Albero Natur

Production locations 

• Turkey

Working Conditions & living wages 

Albero Natur produces its garments in Turkey, partnering exclusively with textile factories known for their trustworthiness and high standards. The brand emphasizes close relationships with its producers and suppliers to ensure ethical practices throughout the manufacturing process. 

Albero Natur is certified by GOTS, covering all steps from processing to trading under strict ecological and social criteria. This certification ensures safe, fairer, and ethical working conditions, underscoring the brand’s commitment to more responsible manufacturing.

Materials 

• Aegean organic cotton 
• Elasthan

The combination of Aegean organic cotton and elastane offers soft, durable, and elastic comfort. However, elastane comes with drawbacks related to microplastic pollution and recyclability. Want to find out more about organic cotton? 

Packaging 

The brand minimizes packaging, avoids poly-bags and opts for reusable, recyclable, or compostable materials, and ensures all paper materials are FSC certified.

Water usage & chemicals

Albero Nature emphasizes more sustainability by using GOTS-certified Aegean organic cotton, avoiding synthetic pesticides to protect natural resources. Their organic cotton, celebrated for its quality and non-GMO seeds, underlines a commitment to environmental and health standards. 

Circular product design 

The brand mainly uses cotton, with a small addition of elastane in some items. A smaller percentage of blended synthetic fibres makes the garments relatively easier to recycle at the end of use. Their commitment to simple material compositions supports the brand’s circular fashion efforts.

Circular business models 

According to the company, Albero Natur does not currently have any take-back, repair or other circular business models in place, as it operates primarily in the B2B sector and is therefore not currently relevant.

Distance & complexity of the supply chain

• Turkey
• The HQ is located in Bremen Germany.
• Albero Natur is a wholesale company.

Transportation 

• Products are transported to their warehouse in Bremen via sea or rail.
• For deliveries, the brand employs DHL Go Green and DPD Carbon-neutral services, ensuring that the transportation of their goods remains more conscious. 

Albero Nature’s supply and production is centralized within a compact area in Turkey, minimizing the carbon footprint associated with transport distances. 

Additionally, the fact that they only conduct wholesales eliminates individual product transportation emissions. 

Being a wholesaler and avoiding online sales reduces production excess, collections, and transport emissions, aligning with their more eco-friendly approach.

The brand does not use any animal derived materials.

Product design 

Albero Natur offers a carefully curated collection of underwear and socks, including soft undershirts, comfortable briefs, panties, bralettes and cosy socks for men and women. The brand combines timeless designs with a high standard of quality and comfort, ensuring that each piece is pleasant to wear and brings lasting satisfaction. 

Slow fashion processes 

The brand actively seeks material and production innovations for greater sustainability and is open to inquiries about product care, despite not offering direct web sales. This approach underlines their dedication to durability, environmental respect, and societal well-being.

Albero Natur is committed to providing more sustainable, skin-friendly clothing with minimal environmental impact. They focus on timeless essentials, avoiding harmful chemicals in every production step to protect health and the ecosystem. 

Transparency on product 

Albero Natur ensures transparency when it comes to material certifications and sourcing origins. However, the product pages do not include information on the materials used, exact production sites, or care guidelines. 
As the brand focuses on wholesale rather than direct-to-consumer sales, it is sufficient if these details are communicated to the end customer by the retailer.

Transparency on processes

Albero Natur showcases commendable transparency in their operations. A meeting with Leela Cotton was held to thoroughly verify all of their sustainability practices and confirm their certifications, highlighting the brand’s openness and commitment to more ethical and environmental responsibility.