Responsibility

 

 

"Sustainability is about owning less by buying right."

Producing new garments isn't sustainable, and we don't pretend that it is. We do, however, have a responsibility to understand and reduce our environmental impact. For us, sustainability is first and foremost about owning less by buying right. Our job, every day, is to make beautiful garments in a more responsible manner.

 

The first thing we did when we started The Garment was to join 1% for the planet, pledging each year to contribute 1% of our annual sales to non-profit organizations that are dedicated to protecting our beautiful planet, its ecosystems and its wildlife. This is our way of putting our money where our mouth is in terms of taking care.

THE GARMENT x SEA TREES

 We have decided to help our friends at Sea Trees to plant 4340 mangrove trees in the Biak Island region of Indonesia. Mangroves are like super trees, not only do they act as buffers against storms and cyclones, they also provide habitat for fish and other wildlife and protect the shoreline from eroding, but not at least they do also store 5-10x more CO2 per hectare than tropical rainforests.

 

CARBON WIPE OUT

Every time we design a product, we always strive towards making it with as little environmental impact as possible, especially by using responsible, natural, and recycled fabrics, as the vast environmental impact of the production of each piece of clothing comes from the fabric. However, we are aware that any garment, no matter how it’s produced or which fabric we choose, always leaves behind a CO2 footprint. Therefore, we calculate the CO2 impact of each garment we produce throughout its production process, right up to the point where we ship it to you, and by wiping out the equivalent amount, each garment represents a tangible way of combating climate change.

TRANSPARENCY & TRACEABILITY

We think that you should have the right to know where and by whom your clothes are made. That’s also why we openly share who’s the garment maker and who’s the fabric maker of each style. We are very proud to work together with them and most of them have been our partners for years. We do, however, demand that they strictly follow our code of conduct – which is based on internationally agreed conventions, including but not limited to: The International Labour Organisation’s Declaration of the Fundamental Principles and Right at Work; The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; and the UN Global Compact’s 10 Principles.

 

 

"Sustainability is about owning less by buying right."

Producing new garments isn't sustainable, and we don't pretend that it is. We do, however, have a responsibility to understand and reduce our environmental impact. For us, sustainability is first and foremost about owning less by buying right. Our job, every day, is to make beautiful garments in a more responsible manner.

 

The first thing we did when we started The Garment was to join 1% for the planet, pledging each year to contribute 1% of our annual sales to non-profit organizations that are dedicated to protecting our beautiful planet, its ecosystems and its wildlife. This is our way of putting our money where our mouth is in terms of taking care.

THE GARMENT x SEA TREES

 We have decided to help our friends at Sea Trees to plant 4340 mangrove trees in the Biak Island region of Indonesia. Mangroves are like super trees, not only do they act as buffers against storms and cyclones, they also provide habitat for fish and other wildlife and protect the shoreline from eroding, but not at least they do also store 5-10x more CO2 per hectare than tropical rainforests.

 

CARBON WIPE OUT

Every time we design a product, we always strive towards making it with as little environmental impact as possible, especially by using responsible, natural, and recycled fabrics, as the vast environmental impact of the production of each piece of clothing comes from the fabric. However, we are aware that any garment, no matter how it’s produced or which fabric we choose, always leaves behind a CO2 footprint. Therefore, we calculate the CO2 impact of each garment we produce throughout its production process, right up to the point where we ship it to you, and by wiping out the equivalent amount, each garment represents a tangible way of combating climate change.

TRANSPARENCY & TRACEABILITY

We think that you should have the right to know where and by whom your clothes are made. That’s also why we openly share who’s the garment maker and who’s the fabric maker of each style. We are very proud to work together with them and most of them have been our partners for years. We do, however, demand that they strictly follow our code of conduct – which is based on internationally agreed conventions, including but not limited to: The International Labour Organisation’s Declaration of the Fundamental Principles and Right at Work; The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; and the UN Global Compact’s 10 Principles.