Description
$20 of the profits from each T-shirt sale will be donated so we can keep educating for sustainability.
Our T-shirts are 100% organic cotton, printed locally in the Tweed Shire by Panamuna Project using water based inks. All packaging is biodegradable and the T-shirts are manufactured using renewable energy.
Organic Cotton + Ethically Traded + Carbon Neutral manufacturing = 100% Sustainable
A collaboration with Panamuna Project
What does it mean to live sustainably?
Sustainability is a term that is used a lot and basically what it means is to go about living our lives in a way that reduces our impact on the planet.
There are many ways in which you can do that.
Using 100% organic cotton in our tees and singlets – this cotton is grown without the use of harmful chemicals. This means that it is 100% pesticide and insecticide free, with only the use of natural fertilisers to enrich the soil. This helps to improve the quality of the land, prevent water contamination and to conserve biodiversity. It also is much better for your skin, our largest organ, which is constantly in contact with the fabric. Furthermore, the cotton sourced for our t-shirts is grown in monsoon regions, reducing the need for heavy-duty irrigation of the crop.
Our designs are printed locally using water based inks – printing our t-shirts locally using eco-friendly methods enables us to think global but to also support local industry in our region, making a difference to small business owners. The inks used do not contain any PVC or phthalates, and it only requires water for the cleaning of the silk screens after use, rather than heavy solvents. There are also no ozone-depleting chemicals such as CFC’s and HCFC’s contained in the ink, and they are free from lead, heavy metals or any toxic chemicals
All packaging is biodegradable – we have made a conscious decision to make any packaging we use plastic free. The habit of our society to resort to single use plastics is the main danger to the astonishing marine life that inhabits our oceans. It is believed that a staggering 46,000 pieces of plastic can be found in every square kilometre of ocean, which leads to the death of hundreds of thousands of marine creatures and sea birds every year! Our love of the ocean here at Panamuna is so deep that we in no way wanted to contribute further to this issue. We package our gear in paper that is 100% recycled and we wrap each individual item by hand.
T-shirts are manufactured using renewable energy – the primary energy source that is used to produce our gear is wind, and when the wind turbines do not produce enough electricity it is supplemented with solar power. It goes without saying that these forms of renewable electricity would considerably cut down on the emission of fossil fuels, making the production of these t-shirts almost carbon neutral.
