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TEKO® = Sustainability
”TEKO” is a perfect blend of the words:
“technical” and “ecological.”
Our daily practices truly reflect and represent these two of the most prestigious accolades the outdoors industry
words: offers-
“Technical” means we pay high attention to detail and
design when we produce our The "Innovation Award”, from by the Outdoor
high quality socks. We Writers and Photographers Guild. What makes
consistently deliver this award so prized is that the judging panel
an excellent fit, consists only of journalists and gear experts from
comfort and the outdoor industry.
performance. Additional awards include Bluesign’s top rating of
TEKO products “BLUE,” which has been awarded to TEKO for the
also have a chlorine-free, shrink resistance process used in
seamless making our super-soft organic wool. Bluesign is an
toe-seam, independent Swiss company that evaluates
and an companies on criteria including responsible
anatomical resource management and worker safety. TEKO
heel-hugger chooses not use the industry standard of chlorine
design that treatment, even though it is far less expensive, due to its
means serious
runners, hikers, environmental
and skiers can enjoy impact.
the outdoors blister-free.
TEKO's range of trail running The recognition of
and mountain bike socks
such organizations
“Ecological” is in our name because our high level of as Bluesign and
commitment to the planet runs through every aspect of what the Outdoor
we do. Our green practices extend to our entire product line, Writers and
our supply chain and our daily business decisions. TEKO socks Photographers
are organic and sustainable. We are dedicated to using raw Guild helps
materials and eco-friendly manufacturing processes. When underscore how
you see such products as organic tekoMERINO™ wool, hard we are
tekoPOLY™ recycled polyester and tekoCOTTON™ organic working to create
cotton, you instantly know you are dealing with a product an eco-friendly
that is eco-friendly and eco-aware. product that
consumers can
All the materials that we use, with the exception of the feel good about
wool, come from the USA (usually from within 200 miles of supporting.
our facilities). TEKO offsets greenhouse gases by buying wind
energy credits to cover our energy usage that takes place As we are
during business travel, and transportation of TEKO goods. dedicated to both
We also realize that it is vitally important to make sure our the “technical” and
products are created from materials that have little “ecological,” great
environmental impact. Our new packaging is 50% smaller time and care has
than our previous packaging, and is made from 100% been put into
recycled and recyclable card. Also, TEKO uses no plastics or considering how, where, in what way and what materials go
metals in our packaging; this means we skip such items as into our socks. For more information about TEKO and our
toxic glues and staples. organic and sustainable products, please visit
www.tekosocks.com
We use only soya ink in our printing and water-based glue
for fixing. Recently, we have received some new awards and
t: 08000 323 505
commendations based on our pioneering green practices and
ongoing commitment to the environment. We received one
www.anatom.co.uk
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