Sustainability

What is B Corp certification?

B Corp Certification is an approval and recognition awarded by a global non-profit organisation named B Lab.

B Lab has a holistic view of sustainability, which means that both social and environmental issues must permeate the companies' entire operations for certification to be achieved. To become a B Corp-certified business, it’s necessary to comply with best practice standards, and to document the footprint that the business contributes to the planet. This applies to everything from environmental impact, social responsibility, work environment and the value that the business creates for society.

What is OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification?

OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is a label for textiles tested for harmful substances. It sets the benchmark for textile safety, from yarn to finished product. Every item bearing the STANDARD 100 label is certified as having passed safety tests for the presence of harmful substances.

Several of our fabrics have OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certification including Cotton Twill, Organic Cotton, Simply Linen, Linen, Recycled Velvet and Recylcled Linen.

What is GRS (Global Recycled Standard)?

Global Recycled Standard is an international certification developed by Textile Exchange, a non-profit organisation focused on promoting sustainability in the textile industry. GRS has the goal of increasing the use of recycled materials in products whilst also reducing or ideally eliminating the harm caused by their production. The high standards include fair labour practices, worker safety and limits the use of harmful chemicals in production. Products must include a minimum of 20% recycled materials to obtain the Global Recycled Standard and at least 50% is needed for the product to be labeled with the GRS logo.

What is BCI (Better Cotton Initiative)?

BCI is the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world. BCI exists to make global cotton production better for the people who produce it, better for the environment in which it’s grown and better for the sector’s future. BCI aims to transform cotton production worldwide by developing Better Cotton as a sustainable mainstream commodity.

What is Rolefin?

Rolefin is the first recycled olefin yarn made from pre-consumer textile waste, produced as a sustainable furnishing fabric. The production processes don’t consume any water and the fabric is certified by Global Recycled Standard (GRS).

What chemicals are included in the stain protection?

The stain protection on our Organic cotton includes a water repellent finish and a mildew resistant treatment, using the chemical (free from PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid).

The stain protection on the Linen includes a water repellent finish, using fluorine (free from PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid).

All chemicals used REACH approved. REACH is the EU regulation governing the manufacture and import of chemical substances.