RE-BELLO

RE: Revolution
BELLO: Italian word for beauty.

FACTS
For 2.5% of farmed area, cotton plantations consume 24% of
insecticides and 11% of pesticides
2.720 L of water are needed to produce one t-shirt; the same
amount is enough to quench the thirst of a person for 3 years
20.000 liters of water are needed to produce 1 Kg of cotton:
the amount is enough just for one t-shirt and a pair of jeans
123 g of chemical fertilizer are needed to produce one t-shirt
The irrigation of cotton fields in Russia is one of the major
causes for the desiccation of the Aral lake from 68.000 m2
in 1960 to 6.800 in 2007

BENEFITS TO CONSUMER

EUCALUPTU
S

ORGANIC
COTTON

BAMBOO

UPCYCLED
WOOL

PROPERTIE Smooth; Soft

S
as silk; antibacterial;
anti-irritation;
light;
absorbent;
strong as
polester

Absorbent;
softer & more
flexible than
traditional
cotton; antiirritation

Flexible; soft as
silk; antibacterial; antiirritation; UV
protection;
strong as
polyester; light;
absorbent

Highly
breathable;
provides dry
heat-keeps
humidity
outside;

PRODUCTI
ON

Grows very
fast; needs
no chemicals;
irrigation not
necessary;
high area
yield;
obtained fiber
is
biodegradabl
e;

No chemicals;
vermin instead
of chemical
insecticides;
manual weeding;
reduced water
consumption;
crop rotation;
GOTS monitored;
GMO seeds not
used;

Grows very
fast; rainwater
is sufficient;
high yield; yarn
extraction
demands water
& chemicals; so
70% bamboo is
mixed with
30% cotton;
fiber is
biodegradable;

Virgin wool
recycled; old
wool broken
down and
fibers are respun; trees
planted to
balance CO2
emitted;
CO2 neutral
process;

WHERE?

Europe

Turkey; Greece

Asia

FIBER EXTRACTION
BAMBOO

EUCALYPTUS

SEIZING THE PULP

Inner fibers from plant

broken down;

Wood smashed to gain

access to pulp

OBTAIN VISCOSE

Pulp left in a mixture of

water,
natriumhydroxide, coal
disulfit

Pulp dipped in solution

of water, Nmethylmorpholine-Noxide;

Viscose pressed on
paper thin nozzles;

Viscose pressed on
paper thin nozzles;

Viscose dipped in
solution of water &
sulfuric acid

Viscose dipped in
solution of water & Nmethylmorpholine-Noxide;

Viscose hardened and

turned back into pulp

Viscose hardened and

turned back into pulp

Fibers spun to obtain

yarn

Fibers spun to obtain

yarn

 FINISHING OF FIBERS
Washes & dyes used have very low impact
on environment.
GOTS certified dyes.
PRODUCTION
Most environment friendly step.
Social problems-unsafe work environment;
child labor;
Clothes produced in Mediterranean
countries

 PRINTING/EMBROIDERY
Water based paint used for prints.
FINISHING
This is the most polluted phase, and is
hence omitted.
TRANSPORTATION
Production in the Mediterranean(Italy,
Greece, Turkey) to keep shipping mileage
to a minimum.

BENEFITS TO ENVIRONMENT

CERTIFICATION

FABRIC RANKING
CLASS A

CLASS B

CLASS C

CLASS D

Most sustainable.

Organic Cotton

Bamboo

Traditional cotton

Fabrics from
recycled material

Farmed
biologically; no
extraction
process needed;

Extraction
process uses high
amounts of water
& chemicals.

Synthetic
materials &
textiles like virgin
polyester

Eucalyptus

Both farming &

fiber extraction
process
sustainable.

RE-BELLO does
not use any of
these materials.

Cardato regenerated co2

neutral
Be produced in the industrial district of
Prato;
Be produced from at least 70% recycled
material (old clothing or textile off-cuts);
Have accounted for their CO2 emissions
and have purchased emission credits
from the Prato Chamber of Commerce.

REFERENCES

http://www.re-bello.com/sustainability/cotton/
http://www.re-bello.com/sustainability/used-materials/
http://www.re-bello.com/sustainability/consumer/
http://www.re-bello.com/sustainability/environment/
http://www.re-bello.com/sustainability/sustainable-production/
http://www.global-standard.org/
http://textileexchange.org/OCS
http://www.lenzing.com/en/fibers/tencel/botanic-fiber.html
http://www.fairwear.org/22/about/
https://www.oekotex.com/en/manufacturers/concept/oeko_tex_standard_100/oeko_t
ex_standard_100.xhtml
http://www.cardato.it/en/index.asp