We meet the highest standards of social and environmental impact
We are proudly part of the b-corp community, together with more than 5.000 brands bringing sustainable change to various industries. With an overall score of 173.0, we became part of the top 3 on the Best for the World list.
We’re also the first company in the world to get a sustainable AA Ranking by the Global Sustainable Enterprise System (GPES) – an organization that assesses and supports sustainable and circular companies.
| Sustainability
Environmental and social efforts
CO2 emission
To reduce our footprint our products are shipped from Turkiye to our warehouse in The Netherlands mainly by train and oversee transport.
Saving water
Oxious products are made with recycled cotton from textile production waste. An Oxious hammam towel approximately 80% of water compared to a traditional cotton terry towel of the same size.
Support to restore the rainforest in Brasil
The Amazon forest are the longs of the world, it is the main source of the oxygen we need and has to be protected and restored. Oxious supports The Black Jaguar Foundation in Brasil, to restore and preserve the rainforest.
Social responsibility
All towels from Oxious have handmade fringes. The handwork, adding brand labels and packaging provided jobs to unemployed women in Turkiye.
Donations
Oxious yearly donates 1% of its revenue to refugee camps in Europe homeless people in the Netherlands.
Your contribution
Rethink! Despite the claims brands make, every product has negative impact on our environment. Buy nothing would be the best choice you can make.
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We're just getting started
We’re continually improving our processes while still making beautiful high-quality products you can enjoy for many seasons. As we strive for 100% circularity, we’re working on inserting more and more post-consumer textile waste in our products. This way we can continue to contribute to reducing waste in our planet.
Currently, we use a minimum amount of recycled PET (8%), which is required to convert cotton waste into usable yarns. Unfortunately, when you wash your towels, small particles of plastic can be relased into the water. Our goal is to replace this material soon, which is why we’re constantly looking for other innovative solutions.
Why We Support the Black Jaguar Foundation
We are committed to create a new balance between people and planet. Sustainability is not just about protecting the environment, but also about creating a more equitable and just world. That’s why we’re proud to support the Black Jaguar Foundation, a leading reforestation organization in Brazil, and help them to make a difference.
They are working to plant 1.7 billion native trees to create the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor and form one of South America’s largest reforestation projects. The key reasons we chose to support the Black Jaguar Foundation:
Restoration of one of the most important ecosystems on Earth.
Benefits for local women by providing jobs, training, and education.
Commitment to transparency and accountability.
Practices that have a lasting impact.
Their model is what we see as sustainable development that creates a lasting impact on the environment and on the lives of the local people.
Transparency
When it comes to sustainable business, we feel transparency is crucial. Our B-corp score reflects this. But to take this to the next level, we are now joining nature’s comeback story through the Sumthing platform, where everyone can follow the progress of our support first hand! Once executed, you’ll be able to see the impact on our site!
