Anvil, whose original tag line for over a century was “Hard to Beat,” is now a leading apparel brand primarily serving the imagewear and private label markets.
Anvil offers over 70 styles of sportswear and accessories in 80 colors, including 17 eco friendly styles in fibers such as organic cotton, pre-consumer textile clippings, transitional cotton (or cotton in conversion) and recycled polyester from PET bottles. Anvil was recently ranked the 6th largest organic program in the world by the Textile Exchange, formerly the Organic Exchange.
Corporate Responsibility.
Those are words we take very seriously.
At the heart of Anvil’s mission is our commitment to helping make the earth a better place to live and work. We understand that manufacturing and business inherently have an impact on the planet, and it is our goal to minimize that impact. And we believe that any responsible company must be concerned about the preservation of the precious natural resources on which its own future — and all of ours, really — depends. Anvil also believes in being a good neighbor. We strive to create a safe, fair and honest environment in which our employees can work. But we also care about what happens to them when they go home. So we work hard to improve the communities in which are facilities are located, and give back to the people who help us create our products. And to back up our initiatives, we also offer ecologically responsible merchandise.
Our values are to operate our business with a deep and continued commitment to respecting the planet and all who live on it. We want to share our programs and experiences with you about our efforts to create environmental and social awareness for Anvil products.
Product Safety & Integrity.
Product safety and integrity are at the core of our manufacturing.
From the beginning (when we carefully identify the fibers used to make our products) through the production stage (when we follow restricted substances lists and seek out certifications such as Oeko-Tex® Standard 100, which indicates our goods are free of harmful levels of certain chemicals) and through a product’s end use (when we work to educate consumers on how best to care for it, as well as recycle and reuse it), we are constantly seeking to make improvements to the overall life cycles of our products. We have collected here a list of materials in answer to commonly requested information.
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- Access to Anvil Conformity Certificates
- Our Product Conformity Certificates can be obtained online at anvilknitwear.com.
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- Oeko-Tex® Certified
- Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 Product Certifications appear under each Anvil(r) style in our online catalog.
GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALLER(ER) BOXES
You know what they say about small boxes? They’re better for the planet! Okay, not exactly how the saying goes, but it’s what inspired us to reduce the size of our shipping cartons. The new ones fit just as much product, plus more of them fit onto a single truck or cargo ship. That makes the transportation of our goods more energy-efficient, and goes to show that one small change can make a big difference.
Our Company-Owned Factories.
Anvil is committed to fundamental values of honesty, integrity, respect, responsibility, trust and citizenship.
In all of our operations, we aim to conduct business in an ethical manner that recognizes and affirms the dignity of all people and the importance of protecting the environment we share. To this end, we stand committed to working with our business partners to ensure that our products are manufactured in factories and work-sites under conditions that reflect our values and standards. The 10 principles contained in the Anvil Responsible Production and Ethical Sourcing Principles (“Production Principles”) outline in practical terms the standards we require for our business partners.
In most cases, we expect that our partners already subscribe to a set of standards comparable to ours. Our Production Principles reflect those norms that are already recognized in the international business context, based on the principles outlined in the United Nations Global Compact and internationally agreed-upon rules, such as the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labor Organization (ILO)’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.
Please see the below presentation on our Anvil-owned factories.