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Mint Velvet Sustainability Actions

Mapped raw materials

We have mapped our raw materials and established a responsible baseline. In 2021, we established a baseline that 14% of our clothing range was being sourced more responsibly. We have increased our clothing range from 14% to 45% of being sourced more responsibly from the year 2021 to 2022.

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Joined Better Cotton

We have been proud members of Better Cotton since 2021. Better Cotton is not a fabric but by choosing our cotton products, you’re supporting Mint Velvet’s investment in Better Cotton’s mission, which is to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.

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Joined Leather Working Group

We have been proud members of the Leather Working Group (LWG) since 2021. It’s an international organisation made up of stakeholders across the leather supply chain. By choosing our leather products, you’re supporting Mint Velvet’s investment in more responsible leather manufacturing through the Leather Working Group.

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Signed up to Textiles 2030

We have signed up to Textiles 2030, an ambitious voluntary agreement accelerating the fashion industry’s move towards circularity and system change in the UK.

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Joined The Microfibre Consortium

We have joined The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) to better understand our microfibre impact and boost microfibre research in the industry.

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Donated clothing and fabric

We have donated over 49 tonnes of clothing to our charity partners Newlife and Wardrobe Foundation. At our Head Office 290kg of fabric waste have been donated to local partners: Buckinghamshire New University and Refresh Wycombe. Customers have donated over 1689 boxes via our take back scheme with Give Back Box.

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Ran SWAP Party events

653 items have been given a new lease of life through our SWAP Party events.

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Partnered with Canopy

We have partnered with not-for-profit environmental organisation, Canopy, to help protect the world's Ancient and Endangered Forests. Together, we're committed to protecting forests through our pulp, paper, packaging and fabric choices.

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Worked with Newlife

Since 2017, we've been working with Newlife, a charity that’s changing the lives of disabled and terminally ill children across the UK. We donate all our old season stock and production samples to their stores to be sold to raise money for their amazing work.

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