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Did you know...

Welcome to Palo Alto

95% of the conventional cotton seed market is controlled by GM giants. 

Farmers are locked in to costly contracts and have little control

77 million agricultural workers suffer poisoning from pesticides each year.

 
There are no mandatory welfare checks at conventional factories who produce for high-street brands. 

The use of toxic dyes and processing substances is widespread, including many chemicals banned in the EU. Tests on clothes have revealed traces of toxic dyes, which could be absorbed through the skin, causing allergies, rashes and respiratory problems.*


 *The Global Organic Textile Standard


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The Journey of our GOTS and Fairtrade certified cotton


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How we re-use our waste...

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We work with our suppliers to reuse or recycle any offcuts...

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Currently all reusable offcuts from Cottsbury range are made into organic cotton bags to package our products and we ensure all remaining offcuts are either recycled or donated.

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We also have a No Plastics policy - we do not use any plastics in our packaging.