Our understanding of responsible corporate conduct

DillySocks is committed to responsible, transparent, and sustainable business practices throughout its entire value chain. Our approach is based on international standards and considers the social, environmental, and ethical aspects of our business activities.

Our Responsible Business Conduct principles apply to our own business operations as well as to our supply chain.

Human Rights & Social Responsibility

We respect and promote internationally recognized human rights. Our principles are based, among other things, on the ILO core labor standards and the OECD Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct.

We are particularly committed to:

• Fair working conditions
• The prohibition of child and forced labor
• Equal treatment and non-discrimination
• Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining
• Safe and healthy working conditions

These requirements are laid down in our Code of Conduct and form the basis for our business activities as well as for cooperation with employees and production partners.

Environmental responsibility

The responsible use of natural resources is a central component of our corporate philosophy. We pay attention to environmentally friendly processes and materials and continuously work to minimize negative environmental impacts.

Key aspects of our environmental responsibility include:

• the use of organic cotton
• environmentally conscious packaging solutions (e.g. FSC-certified materials)
• the reduction of waste and packaging volume

Duty of Care & Due Diligence

DillySocks follows a risk-based approach to corporate due diligence. The aim is to identify, avoid, or mitigate actual or potential negative impacts of our business activities at an early stage.

Our due diligence approach includes, among other things:

• the identification and assessment of risks in the supply chain
• preventive and corrective measures
• the review of the effectiveness of these measures
• the continuous development of our processes

The formal basis for this is our due diligence policy.

Supply chain & traceability

DillySocks works exclusively with GOTS-certified production partners.
As part of the ordering and production process, it is ensured that only organic cotton, and no conventional cotton, is used.

The depth of traceability is designed based on product and risk:

For GOTS-certified products, traceability is ensured via the GOTS system and transaction certificates.

For products outside the GOTS scope, traceability extends to the level of the direct production sites. Here, too, the company's social, environmental, and ethical principles, as defined in its Code of Conduct and Due Diligence Policy, apply.

Monitoring & further development

Compliance with our requirements is regularly reviewed, including through:

• external certification and audit processes (GOTS)
• internal document and plausibility checks
• the continuous exchange with our production partners

As part of the further development of our due diligence approach, we are also examining the possibility of further strengthening existing supply chain overview processes in the future through supplementary external monitoring or audit approaches.

Communication & Notes

We take questions or comments regarding our social, environmental, or ethical standards seriously. Feedback from customers, business partners, or other stakeholders is incorporated – where relevant – into the further development of our processes.