WITHOUT A DEEP CONSIDERATION OF HOW, WHERE, AND WHAT WE MAKE, LUXFORT WOULDN'T BE THE BRAND IT IS TODAY. BEING A SMALL COMPANY, SUSTAINABILITY CAN SEEM DAUNTING AND COMPLEX. AS A COMPANY COMMITTED TO OFFERING BETTER PRODUCTS, NOT MORE, WASTE REDUCTION FELT LIKE A NATURAL VALUE WE WANTED TO UPHOLD. 

OUR GOAL IS TO COMMIT MORE RESOURCES TO OPERATE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND ADDRESS ECO-FRIENDLY APPROACHES FURTHER AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW. 

THE VENDORS WE WORK WITH IN PORTO, PORTUGAL HELP IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS; BY TAPPING INTO THEIR SOURCING NETWORK AND TEAMING UP WITH INNOVATIVE SUPPLIERS THAT ARE RE-THINKING RAW MATERIAL USAGE, INVESTING IN MODERN MACHINERY THAT RADICALLY REDUCES WATER CONSUMPTION AND ALSO CONVERTING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TO POWER THEIR MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING PLANTS.

BY PRIORITIZING SUSTAINABILITY THEY HELP US BECOME MORE EFFICIENT BY REDUCING ENERGY REQUIREMENTS, MINIMIZING WASTE, MAXIMIZING RECYCLING, AND RE-USING BY SOURCING ECO-FIBERS AND BIO-DEGRADABLE PACKAGING.

WHEN LUXFORT WAS FOUNDED, NICK BOWER MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO DESIGN GARMENTS WITH GOOD INTENTIONS; SPECIFIC OBJECTS FOR LONG-TERM WEAR AND USE. IN DOING SO, WE MINIMIZE WASTE THROUGH LIMITED PRODUCTION. THERE ARE ENOUGH BRANDS WHO SIMPLY TAC THEIR LOGO ON AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF PRODUCT BECAUSE THEY CAN. THAT IS NOT WHAT LUXFORT IS ABOUT. 

SUSTAINABLE GARMENT DESIGN MEANS DESIGNING THEM TO LAST. TO ENSURE LUXFORT PIECES LAST A LONG TIME, WE PRIORITIZE QUALITY, ENSURING OUR MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION ENDURE OVER TIME AND AGE GRACEFULLY. TO DO THIS, WE STAY TRUE TO OUR CREATIVE VISION - WE MAKE THINGS THAT FEEL AUTHENTIC AND PURPOSEFUL, BUT AVOID FOLLOWING TRENDS.

"OK COMPOST" OUR POLY BAGS ARE CERTIFIED 100% BIODEGRADABLE (THEY FOLLOW ISO 14021:1999 "ENVIRONMENTAL LABELS AND DECLARATIONS", UNDER THE DEFINITION OF "BIODEGRADABLE"), MEANING THEY DECOMPOSE IN LANDFILLS. IF PLACED IN AN ACTIVE MICROBIAL ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS A LANDFILL, THE POLY BAGS WILL MAINTAIN THEIR PROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISING SHELF LIFE. ONCE IN THE LANDFILL, AN ADDITIVE USED IN THE POLY BAGS ATTRACTS MICROORGANISMS THAT DECOMPOSE THE POLY BAG.

IT WOULD BE BETTER IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO USE POLY BAGS. HOWEVER, THEY ARE THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SURE OUR PRODUCTS ARRIVE UNDAMAGED IN OUR WAREHOUSE AND TO OUR CUSTOMERS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE IMPACT OF POLY BAGS IS LESS THAN THAT OF DISCARDING A LARGE QUANTITY OF DIRTY, DAMAGED GOODS.

WE ARE GUIDED BY A SIMPLE BUT UNWAVERING PRINCIPLE: DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

THE FIRST STEP IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT EVERY PRODUCT WE MAKE HAS A SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. WE COMMIT TO DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MINIMIZE AND CONTROL THESE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE ENHANCING THE WELL-BEING OF BOTH OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR PARTNERS.

LUXFORT'S CODE OF CONDUCT HIGHLIGHTS THE EXPECTATIONS WE HAVE OF OURSELVES AND OF OUR MANUFACTURERS, TO PRACTICE BUSINESS RESPONSIBLY AND SUSTAINABLY. OUR CODE OF CONDUCT CAN BE READ IN THE LINK BELOW.