Sustainability & Supply Chain Update

Our suppliers factories are some of the most dynamic and forward thinking in the apparel industry. These partners of ours assist in a variety of ways including material handling, warehousing of physical products, and raw material production and procurement. All of these activities are organized by tier when being certified and verified by third-party authenticators like Supima® and GOTS®.

Our Fabrics

The fabrics we use are created by using the some of the finest, verified raw materials we can source. This approach allows us to build products that are not only unmatched in quality but also allows us to have complete transparency into our supply chain. From our Supima® cotton t-shirts to our GOTS® certified organic fleece we focus on using credible independent third-party organizations to authenticate our products. Being able to offer our customers wholesale blanks with this level of assurance has been our mission from the beginning. In a world where rampant greenwashing and luxury-washing claims are made to consumers, we subscribe to the "prove-it" approach.

Supplier Certifications

When it comes to sustainability, many consumers do want their clothing to be 'organic' and 'eco-friendly'. The only problem is that all too often these are just buzz words without any substance or proof. Most companies use these popular phrases to convince customers that their efforts are sustainable and aligned with environmental stewardship. Sadly, this is the very definition of "greenwashing". Certifications from respected and credible third-party organization are imperative here because they can help certify a brand to the most recent global sustainability standards. They do this by analyzing a company's entire supply chain to make sure every part adheres to the current global standards. The depth that these third-party certifications go give not only the company, but also gives the consumer, confidence in their clothes and assurance in the impact of their garment. These certifications are not easy to obtain but that is because they ask tough questions and demand proof of claims made by brands. We love that because we have done the work and spent the time to do this the right way and we feel others should do the same.

No Sweatshops

Our suppliers mills adhere to something called SA 800 for Social Accountability Management System, and FLO (Fairtrade Labeling Organizations) which are dedicated to alleviating poverty afflicting the majority of the world’s farmers and workers by setting and certifying the compliance of stringent, socially conscious production standards.

American Grown Supima® Cotton

The SUPIMA® trademark is the consumers’ guarantee that the branded textile product they are buying contains the finest U.S.-Grown Pima Cotton. By licensing the entire supply chain SUPIMA® provides added guarantee to customers that SUPIMA® trademarked goods are made with 100% U.S. Pima cotton of the highest quality.

Extra Long Staple Cotton Only, No Short Staple Cotton

All Supima® cotton is ginned on “roller gins” that operate at much lower speeds in order to gently separate the fiber from the seed. In contrast, regular cotton is processed by high-speed “saw gins” which use a more aggressive system to break the fiber away from the seed.

New Zealand Raised Merino Wool

Our Merino Wool comes from merino sheep raised on a farm in New Zealand. The farm upholds our mutual goals of maintaining animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and quality fibers. As a naturally regenerative fabric that breaks down in water and soil, merino wool is perfect for making responsible and high-quality apparel.

Wind Mill Powered

Our suppliers factories use Suzlon 1250 wind power to encourage green power and continue leadership in environmental production.

WRAP Certified

WRAP is an independent, objective, non-profit team of global social compliance experts dedicated to promoting safe, lawful, humane, and ethical manufacturing around the world through certification and education.

GOTS Certified Organic Cotton

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibers, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain. The aim of the standard is to define requirements to ensure organic status of textiles; from the harvesting of raw materials, environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing, through labelling that provides a credible assurance to the end consumer.

Our Supply Chain

Curating the perfect supply chain is no easy task and as good as ours is, it requires constant attention and analysis. It takes diligence to balance a production process that won't compromise our values and still produces the best possible quality results. We have complete transparency into our entire supply chain and are proud of that. But for as much as we have done, there will always be more that we can do. We have continued to expand each step of analysis from our farms to our final garments. Complete honesty and transparency will be what drives change in the clothing industry - we just hope that we can help show other brands that if it can be done by us, it can be done by anyone.