Knowledge Cotton Apparel
Owl Badge Polo Shirt Made Of Organic Cotton
DESCRIPTION
Simple and iconic, this organic polo shirt bears the badge of Knowledge Cotton Apparel, guaranteeing quality and style that last.
Danish menswear brand KCA use cutting edge technologies to create organic garments that never compromise comfort nor quality!
FIT
Regular fit
SPEC
Pique Jersey
Ribbed collar and sleeves
Owl Logo Badge
MATERIAL
100% Organic Cotton
CARE
As a consumer you can reduce your impact significantly* by taking care of your clothes.
We recommend that to save water, reduce detergent usage, reduce energy consumption and to extend the life of this garment that you wash it as infrequently as is practical.
*wearing your clothes for 9 months longer can reduce carbon, water and waste footprints by 20-30% each.
DELIVERY
Free UK delivery 5-10 working days from dispatch
Dispatched from the designer in Denmark - no customs fees should be charged
Since Brexit, parcels can take longer to go through UK Customs and so express delivery is not available on this item
Look behind
this
polo shirt
Strong points
Fair-trade certified organic cotton
Fair factory
CO2 savings
People
Rajlakshmi Cotton Mills was founded in 1934 and have been pioneers in organic garment manufacturing. They work with almost exclusively organic and fair trade cotton. Rajlakshmi have build a reputation for high quality tailoring and respect for workers. The factory has a positive stance towards unions, with workers having the freedom to join any union they want. Workers also benefit from contributions to medical insurance and reimbursement for education fees for children up to university level.
The organic cotton is Fair-trade certified and sourced from Chetna Organic who work with marginalised farmers from Maharashtra, Odessa and Andhra Pradesh towards improving their livelihoods and making farming a sustainable occupation.
KCA have worked with their Indian manufacturing partners for 4-5 years, visiting the factories on a regular basis. In addition the factory where this T-Shirt was cut and sewn is GOTS certified and audited regularly by the Fair Wear Foundation.
Planet
Organic cotton helps farmers escape the health risks and financial burden of toxic chemicals involved in conventional cotton production. It also massively benefits wider communities by maintaining (rather than draining) the local water supply and keeping it clean.
Knowledge Cotton Apparel's second and third tier suppliers (fabrics and raw materials) are based in the same geographical region as products are cut and sewn. This reduces the carbon footprint of their products compared to other fashion supply chains where inputs often cross back and forth around the world.
Areas for development
GOTS living wage policy currently only requires that national legal standards are met. We’d love to see KCA collaborate with an organisation like the Fair Wear Foundation to advance the complex topic of a real living wage for garment workers.
Suppliers
Organic cotton: Chetna Organic, India (Fair-trade certified)
Shirt: Cut and sewn in India by Rajlakshmi Cotton Mills (GOTS certified factory)