COSH! spoke to Funkita’s sustainability manager. We are impressed by the use of the innovative C‑Infinity material for swimwear Funkita wants to continuously develop, it has therefore established a Funky Lab (FLAB) team, which tests and refines new suits to ensure optimal comfort and durability.
This way, you can make a sustainable choice for your bathing suit or bikini
Materials
The ecological collection of bikinis and swimming costumes for women, athletes and girls are made of C‑Infinity. This is a high quality Italian polyester fabric exclusively designed for Funkita swimsuits for women and Funky Trunks for men. Polyester is made from man-made fabrics, which is not the most durable, but for swimwear you need a stretchy fabric that lasts and supports you while you work out.
The C‑Infinity consists of 47% polyethylene terephthalate (PBT) and 53% polyester. PBT is a plastic fibre from the plastic fibre family, just like polyester. The C‑Infinity has exceptional strength, is chlorine resistant, has excellent elasticity, dries quickly and breathes very well. The fabric also has a 50+ UV sun protection. This gives your swimsuit a long life and you will enjoy it for years.
Every collection, this ecological swimming costume brand adds more products made out of a recycled polyester fibre called ‘repreve fibre’ which is recycled along with the swimwear. The recycled polyester fibre is made from plastic bottles. By using recycled polyester, fewer raw materials need to be extracted, which is better for the environment. The more sustainable products are labelled with the Eco C‑Infinity label. Today, 70% of the labelled products contain the recycled fibre. Funkita and Funky Trunks hope to increase this to 100% in the future. Their goal is to make all their swimming costumes out of recycled polyester fibres by 2025! A nice ambition.
All products are eco-accredited. Because they are digitally printed, no harmful substances are released into the environment.
Ethical
The fabrics are made in Italy and woven in China. However, the exact working conditions in China are still unclear to us.
Ethical
The production process of the swimwear meets the standards of the Cruelty Free certificate, animal testing is prohibited. All tests are carried out on the Funkita team. Each product is 100% vegan, as no animal products are used in any of the Funkita Body formulas.
Circular economy
A lot of textile is often lost during the cutting process of the fabrics. At Funkita they use digital cutting techniques to reduce the waste. The remaining fabrics are transformed into furniture for their offices or packaging.
In addition, the Australian brand is switching to a new digital printing technology, which will require less water and energy to make the screen prints. Digital printing requires no extra heat.
All residual water released during production is recovered to flush the toilets
