Duurzaamheid
We creëren een bh-revolutie om de aarde te beschermen. Dit realiseren we met verantwoorde productie in Europa, duurzaamheid in het hart van ons bedrijf en transparante communicatie. Lees alle details over onze impact in het onderstaande rapport of lees meer op deze pagine.
IMPACT REPORT 2021
Impact rapport 2021
IMPACT RAPPORT 2021
Eerlijke productie
The lingerie is ethically made in Europe. We combine in-house production in Amsterdam (for low quantities) with ateliers in Latvia and Romania for the other products. The atelier in Latvia (Liepāja) is a small family atelier. We started working together in 2020 and expanded this collaboration over time. The atelier is specialized in lingerie for 20 years and their team is lead by female managers. They work aligned with the Europe labor legislation in which work safety and fair compensation are among others important. Read more about the Latvian atelier here.
In 2021, we started working with a new factory in Romania (Cluj-Napoca) in order to keep growing our demand. Our founder Eva visited this factory in July 2021. It's managed by women and 95% of the 200 employees are female. The factory has 20 years of experience and it's rated A by the Business Social Compliance Initiative, meaning they're audited yearly and they score exceptional in how they take care of their employees and also the environment. Read more about the Romanian factory here.
Duurzame materialen
All the fabrics we use are certified and eco-friendly or upcycled and thereby saved from becoming waste. We source the following fabrics:
TENCEL™ from Turkey. It's made of renewable raw wood pulps, without harmful substances and certified with STANDARD 100 - nr. 1 by OEKO-TEX®. It has the EU Ecolabel due to its significant lower environmental impact throughout the entire lifecycle. The wood pulps are coming from sustainable plantations. We source fabric in the specific amount of meters that we need, to minimize leftovers.
Lace surplus and recycled yarn laces from Italy, Latvia and Germany. These are surplus from other factories. By estimation, 40% of the world's fabric production is wasted before it turns into garment. We use this to minimize this waste, besides the fact that these fabrics are often gorgeous! Usually we have between 20-200 meters which we upcycle in our limited edition collection. In 2021 we also started using GRS (Global Recylce Standard) certified lace for some items, which means that we yarns used for the lace are recycled.
Pre-shaped cups from France, containing 65% recycled polyester (GRS- certified). It's the best that's currently available in the market.
High quality elastics from Spain and hardware from France, both certified with STANDARD 100- by OEKO TEX®. The hardware is also REACH certified, meaning the material will not harm humans nor the planet.
We use no animal products in our materials.
Producten
Een groot probleem in de lingeriemarkt is het aantal bh's dat niet wordt gedragen vanwege een tegenvallende pasvorm kort na de aankoop (vrouwen hebben gemiddeld 16 bh's). Met het ontwerp van onze bh's proberen we overconsumptie te verminderen. Met verstelbare bandjes en flexibele stoffen kunnen maatschommelingen makkelijker worden opgevangen. Hierdoor kunnen klanten langer hun bh op een goede manier blijven dragen. Uiteindelijk zorgt dit voor minder bh's in lingerielades, omdat één bh meestal past. Hierover lees je meer op deze pagina.
Verpakking
We gebruiken zo min mogelijk verpakkingsmateriaal. De verpakkingen zijn milieuvriendelijk, afkomstig uit Nederland en vrij van plastic. Wij gebruiken kartonnen doosjes die bijna altijd door de brievenbus past, wat de kans op een succesvolle levering vergroot. We gebruiken tissuepapier (gemaakt van industrieel papierafval) voor extra bescherming. De hangtags en bedankkaartje zijn gemaakt van 100% gerecycled papier. De zachte labels in de lingerie zijn gemaakt van 100% gerecycled polyester. Ten slotte vragen we leveranciers altijd om producten zonder plastic verpakkingsmaterialen naar ons te versturen.
Activiteiten
However, producing garments and delivering them, we indisputable make an impact. These are efforts we're making to operate as environment friendly as possible:
Minimize transport. Sourcing of materials is always from Europe and whenever possible local. We always use slow road transport for supplies and products that we're sending to and from the factory.
We work with a zero-waste method. Every tiny inch of fabric and elastic is used to make sure we produce minimal waste. We source in small quantities in order to buy exactly what we need. Moreover, we always try to find left-over materials in the factory first, before we start buying new materials.
Customer can repair they items (whether it was their fault or not) for free with us, so we can extent the lifespan. Also, we offer a free 'adjustable strap' service to customers which allows them to request new closing back straps when they've outgrown their current size.
Donaties
Wij realiseren ons dat de productie en het transport van onze producten impact hebben op de aarde. Daarom planten we voor elk verkocht item één boom met One Tree Planted. Dit leidt tot een jaarlijkse CO2-compensatie van gemiddeld 20 kg en het biedt werkgelegenheid voor de lokale gemeenschappen (foto van One Tree Planted).
Daarnaast doneren we voor elke verkochte voedingsbeha €1 aan Because We Carry om gevluchte kinderen en moeders te steunen.
We werken continu aan het verbeteren van onze activiteiten op gebied van duurzaamheid. Als je vragen of tips hebt, laat het ons weten!