JOIN LIFE
Care for fiber & water: at least 50% cotton in conversion to ecologically grown cotton.
We use the Join Life label on clothing that is produced using technology and raw materials that help us to reduce the environmental impact of our products.
MATERIALS
We work with monitoring programmes to ensure compliance with safety, health and quality standards for our products.
The Green to Wear 2.0 standard aims to minimise the environmental impact of textile manufacturing. To that end, we have developed Inditex’s The List programme, which helps guarantee both that production processes are clean and that our garments are safe and healthy.
OUTER SHELL
100% cotton
Cotton in conversion to ecologically grown cotton
This cotton is obtained during the transition process required for a conventional plantation to achieve ecologically grown certification. Supporting farmers during this process, known as plantations in conversion, is vital to encourage the establishment of such crops.
Although they do not yet have ecologically grown certification, they are produced using the same natural cultivation techniques, using natural fertilisers and pesticides and without the use of genetically modified seeds.
The use of these natural techniques helps to conserve biodiversity and freshwater resources.
CERTIFICATIONS
We only use cotton in conversion to ecologically grown cotton certified by organisations which monitor the process from the raw material to the final product. At present, we work with:
Organic Content Standard (OCS)
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
- Produced using natural pesticides and fertilisers that help to preserve freshwater resources
- Produced using natural farming techniques that help to preserve biodiversity
- Produced without genetically modified seeds
- Supporting ecologically grown farming
Care for water
These garments are produced with technologies that reduce water consumption in their production processes.
The garment dyeing and washing processes consume the largest amount of water. Using closed circuits that allow us to reuse water or employing technologies such as low bath ratio machines or mass dyeing, which reduce water consumption, help us to preserve freshwater resources.
CERTIFICATIONS
This product has been manufactured in accordance with the Join Life standard developed by the Inditex Group and based on Life-Cycle Assessment, an internationally standardised methodology used to evaluate the impact of a product in the different stages of its production, use and end of life.
In order to evaluate compliance with the standard, an auditing programme has been put in place to be carried out by specialised external companies.
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
- Reduction of water consumption
- Reduction of emissions
CARE
Caring for your clothes is caring for the environment.
Lower temperature washes and delicate spin cycles are gentler on garments and help to protect the colour, shape and structure of the fabric. Furthermore, they reduce the amount of energy used in care processes.
- Machine wash at max. 30ºC/86ºF with short spin cycle
- Do not use bleach
- Iron at a maximum of 110ºC/230ºF
- Do not dry clean
- Do not tumble dry
- Wash inside out
- Iron inside out