Choosing our materials consciously
Recycled materials
As part of our quest to reduce the environmental impact of our products, all the materials we use other than organic cotton are recycled materials. Recycling waste into textiles not only keeps waste out of landfills, it also decreases reliance on virgin resources, and typically requires less energy than producing new materials. Our RE-Range uses pre-consumer recycled cotton from cutting waste, while our outerwear garments are made using recycled polyester from post-consumer PET bottles. We also use recycled nylon from pre-consumer industrial waste.
GRS certification
Like GOTS, the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) provides assurance that products are made from verified recycled materials and in a way that respects both the environment and those involved in the value chain. It covers aspects such as traceability, environmental principles, social requirements, chemical content, and labelling. All the recycled cotton we use is GRS certified.
Made with 42% GRS recycled cotton and 15% GRS recyclec polyester Certified by Control Union CU 819434
of the recycled cotton we use is GRS certified 100%
Recycled cotton
Our GRS certified recycled cotton product range
We seek to minimise waste at production level and strive for more circular business models. Recycled cotton plays a key role in this. In 2017, we started using recycled cotton in our accessories range. Since then, we have increased our recycled cotton product range and even started using our own cutting waste to create new products. For our RE-Range, our black, navy and white cutting waste is taken to a spinning mill where it is finely shredded before being blended with virgin organic cotton. These fibres are then spun into new yarn, which is knitted into durable fabric. Blending this cutting waste with virgin organic cotton creates a unique natural heather effect, eliminating the need for dyes and drastically reducing the amount of water used per garment.
42% recycled organic cotton 43% virgin organic cotton 15% recycled polyester
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Made with 42% GRS recycled cotton and 15% GRS recyclec polyester Certified by Control Union CU 819434
Product example: RE-Cruiser
partner factories collect cutting waste for our RE-Range
colours used to produce our RE-Range
50% recycled organic cotton 50% virgin organic cotton
Made with 50% GRS recycled cotton Certified by Control Union CU 819434
tonnes of our cutting waste was made into new products ( 2023 ) 200 +
Product example: RE-Creator
80% recycled cotton 20% recycled polyester
Made with 80% GRS recycled cotton and 20% GRS recycled polyester Certified by Control Union CU 819434
Product example: RE-Tote
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