Chemical Statement

Express’ commitment to chemical management in accordance with regulations is focused on ensuring health and safety to our employees, suppliers and the environment. We provide a product Restricted Substances List (RSL) to suppliers as an appendix to our Apparel and Accessories Performance Standards. It is the supplier’s responsibility to ensure the RSL is strictly adhered to. Express requires testing to ensure all products meet or exceed our performance standards in finished products, and our suppliers are accountable to meet all requirements in all products sold and shipped to Express.

Our Raw Materials & Quality-Production & Sourcing Team works closely with our suppliers to ensure adherence to all performance standards. Textile Summits are held virtually every year with over 300 Mills to present any new information regarding Apparel and Accessories Performance Standards, provide opportunities to review Express business updates and expectations, and convey zero tolerance to non-compliance with the RSL as required by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Each Textile Summit offers space for open discussion, to discuss challenges, questions or clarifications. Our fabric testing process is robust to ensure adherence to apparel standards in alignment with the product RSL. Third-party accredited labs check against performance standards, including our RSL. To ensure compliance, 12,290 fabric, garment and accessory test reports were submitted to Express in 2022. Any found non-conformance to standards are sent back for remediation until corrected.