Certifications and material options.

• Environmental sustainability

  Material choices, resource use and manufacturing waste.

• Corporate social responsibility

  Our responsibilities to employees and the local community.

• Skilling and training

  Training for the factory operations each employee handles.

• Employee health and wellbeing

  Physical working conditions in the factory.

• Fair and respectful workplace

  Fair and respectful treatment at work.

• Reduced water and energy use

  Water- and energy-efficient manufacturing processes, to reduce resource consumption.

• Ethical labour practices

  Fair wages, safe working conditions and workers' rights compliance in the supply chain.

• Waste reduction

  Reducing fabric waste, rejected garments and unused trims per order.

• Responsible dyeing and printing

  The impact of dyeing and printing on water and fabric.

• Supply-chain transparency

  Identifying the mills and suppliers used for each order.

• Circular fashion

  Designing garments so their materials can be recovered at the end of use.

• Carbon-footprint reduction

  Energy used in manufacturing and transporting garments.

These descriptions outline practice areas. They do not report measured results.

• Linen

  Plain and blended linen for shirting, dresses and bottoms.

• Belgian linen

  Flax grown and spun in Belgium, for shirting and dresses.

• Cotton

  Single jersey, pique, terry, poplin, twill, dobby and gingham.

• Organic cotton

  GOTS-certified organic cotton for knits and wovens.

• Recycled cotton

  Blended back into knits and wovens where the handfeel allows.

• CMiA cotton

  Cotton made in Africa, a sourcing standard for smallholder-grown cotton.

• Viscose

  Twill and crepe constructions for fluid dresses and tops.

• Lyocell

  Tencel and Tencel blends, including denim.

• Recycled polyester

  Fleece, terry and lining weights.

• Hemp

  Plain hemp and hemp blends in shirting weights.

• Bamboo

  Knit constructions with a soft surface.

• Denim

  Bottomweight cotton and lyocell denim.

For fabrics supplied under a certification scheme, we pass on the mill's certificate.

• Low-impact washing

  Garment washes run to the EIM environmental impact score.

• Protective and health-care finishes

  Antimicrobial and protective finishes applied at fabric stage.