Make It Count
How do we make it count at Brist MFG? Our team tirelessly develops materials and products that empower our clients and partners to design sustainably-minded, eco-friendly branded apparel lines. We've developed a Code of Conduct that helps us find the right partners and define our values.
Certifications
& Materials
That Count
Since mid-2021 we’ve been working hard to implement sustainable and eco-friendly options into every product category. We’ve done this without making a single compromise to comfort and quality, or breaking the bank on cost.
Below you can find out more information on the materials we source. You can check out our latest sustainability catalog below, which outlines the incredible options your brand has to make it count in every product category we offer.
Oeko Tex
What: Oeko Tex
Our Product Categories: Custom Hats
Impact: In the test, they take into account numerously regulated and non-regulated substances, which may be harmful to human health. In many cases, the limit values for the STANDARD 100 go beyond national and international requirements. The criteria catalog is updated at least once a year and expanded with new scientific knowledge or statutory requirements.
GRS
What: Global Recycled Standard
Our Product Categories: Custom Hats, Custom Beanies, Brist Blanks, Custom Apparel
Impact: RPET refers to a process of recycling polyethylene, also known as PET. Plastic water bottles are made using PET, and when recycled and cleaned they can be crushed, melted, and respun into the fabric.
GOTS
What: Global Organic Textile Standard
Our Product Categories: Custom Hats
Impact: Organic cotton is produced with a higher quality end product in mind, along with a number of criteria that require better working environments and minimizing environmental impact.
SGS
What: SGS
Our Product Categories: Custom Hats
Impact: Fabric is certified passing high standards of lab testing, ensuring higher quality and product longevity.
BCI
What: Better Cotton Initiative
Our Product Categories: Custom Apparel
Impact: Better Cotton is the world’s leading sustainability initiative for cotton. Our mission is to help cotton communities survive and thrive while protecting and restoring the environment.
Tencel
What: Tencel
Our Product Categories: Custom Apparel
Impact: TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers have gained a commendable reputation for their environmentally responsible closed-loop production process, which transforms wood pulp into cellulosic fibers with high resource efficiency and low environmental impact. This solvent-spinning process recycles process water and reuses the solvent at a recovery rate of more than 99%. Consumers can have the assurance that their fashion choices are not contributing to an adverse impact on the environment.
Bureau Veritas Social Audit
What: Bureau Veritas Social Audit
Our Product Categories: Apparel
Impact: Independent audits of working environments are very valuable for businesses wishing to develop an effective social compliance programme, as they can cover complex issues such as local social conditions, cultures and languages of workers and standard industry practices, along with any applicable laws and regulations.
Amfori
What: Amfori - BSCI Audit
Our Product Categories: Custom Hats
Impact: Social Compliance Certification to Assess Workplace Standards Across the Entire Supply chain. The Amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) is an industry-driven movement that aims to monitor and assess workplace standards across the global supply chain.
