BAM Bamboo Clothing
Inspired by a manhaul expedition across Greenland in 2006, exprofessional pole vaulter (yes, really!) David Gordon set up BAM Bamboo Clothing – with the aim of creating a viable yet environmentally sustainable clothing business. Fifteen years later and the business is thriving, with 72 staff and a leading approach to eco matters. David told TGO: “Everyone who works here believes in the difference bamboo clothing makes to our planet. Bamboo absorbs five times more carbon than hardwood trees. It needs half the land cotton needs to produce the same amount of fibre and it doesn’t need irrigation or pesticides. Add to that how well it works as a performance fabric and you can see why we love bamboo. But whilst we’ve had the environment at our heart for well over a decade, the clothing industry is one of the worst for pollution. So when it comes to addressing our impact on the environment, we not only have to do more, we have to do all we are capable of – that’s why we’ve set a goal to be impact-positive by 2030. And we’re really proud to have won this award, in recognition of our progress towards this goal.”