Sustainability

Ethical manufacturing

We only work with partners that respect the environment and the people they employ. Nearly 100% of all our clothing is made out of 100% GOTS- and Peta-certified organic cotton and manufactured in Fair Wear or WRAP certified facilities.

Fair Wear Foundation and WRAP (Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production) are both globally recognized independent non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting safe, lawful, humane and ethical manufacturing through certification and education. Companies accepted into these organizations go through an extensive application process that ensures that sewn products are being produced under lawful, humane and ethical conditions.

It is ensured that any employee of our chosen manufacturing partners are paid a fair wage, able to work acceptable hours in a safe working environment and are of a minimum age requirement to be working, among many other criteria.

We are aware that this should be a given in any sort of fashion company or brand but unfortunately, that is still not the case for many. We are an independent brand who prioritize human rights, animal rights (all fabrics and products are 100% cruelty-free & vegan) and safe working conditions more than obtaining the lowest price in any situation.

Screen printing and embroidery

We have made it a priority to support local businesses in our area and we are happy to say that all of our screen printing and embroidery is done here in Norway.  

Our main supplier was carefully selected due to their excellent ethical policies, respecting people’s employment rights and caring for environmental issues.  All their inks are vegan friendly too, and we specifically use water-based eco-friendly ones. Our supplier specialize in sourcing the widest range of ethically sourced, Fairtrade, Fair Wear and GOTS certified garments in Norway.

We use vegan friendly water-based inks for ALL of our screen printed designs — it's harder to come by but we specifically took the time to find long-term partners who could offer this in the best and brightest quality available. The result? Super soft prints which are far better for improving the health of people and the planet by reducing the negative impact regular ink has. 

Sustainability

All Empatii orders are packaged in 100% recyclable plant based mailer bags or kraft paper mailer boxes Sealed with vegan-friendly paper tape. We specifically chose to opt out of the individual plastic poly bags that most clothing brands do to wrap their garments, and worked hard to find suppliers willing to work with these requirements.

All of our clothing is sustainably made in small batches to ensure no excess stock ever goes to landfill. We endeavor to create high quality, beautifully made garments designed to last the test of time. We do ask our customers to take care of their Empatii pieces to help us with this.

By caring for garments the right way and looking after your pieces, you can double the life of a garment and reduce the climate impact in half. There is always room for improvement and we are constantly working to explore further ways into which we can make our brand more sustainable while continuing to provide garments at a price that our customers can continue to support and enjoy.

You'll also notice that about 90% of our products are made from more sustainable fabric options like organic or recycled materials. 

We use vegan eco water-based inks in all our prints (see above).

Our garments are additionally GOTS-certified. The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibers, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independent certification of the entire textile supply chain. GOTS certification covers the whole textile process include fair labour practices (no child labour!) and the assurance that there are no known toxic substances used as part of the manufacturing process and therefore safe for humans.