Certified and/or branded materials
Certified and branded materials are materials that are either organic, recycled, in-conversion or subject to a third-party licensing agreement or certification.
ORGANIC COTTON
Organic cotton is grown according to organic farming practices.
IN-CONVERSION COTTON
The transition period for a farmer to get the organic certification takes an average of three years as the soil needs to recover from the practices commonly used in conventional cotton farming. In this period, the farmers are not paid extra – known as the ‘organic premium’ – for their hard work and effort to transition. When being supported under the Direct To Farm program, the farmers will be paid a premium while converting their farm to organic practices and requirements (to ensure the land eventually qualifies to be certified organic under international standards).
ORGANIC WOOL
Organic wool is spun from the fleece of sheep raised according to organic farming practices.
ORGANIC LINEN
Organic linen is grown according to organic farming practices.
CMIA ORGANIC COTTON
Cotton made in Africa, an initiative of the Aid by Trade Foundation. Their goal is to help people help themselves, via trade rather than donations. CmiA Organic cotton provides an online Tracking System to facilitate transparency throughout the value chain, allowing the cotton to be traced back from the field to the finished product.
ORGANIC SILK
Organic silk is grown according to organic farming practices.
RECYCLED COTTON
Recycled cotton is typically made from manufacturing waste like leftover fabric scraps or from used cotton garments and textiles.
RECYCLED POLYESTER
Recycled polyester is a synthetic material typically made from waste items like plastic bottles or leftover textiles waste from manufacturing.
RECYCLED WOOL
Recycled wool is typically made from manufacturing waste like leftover fabric scraps or from used wool garments and textiles.
POLYLANA® (MIN. 100%)
Polylana® is made from a 50%/50% mixture of virgin polyester and recycled polyester to create a fibre with characteristics similar to acrylic fibres. The integrated AWARE® tracer is using blockchain technology to show traceability.
RECYCLED NYLON
Recycled nylon – also known as polyamide - is a synthetic material commonly sourced from leftover fabric scraps collected from the spinning factory and waste from weaving mills.
RECYCLED POLYAMIDE
Recycled polyamide - is a synthetic material commonly sourced from leftover fabric scraps collected from the spinning factory and waste from weaving mills.
CUPRO
Cupro is a high-quality, cellulose fibre made from an often-overlooked part of the cotton plant called cotton linter. Cotton linter is processed and turned into cupro - a silk-like quality with a soft and smooth touch.
TENCEL™ Lyocell
TENCEL™ branded lyocell fibres are cellulose fibres made from wood pulp. TENCEL™ is a trademark of Lenzing AG.
TENCEL™ Modal
TENCEL™ Modal fibres are made from wood pulp. TENCEL™ is a trademark of Lenzing AG.
TENCEL™ REFIBRA™
TENCEL™ REFIBRA™ fibres are cellulose fibres made from wood pulp mixed with 30% cotton waste from textile manufacturing. TENCEL™ REFIBRA™ is a trademark of Lenzing AG.
LENZING™ ECOVERO™
LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibres are viscose fibres made from wood pulp. LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibres are EU Ecolabel certified. LENZING™ and ECOVERO™ are trademarks of Lenzing AG.
LIVAECO BY BIRLA CELLULOSE™
Livaeco™ by Birla Cellulose.is a man-made cellulosic fibre from wood pulp sourced from FSC® certified forests.
LIVA REVIVA BY BIRLA CELLULOSE™
Liva Reviva by Birla Cellulose is made with 80% wood pulp fibres combined with 20% manufacturing fabric waste.
LIVAECO™ MODAL
Livaeco™ Modal by Birla Cellulose is a man-made cellulosic fibre made from wood pulp sourced from FSC® certified forests and is traceable across the value chain.
BIRLA EXCEL™
Birla Excel™ by Birla Cellulose is a man-made cellulosic fibre from wood pulp sourced from certfied forests and is traceable across the value chain.
VISCOSE CIRCULOSE® By Renewcell
CIRCULOSE® is a recycling method that creates a new material by recovering cellulose from old cotton clothes. Circulose® can be recycled again and again without losing any of its quality or performance value.
ONCEMORE® by Södra
OnceMore® – a fibre made with textile waste. OnceMore® combines a minimum of 20% recycled textile with renewable wood from controlled or certified forests.
The Good Cashmere Standard®
The Good Cashmere Standard® was developed in response to the growing need and demand for more transparent and traceable cashmere production.
The Good Cashmere Standard® is a trademark of the Aid by Trade Foundation.
Certified Down
As per BESTSELLER's animal welfare policy all virgin down used in our products are sourced from sources certified sources.
The certification requires animal welfare practices to be in place at the duck and goose farms in the down and feather supply chain.
Certified Mohair
As per BESTSELLER's animal welfare policy all mohair used in our products are sourced from sources certified sources. The certification verifies mohair animal welfare and land management requirements and tracks it from the source to the final product.
Certified Wool
Certified wool verifies wool animal welfare and land management requirements, and tracks it from the source through the supply chain.
Certified Alpaca
Certified Alpaca verifies alpaca animal welfare and land management requirements, and tracks it from the source through the supply chain.
Investigating alternative and recycled fibres for long-term viability.
Our approach to cotton sourcing.
We have taken a strong stance.