• We provide these companies with our Technical Specifications for Compliance, which contain the Group's requirements;
• The Technical Specifications for Compliance include mechanical, chemical and physical requirements. The document is generally aligned with the strictest regulations in force in the countries in which the Group operates;
• For the most part, our suppliers have the main environmental certifications that are generally required, as sustainability has been an issue crucial to the yarn and fabric production market for quite some time now;
• We generally ask our suppliers to expressly approve the Technical Specifications for Compliance and the Group's Code of Ethics;
• Up until 2021, no announced sustainability audits have been carried out (0%), nor indeed semiannounced (0%) or announced (0%); instead, we have based our appraisals on the declaration of conformity received.

In 2023, auditing continued on approximately 10 strategic suppliers to verify that all the requirements laid down by our Group are respected. We aim to make our supply chain as traced and transparent as possible. At present, no interviews are envisaged with workers nor audits involving trade union representatives.