Ecodesign

What is eco-design?
Sébola isn't a classic clothing brand. It has adopted a scientifically recognised eco-design approach. The aim is to reduce the product's impact on the environment and reduce the carbon footprint left throughout its lifecycle: from the design to the end of a product's life via manufacturing, transport and use.

Lifecycle Analyses (LCA) have been carried out on products by the CODDE (Environment Sustainable Development Design) assessment centre according to ISO 14040 and 14044 standards. In concrete terms, the experts analysed items according to a dozen or so indicators: raw material, water and energy consumption, the production of CO2 and dangerous waste, the reduction of the ozone layer, air and water toxicity, etc. These analyses received subsidies from the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) and the Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council.

The results of the CODDE assessment showed that Sébola textiles had less of an impact on the environment compared with those in standard cotton and polyester.

Hence the final choice of organic cotton fabrics (GOTS/EKO organic label) and other recycled polyester and Lyocell-based textiles (wood fibre). Furthermore Sébola claims that its approach is ethical and interdependent insofar as items made from recycled polyester are manufactured in Roubaix (northern France). Those in organic cotton are made in Turkey in compliance with ILO (International Labour Organisation) rules.

Below the Product Environmental Profile of the Sébola recycled polyester-based t-shirt compared with that of a standard polyester t-shirt. The carbon footprint of the Sébola product is lower than that of the standard polyester item.

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