Value chains difficult to improve? No, where there’s a will, there’s a way!
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Nomination BOV-Trophy 2023
On June 1, Sander Pouwelse and Simon van Esch managed to surprise us at our office in Hilvarenbeek. They came with the happy news that Schijvens Corporate Fashion has been nominated for the BOV trophy 2023 within the Schaalbaar Succes theme!
June 16, 2023
New summer look for Etos employees
This summer you see Etos employees in a completely new look. Since 2017, Etos has introduced the Pick & Mix line. Every day, employees can choose their own style with ten items from the Etos clothing collection. In this way, more than 5,400 employees create their own Etos look. A new sustainable shirt has been added to this collection.
June 16, 2023
European Parliament
Our CEO Jaap Rijnsdorp was invited at the European Parliament in Brussels to speak about Due Diligence Legislation. During this meeting they debate about the practical implementation of the CSDD directive and the tools needed to achieve the objectives set by the CSDD directive and sectoral Due Diligence legislation.
June 10, 2023
Ignorance Is Risk: A business perspective on Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence
Together with around 30 other EU-based companies we have published a joint opinion piece in The Parliament Magazine, urging Members of European Parliament (MEPs) to vote in favour of the latest legal committee proposal for EU-wide legislation on human rights and environmental due diligence (EU CSDDD).
May 30, 2023
Corporate uniforms made better: Schijvens
Uniforms from apparel maker, Schijvens, are found on employees at well-known companies, including McDonalds, Albert Heijn and the drugstore-chain Kruidvat. The company’s mission is to make their production as sustainable as possible, with a special focus on living wages.
May 4, 2023
Dirk van den Broek gives employees a circular new look
From now on, all employees of Dirk van den Broek will put their sleeves in a new jacket. The new corporate clothing, produced in collaboration with Schijvens Corporate Fashion, is fully circular. The fabrics of the new outfits are developed by collecting old Dirk clothing and combining it with recycled PET bottles, ocean plastic and organic cotton. As of Sunday 19 February, everyone will be working in the new outfit.
February 20, 2023
McDonald’s employees are undergoing metamorphosis
The employees of McDonald’s Restaurants are literally being given a new look. In collaboration with family business Schijvens Corporate Fashion, new company clothing has been developed for employees in the Restaurants, a hip clothing line with a lot of variation that is completely in line with this time. Employees from the Restaurants have helped with the choice of company clothing, which is produced in a sustainable manner.
January 23, 2023
MOOC Avans University of Applied Sciences
Schijvens Corporate Fashion is a partner of the international education project on Integrated reporting of Avans University of Applied Sciences. To this end, they approached a number of SMEs that have embedded sustainability in their strategy to tell us something about this. Schijvens cannot be missed in this series.
October 28, 2022
Schijvens once again leader at Fair Wear Foundation!
Schijvens Corporate Fashion once again retains its status as Leader within the Fair Wear Foundation! 100% of our factories are being monitored and this year our score has increased to 97 points.
August 12, 2022
We produce fully circular by the end of 2022
Shirley Schijvens is the 5th generation of the family owned business Schijvens Corporate Fashion in Hilvarenbeek. Her ambition is to have a fully circular production by the end of 2022. She has therefore been involved in the sustainable development of Schijvens for a number of years. Employees, chain partners and customers; they do it all together. This is even a bit “addictive” for her. She clearly explains in podcast episode 3 of ‘Elise in MVO-land’ what this way of working yields and costs her.
March 15, 2022
Sustainable and Dutch! 100% circular clothing for the employees of DutchDubai
As a frontrunner in the field of sustainability, we therefore consider it our task to inspire others with our story. This has led to the collaboration with DutchDubai. We hope to set a good example with our circular clothing and inspire other countries to become more sustainable.
January 14, 2022
Supplier meeting 2021
After two years, a virtual meeting and countless e-mails and telephone conversations, the time had finally come last week, our annual Supplier meeting. This took place in Istanbul this year and it was so nice to see everyone again after such a long time!
November 15, 2021
National day of the Netherlands
At the Expo2020 in Dubai we had the opportunity to talk to H.M. Queen Máxima about the circular corporate clothing that Schijvens has produced for the Dutch pavilion. In addition, we were able to give the Queen and Ambassador Lody Embrechts an explanation of our Women Empowerment project in Pakistan that we recently started.
November 4, 2021
Top Dutch Solar Racing: Sustainable team clothing by Schijvens
We knew that if we really want to promote sustainability and drive positive change, we can’t just print our logo on any green t-shirt and call it a day. Instead, we partnered up with Schijvens Corporate Fashion who produce circular fashion made from recycled materials.
