SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
Sustainability is an integral thread woven into our label’s mission. We want to invest in our planet, support our local community and protect our world resources for generations to come. Our first collection, Future Proof Essentials, strives to create a platform for consumers to make a difference. By shifting the focus from temporary trends to enduring essentials, SANS FAFF encourages buying more responsibly and wearing more consciously. While we are not perfect, we are eager to learn and explore new ideas to accelerate responsible change in our business.
WASTE NEUTRAL
Although we work hard to ensure our packaging and fabrics are recyclable and biodegradable - Singapore is a land scarce country that incinerates over 40% of its refuse. Knowing this, it has become clear that we need to offset the waste that SANS FAFF produces, not just in Singapore but globally. From the clothes that we create through to our production and packaging we want to be sure that we are doing everything in our power to leave as little of a footprint on the planet as possible.
As of May 2021 SANS FAFF is officially Singapore's first Waste Neutral fashion label in partnership with Nu Cycle. Nu Cycle is the world's first multi waste stream offset service with all offset credits converted to projects that are fully circular. Nu Cycle has conducted an in-depth audit of the annual amount of waste that we create in our production and processes and the equivalent weight of our waste impact is removed from the environment in some of the world's most affected regions.
The best part is that our offset credits are having an impact now. Ocean plastics and non recyclable plastics are being removed from the natural environment and converted into renewable fuel in Indonesia by Nu Cycle’s offset partner Geo Trash Management. We’ve chosen to work with Nu Cycle to ensure that at a minimum we aren’t contributing to the current waste crisis but ultimately taking part in the solutions of a regenerative tomorrow.
ZERO PLASTIC
The fashion industry is responsible for 92 million tons of solid waste dumped into landfills each year. That's the equivalent of one garbage truck full of clothes being dumped into a landfill every second of the day. In order to innovate and redesign the way we produce and consume fashion it is our goal to become 100% accountable for our environmental footprint as well as the whole lifecycle of our products. For our first step towards this mission, we are proud to share that all of our packaging and hang tags are made from recyclable Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper and our mailer bags are biodegradable. We do not use harmful plastics in our packaging and we also work hard to avoid all single use plastics in our production and final products.
PRODUCTION
The quest for cheaper and faster production in the fashion industry continues to exploit vulnerable workers through long hours, low pay, and dangerous working conditions.
Knowing this, we want to make a difference when it comes to the way fashion is produced. In order to have maximum oversight of our production overseas we have appointed Fashion Group Solutions to thoroughly audit our factories in China. Our partner ensures our suppliers provide clean working conditions, structural safety, fire protection, energy savings and the accessibility requirements needed to maintain a safe working environment for everyone.
As of 2021 we know exactly who produces our bamboo, custom made fabrics and finished garments. Having full oversight of our supply chain is something that we take very seriously.
All supplier information is readily available upon request.
