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Sustainable materials, decoded

What each material actually is, what certifications mean on the label, and the trade-offs greenwashing won't tell you about.

Organic Cotton

Cotton grown without synthetic pesticides or GMOs, certified by GOTS or OCS.

Polyester fiber made from recycled PET, usually post-consumer plastic bottles.

Fast-growing bast fiber that needs little water, no pesticides, and improves soil.

Wood and paper from forests independently certified for sustainable management.

Closed-loop wood-pulp fiber with 99% solvent recovery, silky drape, biodegradable.

Fast-growing grass — sustainable as a raw material, often problematic as fabric.

Infinitely recyclable metal that uses 95% less energy than virgin production.

Bark harvested without felling the tree — renewable every 9 years.