9 sustainable brands - Shop clothes in an environmentally conscious way

Nature is our greatest asset and above all it is an important habitat for our leisure time, joy and relaxation. We should all not work against nature in our daily activities, but rather treat what Mother Earth gives us responsibly - this principle drives us at MOREBOARDS. Sport in nature is our inspiration and turns our job into a vocation. We at MOREBOARDS are convinced that everyone can make a difference!

The company Creation Bair GmbH, which a few years later became MOREBOARDS was founded in 1994 and started as 100% eco-company with its own brand Granat . From the beginning, it was important to the company to set an example in the areas of sustainability and environmental protection. With a view to tomorrow, we set MOREBOARDS recently brought a principle of our company from its founding back to the top.

We, as a company MOREBOARDS , pay tribute to this guiding principle more and more into account. Since our existence, we have never plastic bags used, our tote bags were always out unbleached paper , all receipt printers work in our company without thermal paper . The materials we use in the shops are primarily Wood and metal. All existing and new MOREBOARDS stores consist to a very large extent of recycled and upcycled materials . Our headquarters in the Zillertal is running 100% with clean energy (Green Energy Certificate Association). We do not subordinate everything to lifestyle and are increasingly foregoing brands and products if they do not meet our CONSIDERATION FOR TOMORROW criteria . For example, we no longer buy products with a G*r* Tex membrane for environmental reasons.

We are constantly improving processes that conserve resources in our company and are also increasing the choice of brands that share our concern for tomorrow. We know that this path requires strength and effort, and we want and must do this. This effort is an obligation to our customers. This has been our path since we were founded in 1994, a fundamental part of our DNA!

With BE NONCONFORM , GO GREEN and CONSIDERATION FOR TOMORROW we have established our company's guidelines...

Style and aesthetics make our day more beautiful. Sport promotes health and contributes to well-being. Working with high-quality products and materials has always been the great passion of two brothers Sepp and Markus Bair . The two founded the Company Creation Bair GmbH and were also the creators of the revolutionary brand Granat .

The Brand Granat was an innovative fashion brand that mainly Functional clothing made of wool, loden and others natural materials Loden is a wool fabric with unique properties and has been a trademark and an important component of the Zillertal traditional costume for centuries.

"With this concept we were ahead of our time and were not understood in many cases. In the meantime, wool and sustainability have also found their place in fashion." Bair Markus. Company founder Creation Bair GmbH and the Granat brand

To follow the principle CONSIDERATION FOR TOMORROW To do justice to this , we are increasing MOREBOARDS our offer of green brands and sustainable products . The new eco-brands are selected according to social and ecological standards. They must treat the environment, animals and people 100% conscientiously... We are constantly looking for sustainable and fairly produced clothing.

With Courage to change At MOREBOARDS we have significantly expanded our range of sustainable and eco-friendly brands for the coming spring and summer season. Brands such as Benonconform , Armedangels , Dedicated and Picture Organic Clothing We already have them in our range. green MOREBOARDS product range has now been merged with the brands of Ecoalf , Melawear , Genesis , Paraffin , Ucon Acrobatics and Sportsbooks We at MOREBOARDS are setting an example for the future!

Sustainable fashion, also Fair-Fashion , Eco-Fashion , Sustainable Fashion , green fashion , Organic fashion or Eco-fashion refers to clothing, shoes and accessories whose production does not harm people or the environment and whose impact on the environment is as little as possible.

All those in brands described in this blog are such Green Labels. All of them meet the In principle the same criteria . The materials come from organic farming and animal husbandry . There are no use of toxic chemicals or pesticides . All eco-brands try to Resource consumption (e.g. energy and water) throughout the production chain as low as possible . All brands stand for fair working conditions (reasonable working hours, fair wages, occupational safety, no child labour, social security). Various quality seals ensure whether and which of the various criteria are actually met.

Nevertheless, there are of course small but subtle differences such as in the Brand philosophy , the engagement of the different brands, the used materials , the production chains and especially the Implementing individual objectives . These topics are incredibly exciting, interesting and informative. Read the following blog "Our Way - Consideration for Tomorrow" and learn all the green brands from our MOREBOARDS Get to know your portfolio better. #gogreen #benonconform

"Boardsport goes green, because there is no Planet B..."

PICTURE

When sustainability was not yet a buzzword, the French Brand Picture Organic Clothing with its founding in 2008, laid the foundation for its success story over the last 12 years. Since then, Picture Organic Clothing has made a name for itself in the areas of snowboarding, skiing, surfing and outdoor as Clothing manufacturers which is made with sustainable, recycled and environmentally friendly materials from organic farming. The driving force behind the clear line is the idealism of the three founders Julien Durant, Jérémy Rochette and Vincent André.

“Ride, Protect & Share” are three words that symbolize the philosophy and ideology of Picture Organic Clothing. Picture always makes clear statements and thus new impulses in the industry. The Love of nature and the Fun on the mountain has the same importance and priority for Picture Organic Clothing and runs like a common thread through the entire production process of the collections at Picture Organic Clothing.

