Level 99 Jeans Sustainability - SustainabilityTracker.com

Level99 Jeans describes its sustainability approach through reduced water use, reduced waste, lower chemical use, and carbon offsetting. The brand says it considers the environmental impact of materials, energy use, water use, chemical use, waste and carbon emissions, and uses sustainable materials in some products. It also states that it uses a state-of-the-art laundry system, laser systems to reduce chemical and dye usage, and carbon offsetting through TerraPass. The company says its Forever Black and Forever White collections are carbon offset through donations tied to sales.

Reduced water and waste

With a holistic perspective we take into consideration the environmental impact of our materials, energy use, water use, chemical use, waste and carbon emissions. Less Water. Less Waste. A lot of water goes into making denim, making it a taxing process on the environment, especially here in California. To combat this, we use a state-of-the-art laundry system that reduces and recycles water that is typically wasted in traditional production.

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Used laser systems

We approach the traditional denim manufacturing process from an eco-conscious perspective through the use of natural dyes and less hazardous chemicals coupled with latest technology to reduce water usage, reduce cotton waste, and less energy usage. To achieve our unique washes, we use laser systems to steer away from chemicals and dye usage.

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Used sustainable fibers

Our product line contains Tencel and Modal—sustainably harvested and fully biodegradable fibers. The fibers that make up our denim come from sustainable forests with trees that regrow on their own naturally, leaving no need to replant trees after harvesting.

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Carbon offset with TerraPass

With help from TerraPass, the world’s leading emissions off-setting experts, Level99 fund projects around the world, particularly in USA to neutralize the emissions generated by our manufacturing and use of our product. Together, Level99 and TerraPass estimated how much carbon is generated through production, logistics and consumer use and our pledge began Earth Day, April 22, 2015. Level99 continues to off-set the carbon emissions for every pair of Forever Black and Forever White jeans sold.

Donated sales to projects

For the past 6 years a portion of our sales have been donated toward the planting of trees, gas reduction projects, and renewable energy such as solar and wind—all of which work to offset the carbon we create while manufacturing our denim.

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