Social Responsibility
Green Field® Vendor Code of Conduct
At Green Field®, we continually strive to develop and promote high standards of business practices, social responsibility, and environmental protection. We believe that these standards also best serve the interests of our customers. Specifically, we require the factories that manufacture our products to operate workplaces where the principles and guidelines summarized below, are followed and verified. These policies and guidelines are based upon internationally accepted labor standards and industry best practices.
Transparency
Factories shall allow the Compliance Officer or its authorized third-party monitoring firm unrestricted access to all areas of the facilities and to all relevant records whether or not advance notice has been provided.
Factories are expected to take the necessary corrective actions to resolve all non-compliance issues found from their audits. Green Field reserves the right to terminate the business relationship with any supplier who is unwilling to comply with this code of conduct.
Compliance with Laws
Factories shall operate in compliance with the laws of their respective countries including all applicable rules and regulations regarding labor, wages, social benefits, workplace health and safety, and the environment.
Environment
Factories shall comply with all environmental rules and regulations applicable to their operations. They shall have an environmental management system in place and adopt measures to mitigate negative impact on the environment.
Child Labor
Factories shall not employ workers younger than 16 years of age or the age for completing compulsory education, whichever is greater. In addition, factories must comply with all legal requirements for young workers, particularly those pertaining to hours of work, wages, and working conditions.
Wages & Benefits
Factories must pay workers the minimum wage required by local law or local industry standards, whichever is greater, and provide all benefits required by law. In addition to their compensation for regular hours of work, workers must be compensated for overtime hours at such premium rate as is legally required or, in those countries where such laws do not exist, at least equal to their regular hourly compensation rate.
Working Hours
Factories must ensure that, except in extraordinary business circumstances, on a regularly scheduled basis, workers shall not be required to work more than the lesser of (a) sixty (60) hours per week, including overtime (except in extraordinary business circumstances) or (b) the limits on regular and overtime hours allowed by the law of the country of manufacture. All overtime shall be voluntary. All workers shall be entitled to at least one (1) day off in every consecutive seven (7) day period.
Discrimination
No person shall be subject to any discrimination in employment, including hiring, salary, benefits, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement, on the basis of gender, race, ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, nationality, or political opinion.
Forced Labor
Factories shall not use any forced labor whether in the form of prison labor, indentured labor, bonded labor or labor obtained through slavery, human trafficking, or otherwise.
Freedom of Association
Factories shall recognize and respect employees' right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
Working Conditions
Factories must provide their workers with a clean, safe and healthy work environment in compliance with all applicable legal requirements for workplace health and safety in the countries in which they operate. This includes all production areas, warehouses and residential facilities if applicable.
Disciplinary Practices
Every employee shall be treated with dignity and respect. Factories shall not engage in or support the use of corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion and verbal abuse including but not limited to threats of violence and sexual harassment. In addition, factories shall not use monetary fines as a disciplinary practice.
Sustainability
Founded in 2010, Xiamen Green Field Co., LTD. is a reliable and trusted vendor of bags products, Home and Garden, Promotional Gift products and programs across world. We work to be part of our client's strategic direction - not just a supplier but a vested partner and collaborator. Our core purpose is to develop products and promotions that "make a difference", create awareness and heighten the senses of the people who 'touch' our product, resulting in a memorable experience that enhances our client's brand and message. We hold a deep respect for our environment, recognizing that industrial innovation must coexist with ecological preservation. Today at Green Field, we do our best to carry on their vision through our product designs, manufacturing processes, quality control, and environmental mindfulness.
Below are some of the efforts we are making to ensure that we honor this heritage:
Product Durability
Our products are designed and manufactured according to strict quality guidelines. We take great care to ensure that our products meet the needs of our users. From fabric selection to our production process, quality control, and wear testing, every step is focused on creating purpose-built products that will provide many years of service to our customers. In simple terms, the longer our products last, the fewer resources are consumed, which helps reduce our carbon footprint in landfills.
Our Suppliers
Our fabric and component suppliers have been inspected and certified to the ISO 140001 standard, GRS, OCS. GOTS, OEKO-TEX and BSCI audited approved. Meeting these standards means that our suppliers have effective environmental and waste management systems in place to reduce their impacts on the environment.
In addition, our leather suppliers are certified under the Leather Working Group (LWG). Leather manufacturing can have a significant adverse impact to the environment due to the chemicals involved in the tanning process. Being LWG certified, however, signifies that our leather suppliers have robust environmental management systems in place and the hides they source can be traced back up the supply chain to the original hide processors.
Furthermore, if you need certification for raw materials or packaging materials, we can locate the right partner supplier, or you can specify one, as we have extensive experience in this area.
Chemicals
Our fabric and component suppliers are Oeko-Tex certified, meaning that materials used in our goods do not contain banned substances or levels of restricted substances that would impact human health and the environment.
Water Conservation
Our Custom Shop has invested in an advanced water reclamation system for our screen-printing operations. Since implementing this system, we have significantly reduced the amount of water needed for our operations, estimating annual savings of approximately 60,500 gallons.
Energy Reduction
We use LED bulb in all our offices and production halls and have installed motion sensors to illuminate work areas only when necessary. We have also installed industrial ventilation louvers and large fans throughout our warehouse to cool our facility while reducing the use of air conditioning system.
Carton Recycling
Like many bag and consumer goods brands, we ship most of our products in cardboard cartons which are partially derived from recycled materials. And we have a carton recycling program plan as below:
Construction of a Comprehensive Recycling System
1. Closed-Loop Design for Production Line
Recycling boxes will be installed in the raw material storage area, production workshop, and finished product packaging area.
2. Material Upgrading and Process Optimization
We will adopt honeycomb paperboard technology to replace traditional corrugated paper. This change is expected to reduce raw material consumption by 30% while enhancing compressive strength to at least 800 kPa. Additionally, we will utilize biodegradable water-based ink for printing, ensuring that the deinking rate of recycled cartons exceeds 95% and preventing chemical pollution in the recycling process.
The Future
Recycled fabrics:
As science and technology advance and environmental awareness grows, the use of recycled materials is becoming increasingly popular. While our products are currently made from virgin materials, the adoption of recycled materials is on the rise. We are actively exploring the development of recycled materials in hopes of sourcing a viable alternative to virgin materials that will meets our standards and the needs of our end users.
Our Employees
We encourage our staff to actively think about how we can contribute to the world we live in. We support staff initiatives and promote employee involvement in giving to the community.
Employee education and development is a strong focus at Green Field and we encourage our staff members to undertake company funded training and professional development courses.