OLIMPIAS Group has obtained the certification:
EUROPEAN FLAX™ is a registered trademark owned by the Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp.
Through a rigorous traceability system, European Flax™ guarantees that the flax fiber is sourced from European crops grown in a wide coastal strip of Western Europe stretching from France to Belgium and the Netherlands. In this area, an exceptional combination of factors such as the humid oceanic climate, the low thermal density of flax, the fertile soil and the local growers’ expertise results in a product unique in quality and excellence.
Olimpias processes this fiber entirely in Italy to obtain beautiful fabrics.
Flax is the only plant-based textile fiber of European origin and, thanks to European Flax™, Olimpias Group intends to promote and support its territory, its agricultural chain and its millennial know-how as well as its environmental and social sustainability.
Environmental and social characteristics of the European Flax™-certified flax:
- no irrigation (certified 99.9% by CELC)
- no use of GMOs
- plantation rotation
- reduced use of fertilizers and pesticides
- natural maceration in the field
- carbon sink: it retains 400.000 tons of CO2 each year
- no waste - the whole plant is used
- fully-mechanical extraction of fibers (scutching)
- compliance with the rules of the International Labor Organization across the supply chain.
Through annual audits, European Flax ensures the traceability of the entire supply chain as well as the social and environmental responsibility.