The Turkish Towel Company Sustainability - SustainabilityTracker.com

The Turkish Towel Company presents itself as a maker of hotel-quality towels and robes and publishes sustainability-related content focused on materials, production, and consumer choice. Its corporate responsibility page highlights support for Hospitality House, a nonprofit housing and homeless services agency. Its blog content discusses the environmental impact of fast fashion-style consumption in towels, the resource use involved in towel production, and the benefits of organic cotton. The company also states that all of its products are Oeko-Tex certified, and it describes organic cotton as reducing water use, energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions compared with conventional cotton.

Support for Hospitality House

Hospitality House is a regional nonprofit housing and homeless services agency working in seven rural North Carolina mountain counties to provide housing, shelter, homeless prevention, street outreach and crisis assistance. Since 1984, the mission of Hospitality House has been to rebuild lives and strengthen community by providing a safe, nurturing, healthy environment in which individuals and families experiencing homelessness and poverty-related crises are equipped to become self-sufficient and productive.

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Organic cotton and Oeko-Tex

Here at the Turkish Towel Company, all of our products are Oeko-Tex certified. One of the world’s highest standards, Oeko-Tex is about how the fabric is processed, including things like dyes and finishes. Oeko-Tex textiles and fabrics are certified free of harmful chemicals and are safe for human use.

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Organic cotton benefits

Organic cotton is a sustainable solution for weaving towels, as no genetically modified seeds are used and cotton is grown without the use of pesticides and other toxic chemicals. By prohibiting the use of petroleum-based fertilizers and absorbing carbon dioxide from the air, organic farming practices help reduce our carbon footprint and combat climate change.

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Quality over fast fashion

Bath towels may fly under the radar, but they are part of the broader issue of unsustainable consumption. Cheap, low-quality towels are often produced quickly and inexpensively, but they don’t last long. After a few washes, these towels can become threadbare, lose their absorbency, and start to fall apart. As a result, they are frequently discarded and replaced, adding to the growing waste problem.