PROMOTE INTEGRITY

Diesel’s responsibility extends beyond our direct operations. We work with a global network of suppliers to create the best quality Diesel products and we are committed to advancing transparency and promoting social and environmental standards across our entire supply chain. Every supplier is part of our extended Diesel family, which is why we seek out partners who align with our values. Collaborating with a global network of suppliers can present challenges but we engage with NGOs, our peers and local stakeholders to address these complexities and to help build a resilient supply chain that puts people and planet first.

Each of our suppliers offers something unique to Diesel, and we believe it is our job to understand how they work in order to build long-term relationships that can support progress and innovation. It is only through meaningful collaboration with our partners that we can continue to develop ground-breaking projects. Every supplier that we work with is required to sign our Code of Conduct, setting out our standards for ethical trade, including fair wages, discrimination and safe working conditions. In addition to requesting third-party audits aligned with globally recognised standards such as BSCI, SMETA and SA8000, we carry out direct audits to socially and environmentally monitor our suppliers and ensure our that they meet the standards. We know that audits alone are not a solution, but they are a useful tool in helping us understand current practices and bringing any potential social or environmental issues to light. Where we do identify an issue we work directly with our supplier to address it. 

In the event of minor non-conformities, the supplier is being requested to solve the issues within a reasonable short time and undergo a follow-up audit to verify the resolution. In the event that more serious non-conformities, nevertheless non-critical, are raised by the auditors, Diesel requires the supplier to prepare and implement an action plan to solve them and a monitoring plan to trace the progressive remediation. We also carry out regular risk assessments, looking at external local and global political, social and environmental factors. Together our audit and risk assessment data help us set clear targets and identify opportunities for developing dedicated projects to improve social and/or environmental performance throughout our supply chain.

Diesel, with the support of different external providers, develops periodical environmental risk assessment, with a focus on physical and transition environmental risks, and human rights risk assessments on its supply chain.

Furthermore, Diesel signed the AAFA/FLA Apparel & Footwear Industry Commitment to Responsible Recruitment for fair treatment of workers in the apparel, footwear, and travel goods supply chains.

With specific regard to the Italian supply chain, in 2025 OTB introduced a new Group Supply Chain Management Procedure, which applies to anyone involved in the management of suppliers based in Italy. Specifically, the procedure covers the selection of suppliers of typical goods and services, the management of relations with suppliers of typical goods and services, and the monitoring of the activities of suppliers and any subcontractors in the performance of the contract with the subsidiary.

The Group intends to issue a new specific procedure for the management of its overseas supply chain. Currently, preliminary checks and regular follow-ups are carried out through audits conducted by third-party firms in accordance with the most recognized international social and environmental standards.

In 2021, the Group joined the ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) Foundation's Roadmap to Zero Programme to develop a water and chemical management strategy based on the leading industry standards for all suppliers that employ wet processes. Moreover, since 2022, OTB has adopted a Restricted Substances List (RSL) & Product Safety Requirements (PSR) to regulate management of chemicals for all the companies in the Group.

The document supplements the regulatory restrictions on chemicals used in manufacturing with more stringent requirements and standards, such as the latest guidelines of the ZDHC Manufacturing RSL and other standards to ensure product safety.

Suppliers are required to subscribe to and sign the RSL as part of their onboarding process. To access the OTB Group Restricted Substances List click here (link da inserire: https://www.otb.net/en/responsible-management-of-resources)

Diesel asks its suppliers to commit to specific animal welfare standards. In support of this, Diesel has remained Fur Free since 2010, and we have also banned exotic skins or karakul sheep wool. Every supplier that we work with is required to sign our Animal Welfare Policy, outlining our prohibited fibres and practices and setting out animal husbandry standards aligned with the Five Animal Freedoms. Diesel does not accept down and/or feathers sourced from farms practising force-feeding or live plucking, or wool sourced from farms practising mulesing. If possible we source animal-derived fibres that are certified by globally recognised standards such as the Responsible Wool Standard to help verify best practices have been upheld throughout the supply chain.

Supporting the people within our supply chain is of utmost importance to Diesel and the wider OTB Group. In September 2023, together with the OTB Foundation, World Vision Bangladesh and one of our local suppliers, we launched the Children are Reading campaign. The project was created to implement training opportunities for the children of employees of a local Diesel supplier located in the Tongi Municipality area of Gazipur, a hub of the textile industry in Bangladesh.

The three-year programme supports 100 elementary school-age children, providing learning-by-play sessions after school to improve their vocabulary development, reading fluency and comprehension. These activities are run by experienced facilitators, trained by World Vision’s education program.

To know more about the project, please consult OTB Foundation website.