Certificates
EMAS
EMAS sets the highest standards for operational and systematic environmental protection and stands for the European Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme Regulation No. 1221/2009. Established since 2001, the EMAS-LOGO is the award for the fact that a company or organization meets the demanding requirements of the European EMAS Regulation and that this has been confirmed by an independent environmental verifier.
The EMAS logo is the visible sign of:
*the introduction and audited implementation of an environmental management system in accordance with the EMAS Regulation,
*compliance with all relevant environmental legislation
*the credibility of audited environmental reporting,
*the active involvement of employees in environmental protection,
*the provision of information on the company's own environmental performance,
*offering an open dialogue with the public and all interested parties, and
*a commitment to regularly evaluate and continuously improve its own environmental performance.
Certificate of IATF 16949
IATF 16949 is a globally consistent quality management standard for the automotive industry. This standard is acknowledged by all automotive manufacturers.
IATF 16949 complements the ISO 9001 norm with additional industry-sector-specific requirements.
Certificate of SATRA Membership
SATRA is one of the most important certifying companies worldwide for the testing of restricted substances during the production process, as colorants and chemicals, which are be harmful for human beings and the environment.
DIN EN ISO 9001
DIN ISO 9001 defines the general requirements to a quality management system.
Target of this norm is to secure the ability of companies to comply with quality standards in order to improve customer satisfaction.
DIN EN ISO 14001
ISO 14001 has been a globally recognised basis for environmental management systems since 1996 and covers all aspects for continuous improvement of environmental performance. It defines the establishment, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of an environmental management system.
TISAX
TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) was created as a system for exchanging standardized test results in the automotive industry that is optimized for supplier risk assessment.
TISAX is a test and exchange mechanism for test results based on the industry-specific standard VDA-ISA, which was developed with a view to conducting Information Security Assessments (ISA) in the ENX Association and is released and published by the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). The standard concerns the secure processing of information from business partners, the protection of prototypes and data protection in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for potential business between car manufacturers and their service providers or suppliers.
Leather Working Group - Umweltaudit
This certificate is a confirmation of having passed an extensive environmental audit by the BLC (British Leather Technology Center).
This audit preferentially considers the chemical and environmentally relevant influences of the leather manufacture processes. They are measured, assessed and verified. Furthermore effects and consequences on the staff are additionally examined.
HELCOR, jointly with its sister company HELLER-LEDER, are the first European leather manufacturers having achieved the GOLD status.
Further information: www.blcleathertech.com
OEKO-TEX
OEKO-TEX® LEATHER STANDARD is an internationally standardised testing and certification system for leather and leather goods at all production levels, including accessory materials. The certification supports companies along the supply chain with the implementation of high human-ecological product safety. The certification serves as legally binding verification of successful product certification in all business processes in accordance with LEATHER STANDARD.
The LEATHER STANDARD label indicates that the labelled article has successfully passed a test for chemicals that are harmful to health. The basis for this test, which is carried out by an independent OEKO-TEX® partner institute, is the OEKO-TEX® criteria catalogue with several hundred regulated individual substances. The strict limit values and test criteria of the criteria catalogue are much stricter than the valid national and international specifications and include various parameters for safeguarding health. OEKO-TEX® updates the test criteria at least once per year and, in doing so, takes into account the latest scientific findings and changes to legislation.
