ActandBe

The design and scre­en prin­ting is done in a small busi­ness in Migu­el­tur­ra, Ciudad Real, and the tailo­ring is done in a small ethi­cal wor­k­shop in Bar­ce­lo­na.

In this way they not only redu­ce the car­bon foot­print of tran­s­port, but they can also bet­ter con­trol the pro­duc­ti­on pro­cess, ensu­ring that everyo­ne invol­ved is tre­ated cor­rec­tly. And, as a bonus, they sup­port the texti­le sec­tor in Spa­in, which suf­fe­red gre­atly with the relo­ca­ti­on of fashi­on com­pa­ni­es in the 2000s, but now with Act and Be they have the chan­ce to reinvent it than­ks to the cre­ati­on of new sus­ta­ina­ble fashi­on companies.

Act and Be’s orga­nic fabrics are selec­ted with the utmost care to ensu­re that they are com­for­ta­ble for sports, pro­vi­ding fre­edom of move­ment, sup­port and comfort. 

They use orga­nic cot­ton, which saves 80% of water com­pa­red to conven­ti­onal cot­ton, and takes care of the soil and the people who work it by not using toxic pes­ti­ci­des and herbicides. 

Anot­her of the­ir fabrics is RPET or recy­cled polyes­ter made from was­te from the texti­le indus­try.

Bam­boo fibre is anot­her of the­ir fabrics. Natu­ral­ly anti­bac­te­ri­al, this fabric has a very low envi­ron­men­tal impact, as bam­boo is very easy to grow and is biode­gra­da­ble. It needs 3 times less water than cot­ton and does not requ­ire the use of pes­ti­ci­des beca­use it is natu­ral­ly protected.

In addi­ti­on, they plant a tree for every order rece­ived on the­ir web­si­te. This small effort hel­ps them to com­pen­sa­te the CO2 of the­ir busi­ness acti­vity and to con­tri­bu­te to refo­rest dif­fe­rent are­as of the planet.

The gene­ra­ti­on of was­te is a seri­ous pro­blem in the manu­fac­tu­re of clot­hing nowa­days, which is why at Act and Be they take advan­ta­ge of pro­duc­ti­on lef­to­vers and sur­plus from other bran­ds to give them a second life by gene­ra­ting new RPET fabric or recy­cled polyes­ter, thus giving a second life to pieces that were des­ti­ned to end up in landfills.

100% of its pro­duc­ti­on is local. From the fabrics to the manu­fac­tu­re of the gar­ments, inclu­ding the labels and pac­ka­ging, everyt­hing is made in Spa­in. In this way, Act and Be is posi­ti­oned not only as an eco­lo­gi­cal brand in ter­ms of pro­duc­ti­on, but the CO2 foot­print gene­ra­ted is much lower as it is pro­du­ced in local wor­k­shops and with sus­ta­ina­ble materials. 

Act and Be does not use ani­mal-deri­ved fabrics! In other wor­ds, Act and Be is a brand that res­pec­ts ani­mal welfare. 

Act and Be does not beli­eve in col­lec­ti­ons, nor in seasons, it beli­eves that clot­hes have to be dura­ble, of good quality and go beyond fashi­ons and tren­ds. In this way, and fol­lowing its phi­lo­sop­hy, its sport­swe­ar is com­po­sed of fun­c­ti­onal and sim­ple gar­ments, ide­al for its main pur­po­se: to pro­mo­te an acti­ve and heal­t­hy lifestyle.

Act and Be is a brand whe­re tran­s­pa­ren­cy, res­pect for people’s work and pro­tec­ti­on of the envi­ron­ment are para­mo­unt. You can find out more abo­ut Act and Be in the sus­ta­ina­bi­lity sec­ti­on of the­ir website.

In addi­ti­on, Act and Be has dis­clo­sed to COSH! the name of its sup­pli­ers and gar­ment fac­to­ri­es, and pro­vi­ded envi­ron­men­tal cer­ti­fi­ca­tes, so we can assu­re you that Act and Be is a tran­s­pa­rent brand!