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“Ride, Protect & Share”

MELAWEAR

Melawear was founded in Kassel in 2014 by Henning Siedentopp. The founding idea and objective was to affordable, fashionable and exclusively certified sustainable fashion to produce.

From cotton cultivation to the finished textile, all Melawear products are manufactured in India. “Mela” means “working together” in Hindi and stands for a festival where people meet and come together. Through its actions, Mela Wear GmbH from Kassel in Germany builds bridges between continents, customers and producers and places joint action for a better future at the center of the company philosophy.

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"We want to actively contribute to a positive, sustainable future."

Melawear company founder Henning Siedentopp

Ucon Acrobatics

Quality, innovation, creativity and fair conditions. With this vision, Ucon Acrobatics in spring 2001. Together with talented artists and the Berlin design community, Ucon Acrobatics create a creative and healthy environment. And so an old cowshed was transformed into the creative studio in Berlin-Friedrichshain - the perfect location, because in this neighborhood art, modern design, architecture and fashion have long lived happily side by side.

The claim of Ucon Acrobatics to your own product design: Minimalism, innovation and functionality . Ucon Acrobatics is designed for today's creative souls who share the passion for minimalism, innovation and functionality.

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Ucon Acrobatics. Balance and lightness in everyday life.

ECOALF

In 2009, Javier Goyeneche founded ECOALF , after his son Alfredo was born. From his son's name and the idea of ​​creating an eco-label, the Brand name ECOALF . The Spaniard, who had previously worked in the fashion industry, no longer wanted to watch how ruthlessly people and especially the Fashion industry deal with natural resources. His mission: to create the first generation of recycled products that are in no way inferior to conventional clothing in terms of quality and design.

Since then, ECOALF above 300 new materials and fabrics developed from PET bottles, fishing nets, coffee grounds, car tires, post-industrial cotton and wool. The company collects the waste from the seabed, because that is where the pollution is particularly tragic. By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean. In Spain alone, ECOALF with more than 3000 fishermen for their initiative “Upcycling the Oceans” together.

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"Because there is no Planet B" ECOALF

BENONCONFORM

Benonconform is a Austrian lifestyle brand which produces simple and timeless clothing and accessories.

The Benonconform brand was created by Moreboards family and therefore comes from our company. Since 1998 We are working consistently on the further development of the brand. Year after year, we are working on improving products and materials. Then as now, we want to Raise awareness among our customers and not only stylish but also environmentally friendly lifestyle fashion set.

Benonconform As a brand, it has the claim high-quality and sustainable products to create. The Products should be appealing because of their calmness and not be intrusive. When designing each product, the makers of Benonconform also think about the environment. Consideration for tomorrow is part of the basic understanding of Benonconform . The brand succeeds in putting a smile on the faces of its customers, knowing that they have supported the environment.

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CONSIDERATION FOR TOMORROW

"Together against fast-paced life"

Dedicated

Despite all the talk about fashion becoming sustainable, the textile industry is still an industry based on inhumane working conditions, pollution and toxicity. The textile sector makes 8-10% of global CO2 emissions out of.

DEDICATED wants to show that fashion can be done differently. In contact with nature. Fair and responsible. And without the use of toxic pesticides and fertilizers. It's just a question of mindset and the bigger picture.

Working with reliable and credible certificates is an important component for every sustainable fashion label, including DEDICATED. DEDICATED wants to show that they take their sustainable mission and environmental protection very seriously. DEDICATED has a Fairtrade license, is GOTS certified and PETA Approved Vegan.

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"Support your Local Planet" DEDICATED

PARAFINA

Parafina's goal is to ensure that throughout the entire production chain of its products, To ensure that the environment is as little impact as possible . The glasses from Parafina are all 100% recycled and sustainable materials . Paraffin relies on ecological alternatives to the materials that most other eyewear manufacturers use today. Parafina's glasses stand for high quality, design and durability in the most sustainable way possible.

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Eco-friendly glasses to see a better world!

ARMEDANGELS

Why are the terms “fair & eco” for many in contradiction to "modern & beautiful" ? For ARMEDANGELS, this is not a question, but a challenge. At ARMEDANGELS, we love beautiful products and sustainable, modern design. Instead of chasing trends, ARMEDANGELS focuses on timeless fashion. Instead of inferior mass-produced goods, ARMEDANGELS offers high quality and sustainable collections. ARMEDANGELS make honest & fair products without a lot of frills.

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Timeless design instead of fast fashion, sustainable and regenerative materials instead of cheap mass-produced goods and fair production instead of wage slavery. Everyone has a choice.

GENESIS

GENESIS' vision was to create a sneaker label that is characterized by a love of sneakers and sneaker design, an eye for detail and especially the use of sustainable materials and material mixes. The goal is to develop a sneaker that contains the greatest possible proportion of recycled, sustainable and environmentally friendly materials and to do so at the highest level that is currently possible. With the aim of constantly improving it and taking it to the next level.

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Around 140 million tons of plastic are floating in our waters worldwide and around six million more are added every year. Something has to change about this plastic soup as soon as possible. BUT... the pollution of our seas is unfortunately only a small part of the PROBLEM!!!

"Join in and make a difference. Be different!"

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OUR PATH - CONSIDERATION FOR TOMORROW