Environmental Approach
As vegans, we are all aware of the mountain we have to climb in order to make a real shift in the way society views and treats animals. This perspective is not to be negative or glass half empty, it is a fact, we all know how ingrained and committed millions of people are to continue to abuse their power, torturing billions of animals every year.
With this reality at the forefront of our mind, we decided that whilst fast fashion is not an ideal contribution to the planet, in this instance, we wanted to see if we could tackle things differently as we believe the impact can be so powerful which was worth the challenge!!
We considered how can we make the biggest impact, create the largest dent, whilst minimising our footprint as much as possible?
Vegan Vanguards truely believe that one of the most impactful ways we can share the vegan message is through using fashion, culture and trends to engage in subliminal messaging. We want to reach the unreachable, we want to connect and create conversations with those who may never think to research animal cruelty. We want to crack open the minds of those who would remain ignorant if not for the conversations our clothing will create!
Our approach and philosphy is this;
Let's make the biggest dent we can possibly make, creating a bold, impactful collection that not only looks good, but inspires thought, awareness and awakenings of just how horrific humans are behaving to animals. Let's create a cultural shift all over the world, an impactful shift in our global mindset.
Our next consideration, how can we do this with as minimal environmental impact as possible? How can we reduce our footprint so we can thoughtfully create products that carry as much positive energy as possible?
- We are printing with Vegan, water based inks.
- We offer Peta approved, certified by OEKO-TEX Standard 100, organic cotton options.
- We aim to continue to research materiality, the life cycle of our products and have 100% commitment to improving at every turn.
- We are collaborating with UPPAREL Australia’s leader in textile recovery and recycling.
- Working with UPPAREL means that we are taking responsibility for our contribution to landfill, offering a full cycle solution that rewards you for doing the right thing.
- We will reward you with a $25 discount voucher when you return any unwanted/outgrown Vegan Vanguard piece to us for recyling.
Everything returned to us, is then forwarded to UPPAREL AUSTRALIA
Where do our unwanted garments end up?
Re-use
For items that are still fit for wear, UPPAREL have an open-door policy for charities, social enterprises, and not-for-profits. They can come to the UPPAREL warehouse and collect as much clothing as they need, go out and make an impact with it, and return anything that is unused free-of-charge.
Every charity and social enterprise is vet to ensure they are Australian-based and that the textiles provided will remain on-shore. UPPAREL provide them with guaranteed wearable goods and reducing the burden for these not-for-profit organisations to dispose of textile waste.
Recycle
Where items are not fit for wear, UPPAREL break down the textiles into a variety of categories depending on their material and decommissioning required. From there, they begin the recycling process.
Mainly, this means taking these textiles and tearing them into a super fine fluffy fibre. This material is call FillUP can be utilised as is to replace virgin polyester fill for cushions and stuffed toys.
To take it one step further, UPPAREL compress this fibre to create their revolutionary circular product, UPtex. This completely recycled and recyclable material can be used for packaging, signage, homewares, and more!
Please send your unwanted/well loved pieces, along with your email address to ;
Vegan Vanguards
CO The Patch PO
The Patch. VIC
Australia 3792
We will forward you a $25 discount voucher for every piece returned. :)