In sustainability we are excellent.
This is reflected in our certificates.
Sustainable with letter and seal.
, , , : We can’t get enough of certificates and sustainability seals. Because they reflect our standards. Because they show that we don’t just talk, but also act. And because they spur us on to constantly look for new ways to become even more sustainable. The and the Think! criteria catalogue, whose quality criteria go far beyond conventional environmental standards, serve as strict guidelines. They contain a list of threshold values for chemicals that must not be exceeded – and to which all our partner companies must adhere.
We also participate in the
. It shows the sustainability of our products along the entire value chain. Based on this, the Higg index provides indications of the measures we need to take to become more sustainable as a company overall.Our awards
We are pleased to have received numerous recognitions for our commitment to sustainability:
- Over 60 variants of our current collections have been awarded the renowned Blue Angel environmental seal. It is provided only after an elaborate testing procedure for particularly environmentally friendly products and services and identifies the best in a product group. The certification is based on scientific criteria developed by the Federal Environment Agency.
- The Austrian Eco-label is one of the strictest ecological quality labels worldwide. Its criteria for the product category shoes range from the raw materials, which must be demonstrably environmentally friendly, to the manufacturing and finishing processes. As sustainability pioneers, Think! was the first shoe brand to be awarded this renowned seal of quality. Our shoes are currently the only ones on the market to bear the Austrian Eco-label.
- In 2022, Think! was voted the No.1 brand in the sustainability category in a survey of German shoe retailers.
- In 2022, we received the Environmental Management Prize for our in-house eco-database from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Environment and Climate Protection.
- 2023 Think! was nominated for the Green Product Award for the shoe model “HAUKI” out of 1,300 submissions from over 40 countries.
- 2023 our eco-database was awarded a German Innovation Award in the category “Business to Business – Information Technologies” as well as with an Austrian Business Award (eAward) in the category “Sustainability and Smart Data”.