We believe that ethical consumption is everyone’s responsibility. At Nosilla, we are committed to garment production that respects both people and the planet. This is why our garments are 100% Certified Organic and made using only Certified Fair Trade Cotton. This ensures that we leave a smaller footprint on the environment and that all people involved in the making of our garments have been treated with respect and paid fairly. Our garments are socially and environmentally responsible from seed to sale.
Reduce Pesticide Use
Conventional cotton accounts for more than 10% of the world's pesticides and nearly 25% of the world's insecticides. Organic cotton is grown without toxic synthetic chemical inputs.
Protect Children
Infants and children are often more sensitive than adults to synthetic chemicals. Choosing organic cotton clothing may help to reduce their exposure.
Protect Farm Workers
Farm workers typically use many of the most hazardous pesticides on the market, farm workers suffer from an abundance of toxic exposures and related health problems.
Protect Water Quality
Pesticide and fertilizer use on cotton has been linked to groundwater contamination.
Organic farming standards only address the farming of the cotton itself. They do not address the processes required to transform the cotton fiber into a cotton fabric, nor do they cover the processes required to turn the cotton fabric into an article of clothing. Baby clothes may be made with 100% organic cotton and yet be processed in mills or facilities with poor environmental practices. In addition to wastewater pollution, these mills or facilities may ultimately produce a garment containing high levels of toxic chemical residues, far from being "organic".
In order to address these concerns and regulate the processing of organic cotton and production of organic cotton garments, a handful of organizations have developed global standards for textiles and are certifying production facilities and the finished products. A Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) Certificate and a Certificate of Organic Exchange, both from Control UnionCertifications (f.k.a. Skal International), guarantees that these international standards have been upheld in all aspects of the production of an organic garment. Nosilla’s garments are produced in accordance with GOTS, Organic Exchange guidelines and Oeko-Tex Standard 100. A Nosilla garment is organic from seed to sale. | |