of the supply chain, from the raw material to the final product. In addition, social, environmental, and chemical criteria related to processing are required

GRS

- Global Recycled Standard

Standard that certifies textile products derived from organic agriculture.
GOTS textiles are produced respecting rigid climate and social standards in all phases of production, from picking in the fields to manufacturing.
We have certified textiles in cotton and 100% silk.

- Global Organic Textile Standard

- Recycled Claim Standard

FSC® is applicable to forest products
originating from forests managed
according to high environmental,
social and economic standards.
Its guarantees that increased
demand in textile products based on
cellulose fibers (it currently
represents 7% of fibers on the
market and si contantly growing)
may collaborate to promote
sustainable management of forest
and workers’ well being.
We are certifying textiles made of
viscose, both out of continuous
thread and flake.
Look for our FSC®-certified products.

FSC®

- Forest Stewardship Council®

Standard which respects important regulations regarding azo colors, formaldehyde, cadmium, nichel etc
A few hazardous chemicals (not yet regulated by law) and a number of other harmful substances are regularly verified.
We have certified some lines of products and relative manufacturing of silk, cotton, viscose and polyester textiles.

OEKO-TEX

- Standard 100 classe 2

European Flax™

The guarantee of traceability for premium quality Flax fibres grown in Western Europe for all end uses.
A plant fibre, produced through integrated crop management farming, without irrigation (barring exceptional circumstances) or GMOs

BCI – Better Cotton Initiative

It represents the most important program in the world regarding the sustainability of cotton production.

The principles a BCI predictor must comply with involve protection of crop, cautious use of water (production of one kilo of cotton requires 11.000 liters of water) respect of biodiversity, protection of
the soil, quality of fibers and respect of working conditions.

It involves several types of textiles 100% cotton and cotton elastomer.

ECOVERO

Initiative which deals with a viscose textile, obtained through processing wood pulp in a sustainable circular process which includes re planting trees in the production zones.

In order for a viscose to be ECOVERO it must be made of at least 51% of Lenzing flake vsicose.

It concerns several types of viscose textiles.