October 15, 2021
Maas and Schijvens Corporate Fashion are joining forces with circular clothing
We are completely moving across to sustainable work clothing in collaboration with Schijvens Corporate Fashion. We are making our clothing circular by collecting old work clothing and using this as a raw material for new work clothing. We recently introduced the new clothing for our baristas to mark the start of our collaboration.
September 7, 2021
Fair Wear Foundation rates Schijvens with a 9.6
Schijvens Corporate Fashion has been committed to creating good working conditions in the factories where our customers’ clothing is produced for many years. We entered into a collaboration with the Fair Wear Foundation in 2010 and have been fighting for fair working conditions in the clothing industry together ever since that time.
July 16, 2021
How to tell if company clothing is really sustainable
How do you know for sure that the clothes you wear are recycled? And how sustainable is sustainable then? We have been in the dark for a long time, but we are now working on a standard that shows you exactly how sustainable (company) clothing is.
June 28, 2021
Introduction Aware
Schijvens has partnered with Aware ™, a traceability technology that can truly and easily verify the authenticity of sustainable materials. With a simple scan you can distinguish fake material from real sustainable fabric.
May 6, 2021
Return logistics: Introduction R-ladder
It’s an absolute must to keep the chain closed in order to be circular. That’s why it’s of vital importance to take back any delivered products, also once they’ve been used. Schijvens Corporate Fashion has organised this ‘return logistics’ in an innovative manner, together with its partners PostNL and Dobbi.
April 22, 2021
Chemicaliën, water en energie (WECH)
In the past year, we closely studied the chemical process in our productions. Think of dyes, but also certain finishes such as making blouses non-iron. All these applications can affect people and the environment, and we limit this as much as possible.
March 5, 2021
What is circular clothing?
We notice that there are still many different ideas about the meaning of circular workwear. In this blog we want to tell you our explanation of what we mean by circular clothing.
February 11, 2021
Schijvens Corporate Fashion Silver Medallist
The Process Award is een Award voor de succesvolle toepassing van een innovatieve oplossing op het gebied van proces- en productiemethoden. De gekozen oplossing moet een positieve bijdrage leveren aan het milieu en tegelijkertijd bijdragen aan de economische en sociale aspecten van duurzame ontwikkeling.
December 22, 2020
Visit King Willem-Alexander and state secretary Stientje van Veldhoven
Who would have ever thought that: King Willem-Alexander and State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven who visited Schijvens Corporate Fashion in Hilvarenbeek today. What an honor! We talked about a circular economy in the textile sector: what are the opportunities, the challenges, what do we need and who do we need.
September 11, 2020
Schijvens once again leader at Fair Wear Foundation
Schijvens has been a member of the Fair Wear Foundation since 2010 and is assessed annually on its efforts and performance with regard to social working conditions in the clothing factories with which Schijvens works. Yesss, once again Schijvens has retained its status as leader brand within the Fair Wear Foundation!!
August 21, 2020
ABN AMRO – Schijvens: Fully circular corporate fashion
How do you make clothes without wasting a thread? Schijvens Corporate Fashion produces work clothing of 50 percent recycled work clothing and 50 percent recycled plastic. No new raw materials are added, so production is completely circular. Watch the short video and learn all about Schijvens’ circular business model.
July 27, 2020
Schijvens receives 81% score in the Convenant for sustainable clothing and textile
Schijvens has been a participant in the Dutch textile covenant since the beginning, initiated by Minister Ploumen at the time. The covenant is a collaboration between the parties to achieve a more sustainable textile sector.
July 17, 2020
NEN NTA
To pursue for a clear and unambiguous formulation of circular textiles, the NEN is setting a standard. Until clear test methods for a NEN standard have been described, a Dutch Technical Agreement has now been made, which describes how one can subdivide circular textiles.
July 9, 2020
Finalist European Business Award for the Environment
The European Commission has asked all countries to submit their best circular companies. Schijvens Corporate Fashion has been judged by the jury of the European Business Awards for the Environment 2020-2021 as winner of the Dutch Circular Business Award and nominee for the Koning Willem 1 Plaquette. We have been chosen as finalist from 16 countries (last 4!) and in November we hear in Brussels if we can bring the award to the Netherlands!
July 1, 2020
Schijvens Corporate Fashion creates new sustainable Albert Heijn collection
Employees of Albert Heijn will receive new work clothing. Schijvens Corporate Fashion from Hilvarenbeek has largely produced this collection in a circular way: from recycled clothing and recycled PET.
