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Organic
cotton. Carbon neutral. Ethically produced
As
a brand, Golf Refugees prefer to use natural fibres such as
organic cotton.
We
select organic cotton certified by The Soil Association, the
most respected organic authority in the UK.
The textile industry is one of the largest polluters in the
World. Approximately 8,000 chemicals, including insecticides
and pesticides, are used in epic quantities to turn raw materials
into clothing.
Non-organic
cotton is the world's most sprayed crop.
Organic
cotton is grown on smaller farms and the chemicals used in non-organic
cotton production are banned for the production of organic cotton.
Other golf brands use non-organic cotton or synthetic fibres
such as polyester, which is derived from petroleum and requires
high energy-consuming manufacturing processes.
We
call polyester polo shirts "oil-slick" polos.
Golf
Refugees are the first golf brand to offer a range of carbon
neutral apparel.
But
how can we claim that our shirts are carbon neutral?
An independent body called The Carbon Trust calculates the carbon
footprint of a product from manufacture to the point of delivery.
Golf
Refugees polo shirts & t-shirts are manufactured using renewable
energy instead of fossil fuel based grid energy.
The
Carbon Trust has calculated that our shirts have a 90% reduced
carbon footprint.
These
are actual reductions achieved in the manufacturing, without
any carbon offsetting.
An
investigative journalist from The Times newspaper recently uncovered
the alarming pollution by a textile factory located in the tiny
nation of Lesotho, Africa.
The
factory was found to be discarding hazardous toxins into a nearby
landfill site. This factory supplied two of the world's largest
clothing brands.
Golf
Refugees clothing is produced in manufacturing facilities which
are monitored in accordance with the strict standards advocated
by the International Labour Organisation and the Ethical Trading
Initiative.
These
standards forbid the use of child labour and forced labour and
insist on safe and healthy working conditions with legal labour
contracts which pay a living wage and forbid excessive hours
of work.
We
can understand why you would feel proud to wear a branded polo
shirt promoted by one of your favourite golfers, but we also
hope you would feel proud to wear a Golf Refugees polo because
of it's ethical and environmental values.
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