ML SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS

We make stuff you love to wear as much as your old favorite t-shirt —
in an ethical, responsible way.

Here’s how we’re doing.

A Letter From Our Founder

At Each Step

Doing the right thing starts with our fabrics & ends with you.

Our Custom Fabrics

In case you didn't know, we're pretty obsessed with fabric. We've custom-developed over 100 fabrics, and use sustainable materials wherever we can.

Where We're At

41%
of our newly-developed fabrics in 2018 used sustainable materials.

Next Year's Plan

75%
of our newly-developed fabrics in 2019 will use sustainable materials.

Here are some of our favorites


Recycled Plastic

Old plastic bottles melted
down and spun back into fiber.


Upcycled Cotton

Made from breaking down old
tees our community donated.


Tencel

Made from the wood
pulp of eucalyptus trees.


MicroModal

A fine cellulosic fiber
from recycled beech wood.

Honorable Mentions: Alpaca, Linen, Organic Cotton, Hemp

Our Clothes

Fast fashion isn’t our style. We make an effort to reduce unnecessary waste wherever we can.

Where We're At

23%
of all clothes made in 2018 were made with eco-friendly fabrics.

Next Year's Plan

55%
of all clothes made in 2019 will be made with eco-friendly fabrics.

Made in small batches

Meaning no mass production. Everything we make, we sell.

Quality built to last

And endure your washing machine’s wrath for years.

Tees made to be recycled*

Over them? We’ll take ‘em back and turn them into brand new tees.

* Although you’ll probably just pass them down to your grandchildren — along with your finest china.

Pssst…. Fabrics scraps make up some of the pockets in our pocket tees.

Our Supply Chain

This is basically a fancy word for the back end of our product — aka where the magic happens.
It includes:
- Turning materials into fabrics
- Making fabric into clothing
- Getting stuff delivered

Where We're At

23%
of our factories have an active WRAP-certification.
100%
of our boxes are recycled in our warehouse.

Next Year's Plan

80%
of our factories will have an active WRAP-certification by 2020.
We’re working on finding a solution for the industry-wide problem of receiving items individually wrapped in plastic.

We're picky about who we work with

We work with independent facility certification programs like WRAP. A handful of our factories already are already certified, but we're committed to doing more.

Fair pay and ethical work conditions are important to us — so we make sure everyone’s on the same page.
100% of our supply chain partners have signed our code of conduct.

Our Code of Conduct ›
Made responsibly (by adults). No mugatu business here.

Our Stores

We’re always looking for ways to go greener in our stores.

Pro tip: shop in-store for less carbon emissions from shipping, less packaging waste, and more instant gratification for you.

Win-win-win.

Where We're At

- Paperless receipts
- Re-usable tote bags
- Re-Spun dropoff mailboxes
- Donating damages

Next Year's Plan

- Light sensors in stock rooms
- Take in all types of clothes to be re-spun
- Get composting bins in all stores

Where you come in

1

Get a Giving Tee

We’ve partnered with some of our favorite charities to make custom tees — and give back a portion of the proceeds.

2

Donate to Re-Spun

We’re turning your old tees into new ones. Together, we can keep textiles out of landfills — one tee at a time.

3

Other things you can do

(That doesn’t involve buying our stuff.)
Download this tip sheet.