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March: Trust

Lingerie brand survey

8/10/2021

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Here I have put together a survey of 12 brands which are doing similar things to me.
To qualify for inclusion brands had to have at least 3 things in common with Sanctuary Innerwear.
​They needed to be:
  • offering similar pieces of clothing
  • using Tencel® or other sustainable textiles (see note below on organic cotton)
  • using non-toxic plant dyes
  • manufacturing domestically
  • certified by a 3rd party as being ecological
  • purchasable using either CAD or USD
  • two points for using ayurvastra!! (from which my idea for infusing came)

Use this chart to weigh your priorities and make decisions on your purchases. 
What concerns you: pollution, water scarcity, human rights, increased dependence on oil?

Sanctuary Innerwear is the only brand of lingerie that boasts transparency, consistent and pervasive sustainability and social responsibility. You CAN have it all! 
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Brand
offering
fabric
dyes
manufacture
certifications
other
currency
Sanctuary Innerwear
​(Canada)
cami's, corselette, bralettes, panties, sleepwear
Lenzing Tencel​®
plants only
Ontario, Canada
Emerging Leader in Sustainable textiles, Textile Exchange
infused with herbs
CAD
Groceries Apparel
​(USA)
tops, leggings, unisex, baby
organic cotton*, some non-Lenzing tencel
some use of plants as dyes, i.e., madder, indigo
USA
none
Value
USD
Underprotection​(Denmark)
lingerie, loungewear, swim
Tencel®, organic cotton, recycled polyester
conventional
India
B Corp
PETA
Oeko-Tex
Value
CAD through 3rd party, i.e., Azura Bay
People Tree (England)
underwear, essentials
Tencel​®, organic cotton, responsible wool
conventional
India
GOTS
Fair Trade PETA
Pioneers in sustainable clothing
USD
The Nude Label
​(Spain)
underwear, swim
organic cotton
some use of plant dyes (logwood, lac)
Spain
GOTS
​Good on You: Good
Value
CAD through 3rd party, i.e., itsthelake.com
Organic Basics (Denmark)
bras, undies
Tencel®
organic cotton, recycled nylon
conventional
Europe
PETA
​Good on You: great
Value
USD
Miakoda
​(USA)
lounge, essentials
organic cotton, bamboo, soy
Procion low impact dyes
USA
GOTS
WRAP
​Control Union cert
Value
USD
Mary Young (Montreal)
bras, panties, bodysuits
bamboo
"non- amine, unbleached"
Montreal, Quebec
OEKO-TEX
size inclusive
CAD
Fortnight
​(Toronto)
lingerie, swim, lounge
unspecified
unspecified
Toronto, Ontario
Value
focus on fit
CAD
Thief & Bandit
(Halifax)
intimates, swim, tops, bottoms
"organic textiles"
Vprinted with water-based inks
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Value
Value
CAD
Monsoon Blooms
​(Australia)
tops, yoga mats
Linen, organic cotton
plant dyes, ayurvastra
India
Fair Trade
PETA
GOTS
Social Accountability Int'l
use of ayurvastra
AUD
*total CO2 emissions per ton of fibre, including crop cultivation, harvesting, fibre production and spinning (note the difference between organic cotton from US and India):

USA organic cotton 2.35 kg 
US conventional cotton 5.9 kg
India organic cotton 3.8 kg
Tencel® 1.2 kg

Shen, Li & Patel, Martin. (2010). Life Cycle Assessment of man-made cellulose fibres. Lenzinger Berichte. 88: 1–59. ​
       
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