May 28, 2020
Kruidvat goes circulair
At Schijvens Corporate Fashion we have been making corporate clothing for Kruidvat for years. This includes the old polo that was in the collection around the year 2010. This has been removed from the collection, but now, in 2020, we decided to reintroduce it. This, because many like to wear the polo.
May 8, 2020
Nomination Koning Willem I Plaque for Schijvens
Last Tuesday, together with 11 other Dutch companies, distinguished by sustainable entrepreneurship, we were nominated for the King Willem I plaque for Sustainable Entrepreneurship 2020. This meeting took place at Paleis Soestdijk.
March 9, 2020
Artikel MVO Nederland: Koploper Shirley Schijvens (Schijvens)
In the interview series “Koploper uitgelicht” we ask a company from our Frontrunner network of Large Business Network every month about their ambitions and the opportunities they see to be part of that transition. Shirley Schijvens sets a new course for the company that her family started over one hundred and fifty years ago with the development of one hundred percent circular corporate clothing.
March 9, 2020
BNR nieuwsradio The Green Quest
At The Green Quest they are looking for the sustainable doers of BV Netherlands and every week someone is invited to the broadcast. Last Monday Jaap Rijnsdorp, CEO at Schijvens, who takes part.
March 9, 2020
Schijvens once again leader at Fair Wear Foundation
Schijvens is annually assessed by the Fair Wear Foundation on its performance with regard to social working conditions in the clothing factories with which Schijvens works. This year, Schijvens once again achieved a score of no less than 86 points, which we are very proud of!
February 18, 2020
The end of the week of the circular economy
The Week of the Circular Economy was a great success for Schijvens this year! Not only did we get a fantastic start this week with winning the Circular Award 2020 in the Business category, but we were also interviewed on Radio Circulair and ended the week with the gong!
February 11, 2020
TBI goes circular!
TBI introduced their new workwear during the Week of the Circular Economy. They have done this with a video that shows the entire circular process of their clothing
February 11, 2020
Winner Circular Award Business 2020!
We are very happy that we have been able to win the Circular Award Business 2020!! The Circular Business Award goes annually to the company that innovates the most within their own business operations and shows what a circular economy can mean for the Netherlands.
February 4, 2020
Final report: In de ogen van een ander
This week the final report of the research on agape within businesses was published. This research, titled: In de ogen van de ander. Een witboek voor agapè in een bedrijfsomgeving, was written by Prof Dr Harry Hummels.
December 16, 2019
Aid and trade are increasing together
Last week a camera crew visited the Schijvens office. This camera crew came to record a video commissioned by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Minister Kaag plays an important role in this video.
December 2, 2019
Circular workwear
A very special moment in the history of corporate clothing in the Netherlands! For the first time, a permanent, affordable collection of fully circular work clothing is available from stock.
November 26, 2019
Signing Transparency Pledge
Schijvens has signed a Transparency Pledge with 7 other companies that participate in the Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile. In this we promise to be transparent about our production by publishing a list showing where we produce our clothing, what type of clothing we produce there and how many people work there.
November 26, 2019
Together we succeed!
In collaboration with the Municipality of Hilvarenbeek, Schijvens started more than a year ago, together with Biniam en Solomon, the process “Together we succeed.” Biniam and Solomon are refugees with a residence permit from Eritrea and work with us on return logistics.
November 8, 2019
Welkoop kiest voor betalen leefbaar loon
Until now, Schijvens paid the increase for paying a living wage instead of the lower minimum wage. Welkoop would like to take responsibility and let Schijvens know that they would like to pay this increase.
October 21, 2019
Ministers embrace Schijvens’ recycling contract
In the presence of Minister Kaag (NL) and Minister Pekcan (TR), Schijvens Corporate Fashion and Gama Iplik Recycling have extended their contract to take the recycling of used (company) clothing to a higher level.
September 12, 2019
Supplier meeting 2019
Last week, the supplier meeting 2019 and its amazing success were in the spotlight at Schijvens! This year the annual meeting took place in the Netherlands (after editions in locations including Karachi, Hong Kong and Turkey).
September 2, 2019
Ambassador Bart van Bolhuis on NPO1 about Schijvens recycling project in Turkey
Dutch ambassador Bart van Bolhuis, stationed in Istanbul, talks about the current situation in Turkey, trade, the obstacles, but especially also the opportunities that exist there and which, for example, Schijvens is using regarding recycling old items of clothing.
August 21, 2019
Schijvens presents sustainable fashion to Mark Rutte in Hanoi
On 9 April, a fashion show was held in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi. Prime Minister Mark Rutte was also present. During the show, Alexander Kohnstamm, Director of the Fair Wear Foundation handed over a study into violence and intimidation in the workplace to the Vietnamese Minister.
April 25, 2019
Praxis, Brico & Planit go circular!
The DIY Group takes its responsibility very seriously where corporate social responsibility is concerned. They have also fully implemented this in their workwear with effect from this year. This clothing is produced in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner.
April 19, 2019
Schijvens in het NOS-journaal
Today in the NOS news, Pierre Hupperts (chairman of the ICSR steering committee) and Shirley Rijnsdorp-Schijvens talk about the Covenant on Sustainable Garments and Textile.
April 15, 2019
Supplier meeting 2018
Schijvens welcomed its suppliers in Karachi, Pakistan, at the end of November for the annual supplier meeting. All suppliers came together in order to brainstorm about further developments, with the following motto: “Teamwork makes the dream work”.
December 6, 2018
Schijvens wint Corporate Fashion Award met circulaire collectie CSU
The Corporate Fashion Award 2018. Schijvens, together with its partners from the nominated Etos and CSU collections, was nervously seated along the catwalk.
November 16, 2018
Schijvens report rating 8.6 at Fair Wear Foundation
From the social labor standards drawn up by Fair Wear, points can be obtained that ultimately form the mark for Schijvens. This year Schijvens has achieved a score of no less than 86 points, 11 points more compared to last year!
November 8, 2018
Circular work wear from T’riffic by Schijvens to the finals of the global goals social impact challenge
Global Goals 12 is central to this challenge, ‘responsible consumption and production’. The cool workwear brand T’RIFFIC, designed and produced by Schijvens, wants to stimulate municipalities to dress their staff in their sustainably produced work clothes.
October 17, 2018
Schijvens receives a double nomination for the Corporate Fashion Award 2018!
The biennial Corporate Fashion Award event issues awards for the best work clothing in the Netherlands. The 10th edition of this event will take place on November 15th, 2018 and Schijvens Corporate Fashion will be present as a result of a nomination for no less than two collections.
October 10, 2018
Member of the Dutch parliament Jessica van Eijs visits Schijvens
This week, Schijvens had the opportunity to meet Jessica van Eijs, Member of Parliament D66. As a Member of Parliament she deals with challenges for the future in the field of climate.
August 30, 2018
Dutch / Chinese embassy at Schijvens
Lydia Jiang of the Dutch consulate in Shanghai did her internship at Schijvens. Her focus was on sustainability.
June 5, 2018
Schijvens goes Middle-East
After the success of our educational trip to Turkey 3 years ago, we decided to go with our whole team to the Middle-East last Eastern weekend.
April 4, 2018
Schijvens wins Best Practice Award Fair Wear Foundation
On November 10, 2017, family business Schijvens Corporate Fashion became the winner of the Best Practice Award 2017, an annual Award presented by the Fair Wear Foundation.
November 15, 2017
Schijvens Best Practice living wage in Turkey
Fair Wear Foundation’s Annual conference is an event organized annually for members and stakeholders. A Best Practice Award will also be presented during this event. This Award recognizes innovative projects aimed at improving working conditions in factories.
November 7, 2017
Hema in Schijvens’ circular clothing
The latest HEMA concept was opened in Tilburg on September 21. What we as Schijvens Corporate Fashion are extremely proud of is that we are part of this new concept.
September 22, 2017
Schijvens Leader at Fair Wear Foundation
We, as a company, have become LEADER within Fair Wear with an impressive score of 75 points. Being a leader within the Fair Wear Foundation means we form part of the highest achievable category and are therefore realising outstanding results.
September 11, 2017
Supplier meeting 2017 Turkey
The annual Schijvens supplier meeting, which we have introduced since 2013, was again a success this year! Our producers, cloth manufacturers and yarn suppliers came to our factory in Turkey this year from Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, India and Morocco.
August 1, 2017
Covenant on sustainable clothing and textiles
Transparency is the future and necessary in the clothing sector. Last July 4th it was a year ago that the textile covenant was concluded, to which 40% of the Dutch textile industry has already joined!
July 21, 2017
From plastic bottles and worn textile to sustainable corporate clothing
Schijvens went looking for a solution to re-use worn textiles and ‘waste’. It turned out that plastic from plastic bottles with recycled textile together makes the ideal raw material for a new clothing fabric. This 100% recycled and sustainable clothing fabric is used to produce T-shirts and sweat jackets for personnel in the Stayokay hotel chain.
April 18, 2017
