Rehubs
Recover™ is part of Rehubs Business, a joint initiative unveiled by Euratex to upcycle textile waste and circular materials all over Europe. The aim is to create 5 hubs to process textile waste and become European coordination centers.
Sustainability
Recover™ is the lowest impact recycled cotton fiber in the global market. We are committed to achieving circular fashion for all, for that reason all of our products are developed and measured by their environmental impact and are designed to fit a circular fashion system.
Values
Circular fashion for all
Using Recover™ recycled cotton fibers drastically reduces the environmental impact of cotton garments and is an essential strategy to achieve the ambitious climate targets that the industry has set for 2030.
Recover™ creates recycled cotton fibers and cotton fiber blends with best-in-class sustainability performance. We measure the environmental impact of all our products and processes and are dedicated to reducing our environmental footprint to help achieve the sustainability targets and ambitions that the industry has set. Our commitment to circularity, however, goes beyond sustainable and responsible production of recycled fibers.
Recover™ strives to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as defined by the United Nations. We also participate in several forward-thinking industry initiatives that help drive systemic change by establishing the infrastructure, tools, standards, policies and mindsets that are needed to achieve our vision of ‘circular fashion for all’.
Change is not an option, it is inevitable
We have already crossed several planetary boundaries and are rapidly approaching others. Each year, we produce more than 100 billion garments, while we dispose over 48 million tons of clothing of which 73% goes straight to landfill or incineration. With global fashion consumption projected to grow 62% from 2015 to 2030, so will its associated environmental footprint. At the same time, the fashion industry needs to reduce its emissions with 50% by 2030 to align with the 1.5-degree pathway. This means there is a huge gap to close. Accelerated adoption of recycled cotton by the industry is one of the key strategies that can be applied to achieve this ambitious target.
References:
Ellen MacArthur Foundation, A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion’s future, 2017.
Global Fashion Agenda and BCG, Pulse of the Fashion Industry, 2017
McKinsey & Company and Global Fashion Agenda, Fashion on Climate, 2020
Transparency of environmental and social performance
Recover™ is a leader in circular fashion. We believe that transparency is the principal driver of change in the industry. Recover™ measures and reports on the environmental performance and social compliance of its fiber products and facilities. All claims are supported by third-party certifications and standards as well as studies that Recover™ has conducted using the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) methodology. Recover™ uses Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification - the current industry standard for tracing recycled content - to ensure traceability of recycled content from the waste suppliers up to the final product.
Higg Index
Recover™’s LCA data has been submitted, verified and scored by the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI). Higg MSI enables brands and manufacturers to measure and score the environmental impact of materials used in creating textile products, compare their products to the rest of the industry and make better decisions about material use. As member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), Recover™ is dedicated to use and contribute to the Higg Index tools to enable the industry to understand the positive impact of using Recover™ recycled cotton. In addition to Higg MSI, Recover™ addresses the environmental and social performance of its facilities through the Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) and Facility Social & Labor Module (FSLM) assessments.
Recover™ recycled cotton fiber impacts according to Higg MSI.
According to the Higg MSI, Recover recycled fiber generously outperforms conventional cotton and organic cotton, across 5 and 4 impact categories respectively: Global warming potential, Eutrophication, Water scarcity, Fossil fuel depletion and Chemistry.
These results were calculated using the Higg MSI (Higg.org) V3.1.1.
Recover™ recycled cotton fabric according to Higg MSI
Compared to a conventional poly/cotton fabric, RBlue fabric (52/48) improve Eutrophication by 78%, water scarcity by 98% and Fossil fuel depletion by 48%.
These results were calculated using the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI at msi.higg.org) V3.1.1 developed by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). They were calculated by Recover™ and are not verified.
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Projects and Memberships
We partner with other committed actors in the industry, developing sustainable and circular solutions to drive the fashion industry towards a closed-loop system.
We are part of
Accelerating Circularity
Recover™ is part of the Steering Committee of Accelerating Circularity, an apparel industry collaborative project, which has launched efforts to accelerate textile industry’s move from linear to circular. Its project partners are ensuring broad stakeholder representation by collaborating with industry organizations on this work including sharing information, amplifying key messages & streamlining of efforts.
Textiles 2030
Recover™ is part of Textiles 2030, the WRAP’s initiative to accelerate the fashion and textiles industry’s move towards circularity and system change in the UK. Recover™ collaborates on carbon, water and circular textile targets, and also contributes to national policy discussions with UK governments to shape Extended Producer Responsibility and other critical regulatory developments.
Circular Fashion Partnership
As members of the Circular Fashion Partnership led by Global Fashion Agenda, we are working to achieve a long-term, scalable transition to a circular fashion system in Bangladesh, a country heavily reliant on the importation of textile fiber. Thanks to new analysis we can now see the significant value that would come from implementing this system and utilizing textile waste more efficiently there.
Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Sustainable Apparel Coalition is the apparel, footwear, and textile industry's leading alliance for sustainable production. As members of the SAC and leaders in sustainability, we have a continued commitment to improving our environmental performance and share the vision of the coalition to creating a more sustainable, equitable, and just world for all.
Innovation Forum
Recover™ is part of the Innovation Forum led by Global Fashion Agenda as a sustainable solution provider for fashion companies.
World Circular Textiles Day
Recover™ is of World Circular Textiles Day, an ever-evolving roadmap towards full circularity by 2050, as we are dedicated to making circularity a reality.
Global Compact
Recover™ joins the United Nations Global Compact as part of our commitment towards being a responsible company and achieving circular fashion for all. As a participant we commit to operate responsibly, in alignment with universal sustainability principles, take actions to support society, and report to the UN Global Compact annually on our ongoing efforts.
Textile Exchange
Recover™ is member of Textile Exchange, a global non for profit with a robust membership representing leading brands, retailers, and suppliers. Textile Exchange is positively impacting the climate through accelerating the use of preferred materials across the global textile industry.
Our certifications
As leaders in sustainability, we commit to improving the environmental performance of our products and solutions. We are third party certified and aligned with the industry standards.
Report
Sustainability Report 2020
At Recover™️ we are committed to protecting the rights and well-being of our employees, as well as reducing our environmental impact and driving value creation for our partners, local communities, and the global society.