Sustainability

MISSION STATEMENT

At POM Amsterdam we have adapted our mission. We don't just want to empower women with colorful fashion, but with colorful and sustainable fashion. Why? Because we want to make people happy with our fashion, but also realize that the production process has a negative impact on our planet. That is why we want to do our best to minimize that negative impact.

Let's be open and honest: at the moment POM Amsterdam is not yet as sustainable as we would like. Making clothes in a sustainable way is a huge challenge. Making a new dress requires a lot of energy, raw materials and water.

In addition, making clothing causes CO2 emissions and the production process has an impact on human and animal welfare. With a more sustainable POM Amsterdam, we therefore not only think of nature, but we also check whether the production process takes place under the right working conditions.

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MORE SUSTAINABLE

POM AMSTERDAM

MISSION STATEMENT

1. MISSION STATEMENT

2. GOALS

3. CERTIFICATES

ECO & ANIMAL FRIENDLY MATERIALS

CO2- NEUTRAL IN 2030

We express our intention to reduce our CO2 emissions step by step and to be a CO2 neutral company by 2030. We want to achieve this, among other things, by using as many eco-friendly materials as possible in our collections, packaging our products in responsible packaging and finally, we want to produce more locally and cooperate with transport partners who can transport our items in a more sustainable way. Unfortunately, CO2 emissions cannot be completely avoided, so we will calculate and compensate the remaining emissions annually.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

ECO MATERIALS

ORIGIN AND TRANSPORT

ECO & ANIMAL FRIENDLY MATERIALS

We want to work with fabrics that are (more) eco-friendly, such as lyocell (also known as Tencel), ecovero 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 cupro or lyocell to silk. Various certificates provide insight into the sustainable processing of the fabrics: GOTS, GRS, FSC and Oeko-tex Standard100.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

We think it is important that our products are made in a production company where the employees are well taken care of. When selecting our production companies, quality is leading, not price. 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.

ECO MATERIALS

We want to work with fabrics that are (more) eco-friendly, such as lyocell (also known as Tencel), ecovero 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 cupro or lyocell to silk. Various certificates provide insight into the sustainable processing of the fabrics: GOTS, GRS, FSC and Oeko-tex Standard100.

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, because we are bound by a certain product expertise or production times of a workshop. If we cannot produce within Europe, we prefer to transport by train rather than by boat or plane. CO2 emissions are leading in this choice. We use DHL for shipping to consumers, and we participate in the DHL 'go green' program. We pay a surcharge per package for this, which allows DHL to invest in its electric network, with the aim of producing 77 percent less CO2 emissions in 2025 than in 2020.

At POM Amsterdam we have adapted our mission. We don't just want to empower women with colorful fashion, but with colorful and sustainable fashion. Why? Because we want to make people happy with our fashion, but also realize that the production process has a negative impact on our planet. That is why we want to do our best to minimize that negative impact.

In addition, making clothing causes CO2 emissions and the production process has an impact on human and animal welfare. With a more sustainable POM Amsterdam, we therefore not only think of nature, but we also check whether the production process takes place under the right working conditions.

ECO & ANIMAL FRIENDLY MATERIALS

CERTIFIED PRODUCTION COMPANIES