New Wave Group must ensure that our business operations respect the legal provisions of different countries , human rights and labour conditions . This includes the business operations of our suppliers .
Purchases & Production
Improving working conditions
New Wave Group must ensure that our business operations respect the legal provisions of different countries , human rights and labour conditions . This includes the business operations of our suppliers .
Most of our products are manufactured by specialized suppliers . We have a wide range of products within New Wave Group , which requires different skills and manufacturing techniques . We do not own any factories in risk countries , but we have some in-house production units in Europe . This you could read more about below .
Where we operate New Wave Group is never far away from the manufacturing of our products . We have our own buying offices in charge of procurements and purchasing . Being represented on site enables us to have a close partnership with our suppliers and to actively monitor their operations .
China is our biggest country of production , where the buying office headquarters is located . In addition , we have four minor
“ The biggest strength of New Wave is that we treat our suppliers as partners . Suppliers know there is always an extended hand , which enables us to have a sincere communication . There is still much work to be done in Bangladesh , and we accept the challenge step by step .” offices in Qingdao , Shijiazhuang , Xiamen and Nanchang , which represents important regions of manufacturing . Our procurement strategy is to purchase directly from our suppliers and to cut intermediaries that could jeopardize our control of the supply chain .
We have about 100 employees working in China . The staff covers everything from merchandisers and quality controllers to logistics and CSR-staff . New Wave Group also has buying offices in India , Vietnam and Bangladesh . These are somewhat smaller and in total we have about 75 employees working there .
Human rights & working conditions We are aware of the responsibility that comes with sourcing goods in countries with different legal cultures and labour conditions . For this reason , the social responsibility work is mainly focused on working conditions in Asia .
The CSR-team is divided between the different buying offices and consists of full-time staff dedicated to visit suppliers , monitor their operations and support them with various social and environmental topics . Having good suppliers is fundamental for our business and we depend on their business operations as much as they depend on ours . Hence , we care about the situation on the factory floor and that the workers are treated with respect and according to law .
Mizanur Rahman is CSRmanager for New Wave in Bangladesh . He has 17 years of working experience in the industry and is certified BSCI-auditor .