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Ternua has different sustainable sports equipment for men, women and children, as well as accessories for the mountain, such as: Vests, pants, jackets... underwear... backpacks, bottles, gloves, sleeping bags, etc. Thanks to research, development and innovation, they manage to manufacture products through sustainable treatments and with recycled products to reduce the negative impacts on the environment.

For its production, Ternua has different projects aligned with sustainability. They use Low concentrations of salt from recycled silver, recycled reels, or coffee grounds, for the anti-odor treatment of the fabric. They use organic cotton as raw material, but also recycled feathers, plastic bottles, coffee grounds, fishing nets to develop fabrics that are repellent to water and 100% free of PFC.

Ternua is also relevant for the alliances that it creates for each project. It is member of the European Outdoor Conservation Association, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation (they have adopted 4 whales so far), and also the bluesign certification system.

This company has aligned its strategy to several SDG goals, especially:

SDG3 (Good health and well-being), SDG6 (Clean water), SDG8 (Decent work and economic growth) SDG9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure), SGG12 (Responsible consumption and production), SDG 17 (Partnerships for the goals), SDG13 (Climate action), SDG14 (Life below water) SDG 15 (Life on land)

● 2002 ISPO AWARD Award thanks to the “Safe Sail System”.

● In 2006-07. They begin to develop their own fabrics, beginning to use organic cotton to replace conventional cotton.

● In 2009. All the garments are already made with organic cotton. They are beginning to take steps to eliminate PFOA/PFOS from their repellent finishes.

● 2013. All the down is recycled Neokdun® FP 700.

● 2015. ISPO Award Gold Winner 2016 Newfoundland and South River. Total elimination of PFOA/PFOS from your products.

● 2016. Elimination of PFC in 80% of our products. Use of recycled waterproof Neokdun® down with PFC free DWR in collaboration with Nikwax®.

The available economic data of Ternua is:

• Turnover of 25 million € in 2020
• Expectation of 26-27 million € in 2021
• In 2020, digital sales x3 compared to 2019, representing 12% of total amount of sales

• Oeko-tex standard 100
• Bluesign

Ternua is a company with a high level of circularity and sustainability implemented. Its major challenges are:

● Try to locate the processes necessary for production closer to home.

● Use vehicles with renewable energy.

● Project to collect discarded products to reuse them in production.

● Eliminate plastic from packaging.

Bergnes Lähteenmäki, A.C., Aguado Carretero, P. (2020), Reto de la industria Textil. Trabajo de máster.