Spinnova joins UN Global Compact | Social Compliance & CSR News

January 29, 2022 EcoVadis EN


Textile innovator Spinnova has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in a commitment to support the initiative’s 10 principles which centre on protecting human rights, eliminating unfair labour, conserving the natural world and preventing corruption. 

The Finnish firm is one of a growing number of textile recycling specialists promoting circularity in the apparel sector by scaling the availability of its ‘sustainable’ textile fibre.  

“Our sustainable fibre innovation supports several of the [UN’s] Sustainable Development Goals, and committing to the compact’s principles on a concrete level comes naturally to us,” said Spinnova’s CEO and co-founder, Janne Poranen.


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