SUSTAINABILITY
WE ARE ON VACATION.
WE DO NOT CLAIM TO BE PERFECT.
BUT ESPECIALLY AS A PART OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY, WE SEE IT AS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT IN THE MOST SUSTAINABLE AND ECO-CONSCIOUS WAY WE POSSIBLY CAN.

WHY WE USE ORGANIC COTTON COTTON IS ONE OF THE MOST USED RAW MATERIALS IN THE WORLD, BUT IT IS NOT PERFECT. COTTON FARMERS USE PESTICIDES TO PROTECT THEIR PLANTS FROM DAMAGES. HOWEVER, PESTICIDES ARE HIGHLY TOXIC FOR BOTH THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PEOPLE ON THE FIELDS.THIS IS WHY WE USE ORGANIC COTTON WHEREVER POSSIBLE. ORGANIC COTTON FORBIDS PESTICIDES AND FARMERS USE NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INSTEAD. THIS IS MUCH SAFER FOR THE FARMERS, AND REDUCES ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. ADDITIONALLY, IT INCREASES THE ABILITY OF THE SOIL TO ABSORB MORE CO2.

WHY WE USE WOOL
OUR BEANIES ARE MADE OF VIRGIN WOOL. DUE TO THE LONG FIBERS OF THIS WOOL TYPE, THE BEANIES ARE OF HIGHER QUALITY AND LONGER LASTING. OUR WOOL COMES FROM SOUTH AMERICA AND IS PROCESSED IN ITALY UNDER OEKO-TEX CERTIFIED STANDARDS. THE BEANIES ARE KNIT IN NORTHERN GERMANY IN A ‘GOTS’ CERTIFIED FACTORY. THE ‘GLOBAL ORGANIC TEXTILE STANDARD’ IS A SEAL FOR FIBERS THAT MEASURES ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PRACTICES IN FACTORIES. OUR VIRGIN WOOL IS ALSO MULESING FREE.

CARE GUIDE SUSTAINABILITY DOES NOT END WITH BUYING FROM SUSTAINABLE BRANDS. A LOT OF CO2 EMISSIONS IN THE PRODUCT CYCLE OF CLOTHING COME FROM HOW WE TREAT OUR CLOTHES. IF WE TAKE CARE OF THEM PROPERLY, IT IS VERY EASY TO MAKE THEM LAST LONG.MOST OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE MADE OUT OF COTTON AND DO NOT REQUIRE SPECIAL CLEANING METHODS. IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM NICE, AVOID WASHING THEM TOO OFTEN AND WASH THEM AT 30 DEGREES TO KEEP THE COLOUR AND FIT.
GO GREEN TRANSPORTATION
WHEN YOU ORDER OUR PRODUCTS, YOU RECEIVE YOUR PARCEL VIA THE DHL GO GREEN PROGRAM. THIS MEANS THAT THE CO2 EMISSIONS OF THE TRANSPORT GET OFFSET BY DONATING TO PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE THE USAGE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.

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