Texcon and the Transparency Act

The new Transparency Act, which entered into force on 1 July 2022, covers human rights and working conditions. Texcon is committed to responsible purchasing and workers’ rights.

“The Act shall promote enterprises’ respect for fundamental human rights and decent working conditions in connection with the production of goods and the provision of services and ensure the general public access to information regarding how enterprises address adverse impacts on fundamental human rights and decent working conditions.”

The New Law Applies to Texcon

In accordance with the new law, we must publish due diligence evaluations regarding human rights in our operations and in our value chain. The law also imposes a duty to provide information; we will ensure consumers have easy access to information about the working conditions in factories where the clothes sold in Texcon members’ stores are produced.

Due Diligence Evaluations

Central to the law is the duty to carry out due diligence evaluations. This means that Texcon must survey and assess possible negative consequences regarding basic human rights and working conditions that are indirectly caused by Texcon through business partners and suppliers. In addition, the law requires that we annually publish an account of our work with due diligence evaluations.

Even though the Transparency Act does not apply to the majority of Texcon members due to their size, we still want to ensure that our members have access to this information and can pass it on to their customers.

Texcon has entered into a partnership with Position Green, a recognised and well-reputed Nordic company within sustainability reporting. We will use their mapping tools in our work to carry out due diligence evaluations of our supply chains.

Right to Information

If you would like insight into the work being carried out, you can send us a written request. As a general rule, we will respond to requests as quickly as possible, and definitely no later than three weeks after receiving the request. You have a right to information about how we handle actual and possible negative consequences in general, but the right also extends to information regarding specific goods and services.

Texcon’s goal is to ensure that our members and their customers can feel confident that the clothes sold in our stores come from sustainable supply chains, and we believe that the Transparency Act will strengthen basic human rights and contribute to ensuring decent working conditions.