HOW
Every item of clothing has a carbon cost. Lifecycle assessments measure the carbon cost of a garment over its lifetime: from the resourcing of fibres, to manufacture, distribution, use and disposal. This carbon cost is expressed in terms of kilograms of CO2-e.
Using various lifecycle assessment studies, we've settled on a 30kg CO2-e carbon offset, to generously counter the lifetime carbon cost of a standard garment. For each of our clothes hangers, a 30kg CO2-e offset is allocated, to offset the lifetime carbon cost of the garment being hung.
Certificates can be purchased for offsets of 30kg CO2-e and 10kg CO2-e. While a 30kg CO2-e is more than enough to offset a standard garment, a 10kg carbon offset will cover the lifetime carbon cost of a cotton t-shirt.
Transparency is very important to us. Each certificate issued is referenced in our CLOTHING CARBON CREDITS Register, so that each Certificate ID has a line item identifying the source of the carbon offset.
How do we source our carbon offsets?
We choose quality carbon offset projects that make the world a better place, including the triple gold rated biodiversity project at Rimba Raya. You can find out the source of your CLOTHING CARBON CREDITS by looking up your certificate ID in our CLOTHING CARBON CREDITS Register. When carbon offsets are allocated to CLOTHING CARBON CREDITS, they are included in our Register, and published on our website to ensure full transparency and accountability.
Here are two of our current carbon offset projects:
Rimba Raya, Borneo Indonesia
The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project avoids planned deforestation of tropical rainforest in Borneo, Indonesia. The project has a triple gold rating status for climate, community and biodiversity benefits. The project preserves the forest habitat supporting over 50 endangered species including the Borneo orangutan.
Flanders Carbon Project, Queensland Australia
Flanders Carbon Project, Queensland Australia
The Flanders Carbon Project is re-establishing native forest in the south west darling downs region of Queensland, which have been suppressed by agricultural uses such as grazing and by feral species. The project is spread over 32,000 hectares of land which was previously intensively overgrazed, and has the co-benefits of regeneration of native eco-systems and improvement in water quality in rivers and lakes..
