Sustainable Merch Spotlight: Slowtide Towels and Blankets
A day at the beach, pool, or lake? Count us in! What if we told you that you could take part in sustainable practices and look good doing it with sustainable branded merch? The Branded crew is dubbing this Sustainable Summer. What better way to do that than with Slowtide's ethically made, sustainably sourced towels?
Slowtide strives to use the most sustainable materials and invests in new fabric innovations to ensure they are reducing their impact on the planet. They prioritize natural fibers but also use recycled synthetics where they have a clear performance and/or durability advantage. They work tirelessly to design and manufacture the highest quality towels, blankets & ponchos. They've built decade-long relationships to ensure they work with the best manufacturers in their field. A transparent and responsible manufacturing process is important to the foundation of the Slowtide brand. Something else we love? They obsess over the little details like size, weight, weaving techniques and reusable packaging.
Cotton Slowtide products are made of Sustainably Sourced Cotton certified through the Cotton LEADS program™. Polyester Slowtide products are made from 100% recycled post-consumer waste, primarily plastic bottles. The recycled materials are transform into premium polyester fibers which are certified through the Global Recycled Standard. The Global Recycle Standard applies to the full supply chain and addresses traceability, environmental principles, social requirements and labeling.
All Slowtide products exceed the Oeko-Tex Standard 100™ certification. Oeko-Tex® is a worldwide association of independent institutes for product safety and sustainable production in the textile industry. Products certified with Oeko-Tex® do not contain any toxic or allergic substances and the fabric has been tested and certified to be free from harmful levels of more than 100 substances known to be harmful to human health.
Maybe most importantly, Slowtide towels are manufactured globally with suppliers who share the values of sustainability, accountability, and transparency. Slowtide is committed to making products with a smaller environmental impact in places that treat workers well. They require our suppliers to participate in independent, third-party social assessments to ensure fair wages, healthy labor conditions, reasonable hours, and a safe work environment.
On top of all the sustainability efforts, check out the Slowtide giveback partnerships that your purchase goes to support here.
And from a product standpoint, there is diversity of product with colors to coordinate with any brand whether Slowtide towels or Slowtide blankets. The towels dry 3 times faster so you can get going without having a bulky branded beach towel weighing you down.
Another favorite sustainable branded merch item? Slowtide blankets! Made for the outdoors, they are soft on one side and completely durable and water-repellent on the other. It includes a cell phone pocket and has enough room for a friend. They are made from 100% recycled post-consumer waste, primarily plastic bottles.
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