OUR PLANET
At Pretty Lavish we care about the planet and how our business affects it, which is why we are working to lower the negative effect we have on the environment.
See below for some of the actions we are taking.
OUR PACKAGING
In the fashion industry, excess packaging is common and extremely detrimental to environment. All this packaging comes in the form of paper label returns, multiple tags on the garments, and plastic packaging for the garments through online orders.
In 2016, only 6 years ago, the EU ended up with 87 million tonnes of packaging waste, with a large majority plastic. Up to 8 million tonnes of this plastic is expected to have ended up in the ocean.
To make matters worse it is estimated that 72% of this packaging is thrown away and not disposed of properly. With plastic taking up to decades to decompose it is negatively affecting the environment by releasing chemicals into the earth both in the short-term and the long-term. To tackle the issue of plastics in the fashion industry, we need to act now!
WHY ARE RESTRICTIED SUBSTANCES IMPORTANT
Restricting chemicals in the fashion industry is key to protecting the suppliers and the consumers from any danger. Chemicals occur through producing raw materials to producing items through dyeing and other production techniques. When dangerous chemicals are included in products, factories and their workers can be exposed during production and consumers are exposed through skin contact of their product.
In 2020 the EU restricted 33 substances to ensure the safety of consumers and put maximum concentration limits on certain substances to ensure safety within the industry. Restricting chemicals is also important to limit the risk to the environment as these chemicals can end up in freshwater systems posing severe health threats to those who rely on these systems.
That’s why at Pretty Lavish we operate with a list of restricted chemicals to ensure the safety of our supply chain and our consumers. It also motivated our use of digital printing for our patterns to reduce our need for such chemicals.
Please see our restricted chemicals list below.
What are our restricted substances and materials at Pretty Lavish
At Pretty Lavish we follow the guidance of the REACH regulation implemented by the EU with approximately 200 banned substances that is continuously updated. Click here for more information
We also regularly test for the below:
• Azo Dyes
• Ph Value
• Formaldehyde
• Cadmium
• Lead
• Nickel
OUR HEADQUARTER SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES
Lowering our carbon emissions is important to us which is why we are starting at the root of our business, our headquarters.
