About us
A Nordic family company
Black Moda is a well-established family owned textile company in Finland.
Owned by the same family, Black Moda Portugal is a OEKO-TEX® certified sewing company, located in Ponte de Lima, Portugal, specialized in cutting and sewing casual tricot clothing.
Together, our companies mission is to provide responsible, high-quality productions to our B2B customers and help building a more sustainable and transparent clothing industry. All our activities are strongly guided by a family-oriented and entrepreneurial spirit.
We provide production to B2B customers, who are mainly Finnish textile brands. In addition to jerseys and fabrics, our range includes terry towels and bathrobes, socks, knitwear, and home and kitchen linen. These are manufactured by long-term and reliable partners in Portugal and Italy.
As an employer, Black Moda is a safe and supportive workplace for its staff and, as a business partner to our B2B clients, we are a well-established textile player who handles its social responsibilities well.
Black Moda Oy information can be reviewed at Reliable Partner. Other production related figures and results are presented in our annual Sustainability Report (aka. Corporate Social Responsibility report).
The pre-production stages take place near the sewing shop
Our cooperation with our long-term partners creates reliability, contributes to the long-term development of cooperation and enables open communication throughout the supply chain.
Our supplier network is located 70 km from our sewing shop. In addition to our sewing company, our most important partners are knitwear suppliers, the longest of which is with Armaco, Lda and our terry suppliers Somani – Sociedade Têxtil SA. and Belfama, Lda in Portugal.
Our partners and suppliers are selected with a focus on security of supply, social responsibility, consistent quality, certified production and materials, and compliance with the REACH chemicals regulation.
Together with our partners, we supply our customers with clothing made from tricot or woven fabrics, knitwear and fabrics, bathrobes and towels. We chose our materials with care and the organic cotton we use is GOTS certified, cotton that has been grown using methods without harsh chemicals or pesticides. We also use BCI cotton and other more responsible fiber choices are available, such as Ecovero, Refibra, lyocel, linen and other. We will be happy to tell you more.
People at the center
At Black Moda every employee is valued as an individual. The well-being of our employees is one of our core values. It is important to us that everyone can use their own talents, experience and skills in their daily work.
Portugal is an EU country that is not classified as a risk country. In Portugal, working life is regulated by law and the authorities also enforce these laws. Portugal has ratified the International Labor Organization (ILO) Treaties. In accordance with the principles of the ILO, all its Member States have a duty to eliminate forced labor, child labor and discrimination and to guarantee freedom of association. To be financially responsible is a step towards creating a safe and supportive workplace for our staff.