Sustainability is at the core of our business. It is not just a term, but rather a driving force behind what we do. From the components that make up our garments to the sustainable printing service we use to print our packaging materials — we always question the status quo and try to find more sustainable solutions.
Each of our product pages shows a detailed description of the textiles and trims used to make our garments. We mostly work with textiles made of lyocell TENCEL™, certified organic wool and certified organic cotton.
In terms of material use, we strive to better ourselves with every collection. It is important for us to only use natural, renewable, recycled, biodegradable and/or low-impact materials. Both the fabrics as well as trims like buttons, threads rubber bands and labels are sourced consciously.
Our Design Approach
Consumers should know what they are paying for in order to better understand the value of the products they purchase. We have therefore included a price breakdown on each product page, as well as an educational page explaining the makeup of retail prices in general.
Our Marketing Approach
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Better Materials
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Packaging
When sourcing packaging materials, we always look for plastic-free, recycled and low-impact materials. We source our packaging exclusively from German and Austrian suppliers.
Here is a list of all the packaging materials we use:
Glassine Bag: Consists of 100% FSC certified recycled paper. Contains no plasticizers and is chlorine and acid-free.
Sticker: Consists of 100% recycled paper. Made in Germany using 100% green electricity and organic dyes.
Flyer: Consists of 100% "Blauer Engel" certified recycled paper. Made in Germany using 100% green electricity and organic dyes.
Tape: Consists of paper and natural rubber glue. Printed on using water-based ink.
Hangtag: Consists of 100% FSC certified recycled paper. Made in Austria.
Hangtag yarn: Consists of natural fibers.
Barcode: Consists of paper. Printed in Germany.
Tissue Paper: Consists of 100% recycled paper.
Mailer: Consists of grass paper (30% grass fibers, 70% recycled paper fibers.)
Cardboard boxes: Consists of 100% FSC certified paper. Made in Austria.
Shipping
We send all orders using DHL goGreen. In 2021, we offset a total of 195.20 kg CO2e with DHL, supporting several environmental projects.
Some of our other efforts:
- We moved our warehouse to Germany in order to be closer to the majority of our customers.
- We added slim mailers to replace our small cardboard boxes.
- We never ship our garments in plastic bags, nor de we use plastic in any of our packaging.
- We encourage customers to return their items in our store.
- We educate on the environmental impact of returns.
The Slow Label Collective
We added a page to our website that will continuously show areas of improvement as we evolve into a more holistically sustainable brand. We believe in the power of self-reflection and honesty. Therefore, any issues and solutions will be disclosed there.
Take-Back-Program
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Improvement Efforts
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Care Guide
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Materials
Fabrics
Tencel Lyocell
Organic Cotton
Organic Wool
Recycled Wool
Recycled Cashmere
Roica V550 Elasthane
Yarn
Tencel yarn
Organic Cotton yarn
Recycled polyester yarn
Interlining
Viscose (degradable)
Cotton
Buttons
Corozo
Zippers
Zamak
Organic Cotton
Recycled Polyester
Labels
Organic Cotton
What we don't do
- We don't use non-organic
- We don't
