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Environmental Ethics: Organic Cotton
The growing, harvesting and production of conventional cotton involves the use of high levels of agrochemicals (agricultural chemicals). Most agrochemicals are toxic, and in many countries the use of agrochemicals is carefully regulated and monitored. However, conventional cotton production uses more chemicals per unit area than any other crop, and cotton production accounts for 16% of the world's pesticides. In addition, the chemicals commonly used in the processing of harvested cotton can contaminate the air and water.
Organic cotton is cotton grown naturally without the aid of chemical pesticides and from cotton plants which have not been genetically modified. Crop rotation and natural fertilisers provide the crop with subsistence it needs from the soil, while any means of pest control are carefully approved.
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Sustainable Fashion
Organic cotton is just an aspect of what is known as "sustainable fashion". Sustainable fashion aims to create a system which can be supported indefinitely in terms of environmentalism, the economy and social responsibility. In short, our products should not harm the environment or exploit foreign workers' rights and welfare.
While we still have a little further to go before we achieve our aim, the provision of organic cotton and our support of the Fair Trade initiative means that every day we come closer and closer to reaching our goal.
Our organic sustainable fashion range includes men’s and ladies t-shirts, polo shirts and hoodies.
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