We care
Sustainability
Sustainability is not an extra but an integral part of our self-image. As a family-run company with regional roots we assume responsibility – for people, the environment and future generations.
This stance is reflected in every step of our value chain: from the selection of materials to production and through to distribution.
Operating sustainably drives us
Driven by a team of 480 employees, MAC pursues its goal to produce desirable, perfectly fitting trousers of high quality under sustainable conditions on a daily basis. The brand stands for collections with a long product life and a keen sense of the zeitgeist. In the company’s own sample-sewing department, designs are created that are realised through the interplay of creativity, precision craftsmanship and profound sustainability consciousness – following the motto of MAC #itsbettertogether.
Our sustainability strategy
Product
CREATING DESIRABILITY & IMPROVEMENT
Sustainable materials. Chemicals management (sustainable washing and dyeing).
Processes
CONSTANT SCRUTINY AND DEVELOPMENT
Supply chain management. Innovation in production. Circular economy.
Environment
CONSERVING ENERGY AND RESOURCES
Protecting the environment and the climate. Water consumption and wastewater. Packaging
materials.
Society
ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY
Secure jobs and safe work environment, employees and employee development. Social engagement.
Howis a pair of MAC trousers made?
Design, research & cut
In the beginning are the design and the development of high-fashion styles and perfect cuts.
Extraction of raw materials
Even the extraction of such raw materials as cotton, viscose or polyester can have amajor impact on people and the environment. We therefore use 100% sustainablecotton, for example.
Spinning, weaving
In the next step, yarns are produced from the extracted raw materials and woven into a textile fabric.
Dyeing
Next comes the dyeing process. Our producers do without any bleaching agents and observe the legal guidelines concerning the use of chemicals.
Production
In the subsequent process step – manufacture – MAC trousers are produced from the fabrics and such “ingredients” as hang-tags and labels, followed by finishing.
Logistics
After the production process, our trousers are transported to our logistics centre in Wald/Roßbach in the most eco-friendly way possible.
Quality control
Prior to shipping our products to trading partners or end consumers, we perform strict quality controls at our company headquarters in Wald/Roßbach.
Selling
Today our trousers are sold throughout the world via specialized retail shops, online and through social media. In shipping our products, we avoid using unnecessary packaging materials as much as possible.
Whereare MAC trousers produced?
Since our entire production takes place in Europe and neighbouring countries, oursupply chain is more resilient to disruptions in globally connected supplychains, which makes MAC a reliable partner for specialised retailers. Moreover,the short transport routes are easy on the environment. Compared to airfreightfrom Asia, CO2 emissions for transport are up to 98% lower at MAC.Compared to transport by sea freight, we achieve savings of 15%. Since we regularly visit our production sites and thanks to our long-standing,trust-based partnerships we are able to monitor adherence to social standardsmuch better and know how and under what conditions MAC trousers are produced.Our next project: MAC trousers that are entirely produced in Germany– “Made in Germany”, in other words!
MAC helps achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainability Report
Sustainability, solidarity and social engagement continued to characterise our activities in 2024. Together with our partners we develop MAC trousers from increasingly sustainable materials and inever more eco-friendly processes. With the Impact Report 2024 we provideinformation in our sustainability-related progress and goals.
Operational energy concept for MAC
MAC is implementing a comprehensive energy concept that is developed jointly with students of OTH Amberg and subsidised by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs. It includes a photovoltaic system on the sustainably built company headquarters. Another step on the road towards climate neutrality – documented in MAC’s annual Sustainability Report.