SpaceWhale® & Company’s Earth Positive Carbon-Neutral Cotton

At SpaceWhale® & Company, we only use Earth Positive® Carbon-Neutral cotton for all our
organic and ethically made garments, but crucially, manufactured solely using sustainable energy generated from wind and solar power.

 

EarthPositive® is a practical and immediate solution for business and fashion to face their biggest challenge and take immediate action to combat climate change, a textile collection with a positive social message, and a minimal environmental footprint.

Earth Positive® apparel is made in manufacturing facilities in India powered by wind turbines, from low impact organic cotton under the Global Organic Textile Standard (G.O.T.S) and certified by:

The Soil Association (UK).

Bra Miljöval (Good Environmental Choice) issued by the Swedish Nature Protection society (Naturskyddsförening).

The Global Organic Textile Standard (G.O.T.S) covers the production, processing, manufacturing, packaging, labelling, export, import and distribution of Earth Positive®. It ensures the organic status of the cotton from seed to final product and is a guarantee to the consumer. The Soil Association is part of GOTS and are the local certifying body in the UK Only azo-free dyes are used in Earth Positive®.

Justice for workers
To help tackle the social injustice often seen in manufacturing Earth Positive® goes further, making transparent the entire supply chain through an independent audit by the FAIR WEAR FOUNDATION, which promotes fair labour conditions in the clothing industry. The factory has by signing up to the FWF agreed to an 8 point Code of Conduct.

The carbon footprint

The carbon footprint (CO2) is the total carbon dioxide (and other greenhouse gases) emitted during the cultivation and harvesting of cotton, fibre processing, textile production, packaging, transportation and warehousing in the EU. The carbon footprint of Earth Positive® has been reduced by up to 90% through a combination of innovative product design, low-impact organic farming, efficiency in manufacturing and by using renewable wind power. The Carbon Trust (UK) has provided an independent verification and Earth Positive® was the first textile brand to be able to use its CO2 reduction label as a means of communicating this.

Low Water Impact
Earth Positive® is manufactured in a region of India that receives up to 95% of its water from monsoon rainfall. This was a vital detail as the monsoon rain reduces the need for large-scale irrigation normally associated with conventional cotton farming, which can deprive the local villages of scarce water resources by draining lakes and rivers and which again would add to the product’s footprint.

Wind-Powered
30 dedicated wind turbines provide the primary energy source for the entire production process from spinning the yarn to finishing the garments. Wind turbines turn wind power into clean renewable energy.

Transportation
Earth Positive® has a no airfreight policy. We use containerised ocean shipping from India to Europe and USA which also helps to reduce our carbon footprint.

Biodegradable packaging
Earth Positive® apparel is packaged in biodegradable PVC-free packaging and in 100% recycled cardboard boxes.

What is Climate Neutral?
Climate Neutral means that the industrial greenhouse gas emissions for Earth Positive® production have been reduced to pre-industrial levels through low-impact organic farming and carbon-neutral industrial manufacturing achieved by substituting electricity from fossil fuel power stations with clean renewable energy generated by wind turbines.