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In 2019, C&A Mexico celebrated its 20-year anniversary in the country. C&A Mexico operates 79 stores in 41 cities. C&A Mexico is working to expand the sourcing of more sustainable cotton, improve supplier performance, reduce environmental impacts, and engage and inspire employees and customers on sustainability issues.

Sustainable Products

  • C&A Mexico began offering Cradle to Cradle CertifiedTM jeans and T-shirts in early 2019, becoming the first brand in Mexico to offer Gold level Cradle to Cradle CertifiedTM jeans.
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  • C&A Mexico accelerated its sourcing of cotton as Better Cotton by providing training to suppliers and internal teams and encouraged fabric spinners in Mexico to become members of BCI.
  • In addition, the 2019 share of cotton sourced as Better Cotton was 46% — nearly half of all cotton sourced by C&A in Mexico.
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  • C&A Mexico sold 14,638 pieces containing recycled cotton for Men's, Ladies’ and Youth T-shirts. Read more
  • A water-saving programme known as Biowash is ongoing for Men’s, Ladies’, and Kids’ denim products and allows a key C&A Mexico supplier to use 60% less water in the final wash of denim production. Read more
  • ReutiliC&A, the C&A in-store clothing take-back programme, was expanded to 34 stores across Mexico. Approximately 8.5 metric tons of unwanted garments have been collected.
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Sustainable Supply

  • Around 50% of C&A Mexico’s suppliers are based in Mexico, and we share the others with C&A Europe. We continue to work with domestic production units to advance the global Sustainable Supply Chain programme guidelines and audit process, in line with C&A’s global Supplier Code of Conduct.
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  • C&A Mexico is one of the few international brands implementing a Sustainable Chemicals Management approach in Mexico and has rolled out a global programme in the region, working with suppliers and key stakeholders to support understanding and compliance beyond local regulations.
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Sustainable Lives

  • #WearTheChange was launched in 2019 and continues to engage C&A’s customers in Mexico.
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  • Ten charities received donations in kind during the year, benefiting families in the communities where C&A operates.
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  • C&A Mexico raised approximately €20,000 (around 500,000 Mexican pesos) for Save the Children towards efforts to eradicate child labour.
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