Sustainability has formed a central role in Closed’s mission since the outset. Now they are presenting their first sustainability report with a brief retrospective glance.This successful history of the long-established and close partnerships Closed have nurtured paved the ground for key foundations for the high quality of Closed fashions. The secret to the quality of their garments and accessories lies in how they understand the concept of sustainability, now more than ever, they mention.
“We are convinced that a crucial aspect of sustainability is lower, but better consumption. It is our goal to produce carefully made, thoughtfully designed favourites for our customers to happily wear again and again, instead of constantly buying new fast fashion items. As a fashion company with a strong focus on denim, the first logical step was for us concentrate on turning out our jeans with greater environmental awareness, by reducing water and electricity consumption and virtually eliminating chemicals. In 2018, we launched our own eco-friendly denim line A BETTER BLUE together with our Italian denim partners. The Everest laundry and Candiani, the so-called greenest mill in the blue world, are pioneers in producing sustainable denim and constantly devising innovative eco-friendly fabrics and new low-impact dyeing and wash- ing processes. We are extremely pleased that our partners share their great expertise with us in order to support our ambitious goal: making our A BETTER BLUE jeans an eco-friendly product from the fabric down to the last stitch, while sustain- ing the same high quality, look and feel character of typical Closed jeans. It is a great achievement that we have managed to do this. With eco-friendly dyeing processes and low-impact washing methods, we saved at least 2,793,213 litres of water (almost 20,000 bathtubs), 265,424 kWh of electricity and 31,576 kg of chemicals in comparison to our conventionally produced jeans since A BETTER BLUE was rolled out. So far, we have recorded 91,526 A BETTER BLUE products.”
“In 2019, the line was extended by other sustainable materials like organic cotton and recycled elastane to further cut back on even more water and electricity and further limit the use of pesticides and fertilisers. Shortly after its launch, A BETTER BLUE raised the benchmark for production of sustainable products in the international denim industry. But we do not intend to stop here: our aim is to extend the range of A BETTER BLUE products for men and women every season like in autumn/winter 2020 with two thirds of our men’s jeans being part of our eco-friendly line. We are also increasing the volume of sustainable materials in the rest of our collection, e.g. all men’s jackets in autumn/winter 2020 are made completely of recycled fabrics.”
“Documenting and comparing all the facts and numbers in this report will help us foster improvements towards sustain- ability at Closed and boost awareness for this significant topic within our organisation, among our partners and with our customers. To show you that we care.”
- Our eco-friendly line. A BETTER BLUE cuts back water and electricity consumption and reduces emissions and the amount of chemicals added. The goal to produce thoroughly sustainable jeans from the initial idea involves both innovative, recycled and organic materials and low- impact washing methods and dyeing techniques. Every season sees a rise in the volume of A BETTER BLUE products for men and women that we produce.
- Sustainable materials. We also incorporate an increasing amount of organic cotton and eco-friendly materials (e.g. lyocell) in the rest of our collections.
- Local fabrics. To avoid air transport wherever possible and minimise our carbon footprint by keeping transport routes between suppliers short, the majority of our partners select local fabrics. Our Italian denim is being sewn together and washed in Italy, while most of our shirts and blouses are made from Portuguese cotton in Portugal. Our Asian partners have the expertise to handle Japanese qualities or technical Chinese fabrics.
- Code of Conduct. Closed’s Code of Conduct adhered to by all of our production partners enables us to rely on an official document that guarantees: no child labour, fair and statutory wages, paid overtime, safe and hygienic working conditions, fixed working hours and a maximum 48-hour working week. Every partner signs the Code of Conduct twice annually. Green energy. We consume green energy from renewable energy sources in our offices, warehouses and shops.
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