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Rated: 3 out of 6

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Company Info
Brand Name	Esmé Studios
Country	Denmark
Company size	Start up
Category evaluated	Ready to wear
Category	Ready to wear
Established in:	2018
Website	https://esmestudios.com/
Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/esmestudios_archives/
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/esmestudiosdk/

Next Sustainable Goals and SBP challenge

Recognized by the United Nations as a project to accelerate the implementation of sustainable actions in the fashion industry, Sustainable Brand Platform has committed to tracking future goals pursued by brand.

Total goals

Goals achieved

Goals to achieve

		Deadline	Status
	Donation, charity and awareness campaign Planning to do with the India factory	28/02/2022

ENVIRONMENT

Sustainability info

Esmé studios is a lifestyle brand as well as a statement about you and your values. It combines the very best in terms of eco-friendly materials, comfort and design and make sure that it is produced in an ethical and socially responsible way. It lives by the rule ‘buy less but buy better’ and that starts the moment the design studio picks up a pen. The brand is linked to Scandinavian heritage which speaks of minimalism and timeless design - something in itself that works well with slow fashion and inclusivity.

Value Chain

The value chain is divided mostly between China and India for all steps of the supply chain

The raw materials are fully certified: GRS for the synthetic fabrics and GOTS for the cotton textiles. Production has been made in China, India and Turkey in factories certified for quality and labor employee conditions.

About packaging, its uses 100 % biodegradable, bags and the logistics has managed directly from factories.

The brand uses leftover fabric from production to make minor/exclusive collections.

Company Sustainability

Company allows employees to do personal things in working hours. The company has created an ethical code incorporating three of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into the very heart of the business.

Furthermore the brand has certified its T-shirt by GOTS certification (Licence number 237881) both for men and women collection.

Certifications

Raw Materials
Production
Logistics

Blockchain

Last blockchain update

29 July 2021

Supply Chain Track


Raw Materials¹	Production²	Packaging³	Logistics⁴
Made in India	Made in China	Made in China	Made in China

¹ 60% of the collection Made in India 30% of the collection Made in China 10% of the collection Made in Turkey
² 60% of the collection Made in China 30% of the collection Made in India 10% of the collection Made in Turkey
³ 60% of the collection Made in China 30% of the collection Made in India 10% of the collection Made in Turkey
⁴ 60% of the collection Made in China 30% of the collection Made in India 10% of the collection Made in Turkey

Questions & Answers

1	What does sustainable fashion mean to you? - Durability - Adopting fair work practices - Minimal use of chemical elements - Using recycled materials
2	What would you like the priorities of your target customer to be? - Quality/Design - Comfort - Brand identity - Sustainability
3	What do you propose with your collection? What is your approach to your customer? Starting our company, we were passionate about change and wanted to look at the whole process - from the first drawings in the design room through to how we make the clothes and even how we wear and look after the final garments. We were convinced we could do better and be slower and more sustainable. With complete transparency about how we work and who we work with, esmé studios has - with a lot of hard work and determination - grown from a great idea to actual reality.
4	What do you propose with your collection in terms of reducing of fashion on climate change? We believe that reducing our carbon footprint on the planet will make a better world for all of us. With that in mind, we do our best to use only the most sustainable raw materials, whether they are recycled fabrics or responsibly produced natural fibres. We also want to slow down consumption so we deliberately produce only two main collections and two capsule collections each year.