At Télito, we are committed to offering you more responsible and sustainable fashion. For the making of our shoes, we primarily use natural or recycled materials, with natural, hand-dyed materials.
But what is the impact of our creations on the environment?
With a view to transparency and continuous improvement of our brand, we called upon a research firm which was able to calculate the environmental impacts of our creations.
We traced the life cycle of our products: from raw materials to end-of-life, including weaving, manufacturing, transport... This overview allowed us to better understand the contribution of each stage to the environmental impact of our pieces according to several impact criteria.
Regarding climate change (the most well-known impact criterion of all), the result is clear: our shoes emit between 3.24 and 4.10 kg of CO2 equivalent, which is equivalent to driving 20 km. On average, our measured products have a 30% lower impact than comparable products from major retailers.
The gap widens partly thanks to our weaving in Spain and our finishing and manufacturing in Portugal, as the electricity mixes of European countries are mostly less carbon-intensive than those of China or Bangladesh.
In terms of finishing and dyeing, the use of chemical finishes for the mass market (large distribution) item as well as inefficient water treatment mark a significant difference with the environmentally friendly Télito product.
This study allowed us to better understand the impact of manufacturing stages and energy consumption in a country. It also highlighted the importance of using natural products at all stages of the manufacturing process.
In our ongoing effort to improve our brand and reduce our impact, we are committed to implementing eco-design strategies. Given the positive results of some of our products, we will now begin exploring ways to enhance our value chain across all our products, focusing on responsible sourcing and sustainability communication.
Thank you for your trust.
Marie and Fabienne Liotté.
Approach and analysis carried out by Annabelle 's team!
(Study funded by ADEME)
Read the full report by clicking here .
Here are some examples of results:
