SUSTAINABILITY LIVES HERE

Have you heard of the Danish sustainable, luxury fash label, Copenhagen Cartel? Earlier this year, they hosted a pop-up store in Cape Town, but they’re now available online. The guys at Copenhagen Cartel have a singular goal: to save the ocean. As they explain it: “Discarded fishing nets continue to float in the ocean’s currents, killing fish, turtles, whales, dolphins, sharks, seals, birds and other marine creatures. Copenhagen Cartel contributes to reducing this silent killer in our seas by creating bathing suits and sportswear using recycled nylon made from recovered nylon waste, such as waste nets collected from harbours and fishing industries, preventing the nets from being discarded into our oceans, as well as pre-consumer fabric scraps.” This regenerated nylon yarn is spun together with elastane to create a soft, stretchy material that retains its shaping effect, making it perfect for activewear, but they’ve also created a fabric collection made up of 30% seaweed and 70% organic cotton. Seaweed, “the bamboo of the ocean”, is naturally regenerative. As a member of 1% For The Planet, 1% of Copenhagen Cartel’s annual turnover goes to approved environmental organisations, including the non-profit turtle conservation organisation SEE Turtles. For every product sold, Copenhagen Cartel donates to SEE Turtle’s ‘Billion Baby Turtles’ project. Locally, Copenhagen Cartel has joined forces with the Two Oceans Aquarium’s Turtle Foundation to protect and rehabilitate our turtles by donating 1% of its South African sales.