Inditex group has been working since its beginning, with a strict ethic code that gathers the Human Rights on the United Nations Convention about the Younger Rights, trying to be an ethic company, with the aim of obtaining its purposes, like a coherent and logical way. This code is used in all the companies of the group and guarantee with its effort, the right and interests of all groups involved for the smooth running of the company: the staff, the customers, suppliers and the general public. Bershka makes an effort to establish a specific Ethic Code with its manufacturers and try to keep compromise relations with them. In this code the main idea is that the manufacturers and external workshops are not going to have younger people working there. That way they will work the hours established by the law. Finally this group will not discriminate against sex, race, religion, age, nationality, sexual orientation, political opinion, etc. The manufacturers will guarantee to its employees a safety place, according to the law.

For A/W08 Bershka is unveiling its environmentally friendly shopper bag, made from 100% cotton. As a company we endeavour to minimise our impact on the environment. As a result we have designed our new re-usable shopper bag to replace our plastic version. In keeping with Bershka’s attention to design and fashion all shopper bags display an exciting new graphic, creating a fashionable and environmentally friendly bag.

Bershka is going to open its’ new logistics centre in Palafolls (Barcelona) due to the increasing demand from the many new openings.

Until now, Bershkas’ logistic department was in the same building at its head offices, in Tordera. Due to the fast growing pace of the company and its expansion into new markets it was necessary to enlarge its’ distribution centre. These new installations will have 84.000metres² consisting of a warehouse and offices, tripling the capacity of the actual space occupied.

This year Bershka has celebrated its’ 10th birthday, and is the second most important brand of the Inditex group.

In April of 1998 Bershka started out with some people trained from Zara, and some others new to the corporation and started the project. A lot of these people are still working to improve Bershkas’ efficiency due to its’ rapid growth. Presently, the Bershka team consists of more international people than Spanish because of its’ large expansion internationally.

During these ten years the company has had some changes of image and concept and it has launched new lines of product with its’ main objective - young people.

These first years of Bershka have been fundamental make Bershka its name. We hope that Bershka carries on growing for many more years to come.

Bershka takes the protection of the environment seriously. Last year we replaced all our bags with eco-friendly ones. The new bags use biodegradable materials, so minimizing their impact on the environment. Further developments are in the pipeline.