Otkrijte više trgovina

Brendovi

KLABU

Support refugees through sportswear

KLA­BU is a unique non-pro­fit brand that tran­sfor­ms lives thro­ugh stylish sport­swe­ar sales. 

Each pur­c­ha­se splits its pro­fits: 50% sup­ports refu­gee com­mu­ni­ti­es via the KLA­BU Foun­da­ti­on, and 50% is reinves­ted for brand growth. The­ir ran­ge, suita­ble for the who­le family, inclu­des sports tro­users, shirts, soc­ks and footballs.

This brand was inclu­ded on COSH! than­ks to a paid con­tri­bu­ti­on from one of the shops lis­ted below, the brand does not pro­vi­de suf­fi­ci­ent tran­s­pa­rent infor­ma­ti­on to be fair­ly asse­ssed in the COSH! Brand Index. 

Cover klabu brand cosh
Podijelite

KLA­BU is an ini­ti­ati­ve by the KLA­BU Foun­da­ti­on that ope­ra­tes on a non-pro­fit basis. Its main acti­vity is buil­ding and ope­ra­ting sports club­ho­uses in refu­gee cam­ps, set­tle­ments and citi­es. It fun­ds the­se acti­vi­ti­es pri­ma­rily thro­ugh dona­ti­ons from ins­ti­tu­ti­ons, com­pa­ni­es and pri­va­te indi­vi­du­als, and pro­ce­eds from the sale of KLA­BU sport­swe­ar. The KLA­BU Foun­da­ti­on is regis­te­red as a Public Bene­fit Orga­ni­sa­ti­on (ANBI) in the Net­her­lan­ds.

KLA­BU wor­ks with pro­du­cers in Italy and Bul­ga­ria. EU‑based pro­duc­ti­on guaran­te­es strin­gent regu­la­ti­ons regar­ding labo­ur stan­dar­ds and envi­ron­men­tal prac­ti­ces, ensu­ring ethi­cal and sus­ta­ina­ble manu­fac­tu­ring processes.

The brand also hopes to col­la­bo­ra­te with talen­ted newco­mers in the Net­her­lan­ds and refu­gee cam­ps. ​“Pro­du­cing sport­swe­ar in refu­gee cam­ps would clo­se the cir­cle and help resi­dents to earn an inco­me. That’s the futu­re,” says Van Hövell. 

Some of the­ir pro­duc­ti­on also takes pla­ce in Tur­key and Chi­na. This could offer eco­no­mic oppor­tu­ni­ti­es in the­se loca­ti­ons, but the­se coun­tri­es have dif­fe­rent labo­ur laws and stan­dar­ds com­pa­red to the EU. This brin­gs chal­len­ges in ter­ms of tran­s­pa­ren­cy, acco­un­ta­bi­lity, and adhe­ren­ce to soci­al and ethi­cal norms.

KLA­BU cla­ims that all the­ir sport­swe­ar is made with actu­al 100% recy­cled polyes­ter from PET and all the­ir cot­ton pro­duc­ts use 100% orga­nic cot­ton.

The majo­rity of KLA­BU sport­swe­ar pro­duc­ti­on takes pla­ce in Euro­pe or Tur­key. The proxi­mity of the­se pro­duc­ti­on loca­ti­ons to key mar­kets in Euro­pe sig­ni­fi­can­tly cuts down on tran­s­por­ta­ti­on dis­tan­ces and emissions.

The majo­rity of the­ir pac­ka­ging is 100% biode­gra­da­ble polybags. 

KLA­BU pro­du­ces mainly mono-mate­ri­al gar­ments, making them easily recy­cla­ble at the end of use. The­ir use of recy­cla­ble and recy­cled mate­ri­als in the­ir pro­duc­ts pro­mo­tes mate­ri­al circularity.

KLA­BU enco­ura­ges par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on in the­ir cir­cu­lar efforts by retur­ning sport­swe­ar items at the end of use. The brand fin­ds new life for the­se items, eit­her by upcy­cling them into new pro­duc­ts or inte­gra­ting them into the­ir sports projects. 

KLA­BU majo­rity of its gar­ment pro­duc­ti­on based in Euro­pe, spe­ci­fi­cal­ly Italy and Bul­ga­ria, and some in Tur­key. The pro­duc­ti­on in proxi­mity to the­ir pri­mary mar­ket poten­ti­al­ly redu­ces tran­s­por­ta­ti­on emi­ssi­ons com­pa­red to more dis­tant manu­fac­tu­ring locations. 

Howe­ver, the men­ti­on of some pro­duc­ts being made in Chi­na adds com­plexity to the­ir sup­ply cha­in, poten­ti­al­ly incre­asing the envi­ron­men­tal foot­print due to lon­ger tran­s­por­ta­ti­on dis­tan­ces. Wit­ho­ut spe­ci­fic deta­ils on the­ir pro­duc­ti­on loca­ti­ons, mate­ri­al sour­cing, or tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods wit­hin the sup­ply cha­in, it is dif­fi­cult to ful­ly assess the ove­rall envi­ron­men­tal impact.

The brand does not seem to use any ani­mal deri­ved pro­duc­ts, hen­ce can, in-the­ory, be cal­led a vegan brand.

There’s no seaso­nal col­lec­ti­on at KLA­BU, no out­da­ted stock, and hen­ce a lon­ger life cycle for each product. 

The­ir desig­ns are time­less and uni­sex, appe­aling to a bro­ad audi­en­ce and tran­s­cen­ding fle­eting fashi­on tren­ds. Every piece has a story and purpose.

The brand pro­vi­des basic wash and care ins­truc­ti­ons to main­ta­in the lon­ge­vity of the­ir products.

KLA­BU shows a com­men­da­ble level of tran­s­pa­ren­cy regar­ding its soci­al missi­ons, cle­ar­ly com­mu­ni­ca­ting its inten­ti­ons and objec­ti­ves in sup­por­ting refu­gee com­mu­ni­ti­es. This open­ness in the­ir soci­al ende­avo­urs is a sig­ni­fi­cant stren­g­th, hig­hlig­h­ting the­ir com­mit­ment to soci­al responsibility. 

Howe­ver, when it comes to manu­fac­tu­ring stan­dar­ds, the­re is a lack in tran­s­pa­ren­cy. Deta­iled infor­ma­ti­on on the cer­ti­fi­ca­ti­ons of the­ir mate­ri­als, spe­ci­fic tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods used in the­ir sup­ply cha­in, and the che­mi­cals invol­ved in the­ir manu­fac­tu­ring pro­ce­sses is not readily ava­ila­ble. This lack of deta­iled dis­clo­su­re makes it chal­len­ging for con­su­mers and sta­ke­hol­ders to ful­ly assess the envi­ron­men­tal and ethi­cal impli­ca­ti­ons of the­ir manu­fac­tu­ring practices.

This area pre­sents an oppor­tu­nity for KLA­BU to build even gre­ater trust with its audience.

Zaključak

KLA­BU not only offers quality athle­tic wear but also makes a meanin­g­ful impact on soci­al good. Every KLA­BU gar­ment a sym­bol of hope and change.

Dis­co­ver the stylish sport­swe­ar at one of the points of sale below – 

Detalji

The Net­her­lan­ds
Tops & T‑Shirts, Sport

Zadnja promjena: 22/01/2024

Prodajna mjesta
Fam klabu brand cosh Team klabu brand cosh Bike klabu brand cosh

Saznajte gdje pronaći KLABU

Slične brendovi