Environmental protection

Our Green Book contains stringent requirements for the finished product. In addition to the ZDHC MRSL, we have implemented our own “Restricted Substances List” (RSL) which governs substances and residues in our finished products, including all fabrics and all components such as buttons and zips.

We regularly inspect chemical output at factories. We engage independent and accredited laboratories to perform regular spot checks on the wastewater of our suppliers.

We avoid packaging waste wherever possible. It is not possible to completely eliminate protective packaging for our products, such as that used when they are transported in containers. We have, however, taken a raft of measures to reduce packaging waste wherever possible.

We are working on industry solutions for dealing with microplastics. It’s not just large volumes of plastic waste that are polluting the environment; microplastics – minute and barely visible plastic particles – are increasingly becoming a problem.

Solving industry challenges together. By working with strong, like-minded partners in the clothing industry, we can make greater gains in terms of sustainability with suppliers in all corners of the world than by working alone. That’s why we have joined various dedicated associations and other organisations.

We are reducing CO₂ emissions on all our transport routes. The key to reducing our transport-related CO₂ emissions lies in a complete overhaul of our logistics processes, the operative phrase being “supply chain management” (SCM).

We use green electricity, some of which we generate ourselves. In addition to reducing our electricity consumption, we also focus on the use of renewable energy. Since 2012, we have converted the power supply at our Jack Wolfskin headquarters in Idstein, the Jack Wolfskin distribution centre in Neu Wulmstorf and all except for one Jack Wolfskin-owned retail store in Germany and Austria to green electricity. We even generate some of this energy ourselves, using photovoltaic installations at our sites in Idstein and Neu-Wulmstorf.

We pay heed to green travel – even regarding business travel. Protecting the environment also means a lot to us even when it comes to business travel, whether short or long-distance travel. In concrete terms, this means that Jack Wolfskin staff are very much encouraged to take the train for all business travel within Germany and to the neighbouring countries.

Fixtures and fittings as well as lighting in our stores are environmentally friendly. When it comes to fitting out stores, we also look to focus on sustainability and completely avoid using PVC. We focus on choosing long-lasting natural materials such as locally sourced wood as well as elements that can be recycled so they hardly make an impact on the environment. It is also important that the construction elements can be reused. Moreover, we have introduced an energy-saving lighting concept.

Nature and biological diversity in and around our headquarters in Idstein. We have moved away from paved paths at our headquarters in Idstein im Taunus. Ever since 2008, the pathways on our campus have been replaced by ecologically sound greenery – including bushes, trees, flowers and lawn areas.

In 2021, together with all of you, we managed to conserve 25,000m² of European beech forests for the next 50 years. We donated a sum of 100,000 euros from profits earned during the NATURE COUNTS promotion period to ‘Wohllebens Waldakademie’ (Forest Academy run by Peter Wohlleben) for the forest conservation project.