Bluesign is a holistic system that provides solutions in sustainable processing and manufacturing. Based on strict criteria, to support the company specifically in its sustainable development. Bluesign checks the progress that a company has made in this effort and provides continual further development of solutions.
Deadstock fabrics are essentially leftovers. They are a result of a broken fashion system where brands over order fabrics or textile mills over produce. The deadstock industry is a bi-product of the broken ‘take-make-waste’ model. Until this model is changed (something we are a vocal part of), we believe that repurposing deadstock is making the best of a broken system.
The Global Recyled Standard (GRS) label guarantees
The aim for OEKO-TEX® is to ensure safety from harmful chemicals from a consumer point of view. Many people don’t think enough about the fabrics they wear, and the effect that harmful chemicals can have on the skin. Extensive product checks and regular company on-site visits ensure that the industry has a globally sustainable awareness of the responsible use of chemicals.
Organic refers to raw materials that are not genetically modified (GM), and have been grown without any chemical pesticides and insecticides. Organic textiles use only organic-approved fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides from plants, animals and minerals within the farming phase, decreasing your likelihood of exposure to unhealthy chemicals, as well as protecting farmers and workers, and their lands within the textile production system.
Mechanical textile recycling is the most common and involves the use of big machines that shred up a product, clean the pieces, and melt them back into their starting form. In the case of polyester/nylon, this involves turning the fabric back into tiny plastic ‘nurdles’, which are then melted into a thread that can then be woven into fabric (recycled polyester/nylon).
ZQ is an established grower standard, owned and operated by The New Zealand Merino Company Ltd and is recognised by the ISO/IEC 17065:2012 standard. ZQ certified wool guarantees sustainably farmed, ethical, quality wool.
