ST/ST - Sustainability Report 2024 - EN

Choosing our materials consciously

Recycled polyester & nylon

We use recycled polyester for our outerwear garments and blend it with organic cotton for some of our sweatshirts and accessories. Since 2018, we have exclusively used recycled polyester made from post-consumer PET bottles, sourced mainly in China. Depending on the style, it takes between 38 to 95 plastic bottles of 550mL (the standard size of a bottle in China) to produce our jackets. For all our outerwear in recycled polyester, we use GRS certified fabrics. Just like with our organic cotton, we seek full traceability of our recycled polyester, including the origin of the PET bottles. In 2023, we visited collection points, spinners and factories in China to better understand our value chain and how the recycled materials come from waste. We also have an Operations Manager and Fabrics Manager in China whose expertise helps us ensure quality and supply chain integrity. For two of our outerwear styles, we use pre-consumer recycled nylon, made from industrial nylon yarn waste. This GRS certified fabric is durable and strong, while at the same time being extremely lightweight and soft on the skin.

How many bottles are used to create our styles?

Our GRS certified recycled polyester & recycled nylon product range

100% recycled polyester

Product example: Stanley Climber

Made with 100% GRS recycled polyester Certified by Control Union CU 819434

Puffer 70 bottles

94% recycled polyester 6% elastane

Product example: Navigator

Made with 94% GRS recycled polyester Certified by Control Union CU 819434

Puffer Gilet 38 bottles

Read more about GRS here.

100% recycled nylon

Made with 100% GRS recycled nylon Certified by Control Union CU 819434

Product example: Tracker

Liner 64 bottles

Trekker 71 bottles

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