Atomic analysis
Each batch of top quality leather delivered to BIRKENSTOCK is routinely tested, to ensure that specific requirements are being maintained. The technical procedure, which forms the core of our analysis, is always the same. First, a random sample is taken from every newly delivered batch. The sample is cut into a segment, then placed in a flask containing solvents that extract each and every substance from the sample, including any potential pollutants. Once the individual ingredients have been extracted, a process called ‘mass spectrometry’ is used to analyse the molecular structure of each element that makes up tanned leather. This process precisely determines what is present, and whether or not it meets the strict guidelines set by the brand.
Birkenstock’s laboratory and Risk Management programme is at the core of the brand’s long-term vision. This guarantees that the BIRKENSTOCK vision of Naturgewolltes Gehen can move forward with the utmost integrity.
Each batch of top quality leather delivered to BIRKENSTOCK is routinely tested, to ensure that specific requirements are being maintained. The technical procedure, which forms the core of our analysis, is always the same. First, a random sample is taken from every newly delivered batch. The sample is cut into a segment, then placed in a flask containing solvents that extract each and every substance from the sample, including any potential pollutants. Once the individual ingredients have been extracted, a process called ‘mass spectrometry’ is used to analyse the molecular structure of each element that makes up tanned leather. This process precisely determines what is present, and whether or not it meets the strict guidelines set by the brand.
Birkenstock’s laboratory and Risk Management programme is at the core of the brand’s long-term vision. This guarantees that the BIRKENSTOCK vision of Naturgewolltes Gehen can move forward with the utmost integrity.