TOWARDS A
MORE SUSTAINABLE
POM AMSTERDAM
Let's be open and honest: at this moment, POM Amsterdam is not as sustainable as we would like it to be. Making clothes in a sustainable way is a huge challenge. A lot of energy, raw materials and water are needed to create a new dress.
In addition, the production of clothing causes CO2 emissions, and the production process impacts people and animal welfare. With a more sustainable POM Amsterdam, we consider nature and check whether the production process takes place under the right working conditions.
Let's be open and honest: at this moment, POM Amsterdam is not as sustainable as we would like it to be. Making clothes in a sustainable way is a huge challenge. A lot of energy, raw materials and water are needed to create a new dress. In addition, the production of clothing causes CO2 emissions, and the production process impacts people and animal welfare. With a more sustainable POM Amsterdam, we consider nature and check whether the production process takes place under the right working conditions.
ECO & ANIMAL FRIENDLY MATERIALS
CO2- neutral in 2030
We express our intention to reduce our CO2 emissions step by step and become a CO2 neutral company by 2030. We want to achieve this by using as many eco-friendly materials as possible in our collections, packing our products in responsible packaging. Finally, we want to produce more locally and work with transport partners to transport our items more sustainably. Unfortunately, CO2 emissions cannot be completely avoided, so we will calculate and compensate the remaining emissions annually.
CERTIFIED PRODUCTION COMPANIES
RESPONSIBLE PACKAGING
ORIGIN AND TRANSPORT
ECO & ANIMAL FRIENDLY MATERIALS
We want to work with ecological fabrics, such as lyocell (also known as Tencel), ecovero or organic cotton. We also want to work more with recycled materials, like recycled polyester. For animal welfare reasons, we do not work with fur, angora wool and exotic leathers. For the same reason, we prefer to use cupro or lyocell rather than silk. Various certificates provide insight into sustainable fabric processing: GOTS, GRS, FSC and Oeko-tex Standard100.
CERTIFIED PRODUCTION COMPANIES
It is important to us that our products are produced in a production facility that takes care of its employees. Quality, not price, is the primary selection factor for our production companies. We also check if production companies have a minimum BSCI-3 score. Preferably, the supplier also works with SEDEX and GOTS. In addition, we visit our suppliers every year, both in the Netherlands and abroad.
RESPONSIBLE PACKAGING
The bags, boxes, clothing tags and other materials we use to package our products are made from recycled materials or sustainably produced materials.
ORIGIN AND TRANSPORT
We want to reduce the impact of transporting our products as much as possible. We want to achieve this by producing our clothes as locally as possible. Unfortunately, this is not always possible, as we are bound by the expertise of certain products or the production times of the workshops. If we cannot produce in Europe, we prefer transport by train rather than by ship or plane. CO2 emissions are taken into account in this choice. For shipping to consumers, we use DHL and participate in DHL's "go green" program. We pay a surcharge per package, which allows DHL to invest in its electricity network, with the intention of producing 77% less CO2 emissions in 2025 than in 2020.
ECO & ANIMAL FRIENDLY MATERIALS
RESPONSIBLE PACKAGING
CO2- neutral in 2030
CERTIFIED PRODUCTION COMPANIES
ORIGIN AND TRANSPORT
ECO & ANIMAL FRIENDLY MATERIALS
We want to work with eco-friendly(er) fabrics, such as lyocell (also known as Tencel), eco-vero or organic cotton. We also want to work more with recycled materials, such as recycled polyester. For animal welfare reasons, we do not work with fur, Angora wool and exotic leathers. For the same reason, we prefer to use cupro or lyocell instead of silk. Various certificates provide insight into the sustainable processing of the fabrics: GOTS, GRS, FSC and Oeko-tex Standard100.
RESPONSIBLE PACKAGING
The bags, boxes, clothing labels and other materials we use to package our products are made from recycled materials or materials produced sustainably.
We express our intention to reduce our CO2 emissions step by step and become a CO2 neutral company by 2030. We want to achieve this by using as many eco-friendly materials as possible in our collections, packing our products in responsible packaging. Finally, we want to produce more locally and work with transport partners to transport our items more sustainably. Unfortunately, CO2 emissions cannot be completely avoided, so we will calculate and compensate the remaining emissions annually.
CERTIFIED PRODUCTION COMPANIES
It is important to us that our products are made in a production facility that takes good care of its employees. Quality, not price, is the leading factor in the selection of our production companies. We also check whether production companies have a minimum BSCI-3 score. Preferably, the supplier also works with SEDEX and GOTS. In addition, we visit our suppliers annually, both in the Netherlands and abroad.
ORIGIN AND TRANSPORT
We aim to reduce the impact of the transport of our products as much as possible. We want to do this by producing our clothing as locally as possible. Unfortunately, this is not always possible as we are bound to specific product expertise or workshop production times. If we cannot produce within Europe, we prefer to transport by train rather than boat or plane. The CO2 emissions are leading in this choice. For shipping to consumers, we use DHL and participate in the DHL 'go green' programme. We pay a surcharge per package, enabling DHL to invest in its electric network, intending to produce 77 percent less CO2 emissions in 2025 than in 2020.