The Good Factory
Creating tangible solutions for a sustainable apparel industry.
If you’ve found us then you want to have a positive impact. You may be feeling totally lost, or just want a quick chat to align your goals with actions. Either way, as experts in sustainable apparel and just supply chains (as well as all those pesky legislations and Green Claims Codes!), you’ve come to the right place!
Sustainability isn’t hard, but it can be confusing with so much varying advice. And then there is the small fact that fashion and apparel supply chains are complex. Throw in a few large brands rolling back their sustainability commitments because they didn’t realise the scale of their challenge. Then it’s completely understandable why you would think it is. But it’s really not. Promise!
We are your fractional sustainability team. Ensuring innovation, traceability and compliance.
From an idea to a strategy.
From fibres to fabrics and zippers.
From fabric and components to a sellable product.
From a new product to rental, repair, resale and recycling.
Sustainable, ethical and circular apparel requires a wide and resilient supply chain just to get product out the door and into customers hands. (And that’s after we’ve addressed how you can legally market it! Or import it!).
If you’re feeling overwhelmed with this, don’t worry. We have decades of experience in helping brands with exactly this. And even more!
We helped Primark implement a no prototyping strategy for men’s formalwear before CLO3D arrived!
We utilised zero waste manufacturing to give dhb a 85% product margin on their Aeron trisuits!
We reduced Arcadia’s supplier water bills by partnering by working with chemical suppliers.
We developed a waterproof fabric that has the least amount of contaminants for a better recycling percentage!
And that’s only a couple of examples!
We work in many garment producing countries, such as; Portugal, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, India, China and Sri Lanka. With a vast network of product and sustainability specialists. Friends we’ve picked up along the way and enjoy working with. We are people who are passionate about well crafted and intentional apparel. Because gone are the days of a good, off the shelf, sustainable offering.
A good product starts with giving people what they want, and need. And in a price point they can afford. Not only can we help you deliver on that for your customers, but we can do that for our clients too. That’s why, if you can’t afford a full package, we have our ‘Sustainable Futures Workshop’ as well as plenty of free resources in our Articles and Blog pages.
Stay tuned for more resources coming in the autumn! Sign up in the link below to be the first to hear.
And remember…
Sustainable sportswear ranges have a full price sell through at 11% higher than virgin ranges.
— Edited, 2020.
