Komodo, a clothing company based in North London, have been producing affordable and eco-friendly and sustainable clothing for over 30 years. Their supply chain has been established with numerous fair trade policies in mind, from the growers of their raw product right up to the sale of the item in the shop. What’s more, much of their range is completely vegan and organic.
The company was and still is GOTS-certified, which means every single member of their supply chain is also certified – it’s ethical and sustainable from the bottom to the top. They are also a member of the Ethical Fashion Forum, which aims to support sustainable fashion industry practises. They also work ethically with the factories that produce their garments, offering.
Their range varies from normal everyday wear to more formal party or office pieces. Their fabric is made from either cotton, which is resource-intensive (and which they acknowledge) and also bamboo fibre, which is far more eco-friendly. The benefit of this unusual fabric is that it is much easier to grow, using up ten times less resources than other crops. They also use hemp fibre, rayon, and tencel. All of their fabrics are eco-friendly and organic, and if they use wool then it is from ethically-kept sheep flocks.
Their sustainability does not only extend to the fabrics that they use and their supply chain, which is impressive by itself. Their sustainability also extends to a number of charitable and ethical projects, such as preserving the rainforest Sumatra for the orangutans, providing financial support to the Tibet Relief Fund, the Sunrise orphanage in Kathmandu, and a number of prior charitable causes to help others around the world.
You can be sure that in addition to looking fashionable with high-quality tasteful pieces, you will also be making a very solid ethical choice by supporting a brand which has sustainability in its ethos from beginning to end.
