Sustainability
We work in the fashion industry and we care about our planet.
We take our role seriously and we actively help and offer all of our clients the most transparent supply chain relationship. We continue to offer support and expertise that strives towards offering the most sustainable fabric and packaging choices to all of our customers.
Organic Cotton
We offer certified organic cotton that is grown without the use of toxic pesticides and fertilisers. This cotton is grown using systems that replenish and maintain soil fertility, it has lesser Environmental impact compared to standard cotton: it uses much less water in the total production and manufacture of the fabric. Our factories are certified by the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
We can offer BCI cotton to those brands wishing to work with BCI
Livaeco Viscose
We offer Livaeco viscose which is sustainably developed and sourced in India, being our country of manufacture and therefore reducing the overall carbon footprint.
This viscose is made from wood and pulp which is certified and sustainably controlled.
The manufacturing process uses lower carbon emissions and has less water impact compared to conventional viscose. Livaeco comes with a traceability system and is 100 % FSC. We can also offer a recycled viscose option to our clients.
Linen & Linen blends
Linen is a natural material made from the flax plant. This fabric is more environmentally friendly as it needs little water or chemicals to grow.
We can also offer linen blended with organic cotton which can be certified by (OCS) along with linen viscose blends.
Recycled Polyesters
We can offer our customers recycled equivalents of commonly used polyester qualities such as chiffon, georgette and crepe all with a GRS certification.
Available stock fabrics
We had identified even before the pandemic the enormous amount of stock available fabrics already produced and paid for by suppliers. The most sustainable fabric is surely one that already exists. Using this stock means we are preventing waste, helping fabric suppliers and can often reduce lead times.
Packaging
We can offer recycled papers and cards along with compostable, biodegradable or recycled poly bags. All locally sourced in India for fast sourcing and production requirements.
Post Pandemic & Zero waste model
We have weathered the storm and challenging climate that the pandemic has created for our industry, and we continue to change and evolve our business.
As one of the thousands of suppliers who were left with cancelled stock as a result of retailers using their ‘force majeure’ clause we are proud to have been a major partner in helping the ground breaking initiative Loststock.com
This initiative supported 113,000 garment workers for over a month each by selling the clothes cancelled by other brands who refused to pay for them due to the pandemic. We focused our efforts on helping suppliers and colleagues in India and Bangladesh by sourcing for and supporting loststock.com as their largest supplier partner.
More recently since the start of 2021 we have worked closely with this group to facilitate their new brand and clothing offer ‘thisisunfolded.com‘
We have provided complete design, product development, souring and technical execution support to enable the brand to launch a compelling new business model that makes to customer order and focuses on delivering a zero waste model.
thisisunfolded.com delivers :
- No clothes sent to landfill – only producing what is ordered by customers.
- Higher wages for workers due to the savings along with a workers fund.
- Amazing products at a fair price.
- All with excellent design, fit and the highest quality including sustainable fabric souring.