Feel Good Gear

We love the outdoors. And like you, we know it’s important that together we take steps to help preserve our precious natural environment. Helping to protect our planet for future generations, so they too can experience the outdoors in all its majesty.

As part of our journey, we’re ensuring that we minimise our business impact, alongside prioritising brands that put planet, people and purpose first, without compromising performance.

As you browse through the site you will find lots of sustainable outdoor clothing, equipment & footwear. Look out for the ‘sustainability’ filter on the left-hand column to filter your selection by terms explained in more detail below:

Fairtrade

The Fair Trade movement seeks to promote greater equality in international trading partnerships through, better conversations, transparency of actions and respect for everyone involved.
For a product to carry either the International Fairtrade Certification Mark or the Fair Trade Certified Mark, it must come from FLO-CERT inspected and certified producer organizations.

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Recycled

Patagonia first made a fleece from recycled plastic bottles in 1993, since then more and more brands have been ‘recycling rubbish’ to make the high-performance clothing and equipment that we all love to rely on in the outdoors. There are now many different types of materials and products made from waste that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill.

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Responsible Down Standard

The Responsible Down Standard (RDS) aims to ensure that down and feathers come from animals that have not been subjected to any unnecessary harm. It is an independent, voluntary global standard, which means that companies can choose to certify their products to the RDS, even if there is no legislation requiring them to do so. The RDS was developed and revised over three years, with the input of animal welfare groups, industry experts, brands and retailers. The standard recognizes and rewards the best practices in animal welfare.

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Organic Cotton

Organic cotton is grown without harmful chemicals, leaving the soil, air and water free from contaminants that cause harm. Organic cotton produces around 46% less CO2e compared to conventional cotton. It also uses far less water to grow since organic cotton growers typically utilise rain far more than irrigation. The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, including ecological and social criteria.

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Bluesign Approved

Bluesign is a system that provides safer and more sustainable environments for people to work in and everyone to live in. Powered by a holistic approach, Bluesign traces each textile’s path along the manufacturing process, making improvements at every stage from the factory floor to finished product.

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Vegan

Vegan products are made without the use of animal-derived elements and by abstaining from any animal exploitation.

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Fair Wear Foundation

The FWF Code of Labour Practices contains eight elements, which are based on the United Nations and International Labour Organization principles:

  Employment is freely chosen
  There is no discrimination in employment
  No exploitation of child labour
  Freedom of association & the right to collective bargaining
  Payment of a living wage
  No excessive working hours
  Safe & healthy working conditions
  Legally-binding employment relationship

FWF regularly verifies the implementation of these labour practices through factory audits and worker interviews both onsite and offsite and through annual ‘Brand Performance Checks’ which assess how well each member’s management policies support the Code of Labour Practices. FWF publicly reports on the progress of member companies towards the implementation of the Code elements.

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BPA Free

BPA Free products have been made without the Bisphenol A compound. BPA is a substance of high concern due to its properties as an endocrine disruptor in humans but it also has a negative impact on wildlife by affecting reproduction and impairing development.

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PVC Free

PVC-free products are products that have been made without the use of harmful polyvinyl chloride plastics (PVC). PVC plastic is amongst one of the most toxic substances saturating our planet. By moving to more environmentally friendly alternatives it is possible to vastly reduce the negative effects it has on wildlife, nature and human health.

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PFC Free

Extensive research has been successful in finding a way of adding water repellency to products without the use of harmful PFCs making products that still offer excellent wet weather performance but are better for the environment. PFC (perfluorinated chemicals) have long been used to add water repellent properties to technical fabrics. Unfortunately, once released into the environment, they break down very slowly and thus PFC traces were found in rivers, glaciers and nearby production factories.

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Bioplastics

Plastics that are made from plants or other biological materials other than petroleum are known as bioplastics or bio-based plastics.