Life is better On the Island

This brand has its head offi­ce in Fuer­te­ven­tu­ra and col­la­bo­ra­tes with fac­to­ri­es in Por­tu­gal, and scre­en prin­ting faci­li­ti­es in Spa­in, cho­sen for the­ir com­mit­ment to envi­ron­men­tal res­pect and quality. The­se fac­to­ri­es adhe­re to strict EU regu­la­ti­ons, ensu­ring ethi­cal manu­fac­tu­ring prac­ti­ces and safe wor­king con­di­ti­ons. Addi­ti­onal­ly, the brand upcy­cles pro­duc­ts in a stu­dio on the Canary Islan­ds. The t‑shirts and all the cot­ton are sour­ced from India, which is all sup­po­sed to be GOTS cer­ti­fi­ed, also ensu­ring ethi­cal wor­king prac­ti­ces in the­se facilities.

“Life is Bet­ter on the Island” is dedi­ca­ted to cons­tan­tly impro­ving the­ir envi­ron­men­tal sus­ta­ina­bi­lity, using 100% orga­nic cot­ton for all gar­ments, which avo­ids har­m­ful che­mi­cals and ensu­res sus­ta­ina­ble sour­cing of cot­ton. The­ir pro­duc­ti­on avo­ids sin­gle-use plas­tics and pol­lu­tants, favo­uring com­pos­ta­ble or recy­cled pac­ka­ging. To com­bat was­te, they main­ta­in limi­ted stock, as well as allo­ca­te 5% of pro­fits for mari­ne debris mana­ge­ment. The bran­d’s com­mit­ment exten­ds to using alle­ged­ly GOTS-cer­ti­fi­ed cot­ton from India, which is a cer­ti­fi­ca­ti­on pro­ving the sus­ta­ina­ble pro­duc­ti­on of the cot­ton; as well as repur­po­sed mate­ri­als like recy­cled kites for the­ir clot­hing bags, ensu­ring a com­pre­hen­si­ve appro­ach to sustainability.

The brand adop­ts a robust cir­cu­lar appro­ach by using mono-mate­ri­als in its pro­duc­ts to faci­li­ta­te recy­cling at the end of use. 

In the ​‘Cir­cu­lar Fashi­on Pro­gram’, Life on the island enco­ura­ges cus­to­mers to return used gar­ments, which the brand then cle­ans, repa­irs, cus­to­mi­ses, and resel­ls, exten­ding each item’s life cycle. Nota­bly, the brand sup­ports this cir­cu­lar sys­tem by cove­ring ship­ping cos­ts for retur­ned items, incen­ti­vi­zing cus­to­mers to par­ti­ci­pa­te in sus­ta­ina­ble con­sump­ti­on prac­ti­ces. This ini­ti­ati­ve not only pro­lon­gs the appa­rel’s lifes­pan, but also sig­ni­fi­can­tly redu­ces the need for new resources.

“Life is Bet­ter on the Island” has its head offi­ce and main stu­dio loca­ted in Fuer­te­ven­tu­ra, Spa­in, with a logis­tics cen­ter in Madrid. Cot­ton is sour­ced from India, whe­re some pro­duc­ti­on also takes pla­ce, and manu­fac­tu­ring also occurs in Por­tu­gal. This mainly Euro­pe­an-based network sim­pli­fi­es logis­tics and redu­ces tran­s­por­ta­ti­on emi­ssi­ons, as the­ir main con­su­mer mar­ket is also Europe. 

The brand does not use any ani­mal deri­ved mate­ri­als or pro­duc­ts, making it a Vegan brand.

“Life is Bet­ter on the Island” embra­ces slow fashi­on by focu­sing on the lon­ge­vity and time­le­ss­ness of its gar­ments. They ack­nowled­ge the ongo­ing jour­ney towar­ds per­fec­ti­on in sus­ta­ina­bi­lity, emp­ha­si­zing the pro­duc­ti­on of dura­ble, high-quality appa­rel with a sim­ple, cla­ssic aes­t­he­tic. The brand acti­vely sup­ports envi­ron­men­tal efforts, and addi­ti­onal­ly, they pro­vi­de deta­iled care tips to extend the life of each gar­ment and ensu­re cus­to­mer sati­sfac­ti­on thro­ugh quality craf­t­sman­ship.

This brand has demons­tra­ted com­men­da­ble tran­s­pa­ren­cy by pro­vi­ding exten­si­ve deta­ils to COSH!. Howe­ver, fur­t­her veri­fi­ca­ti­on is needed for cer­ta­in aspec­ts such as the che­mi­cals used in the­ir pro­duc­ts, spe­ci­fic cer­ti­fi­ca­ti­ons, and tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods. This ongo­ing veri­fi­ca­ti­on pro­cess is cru­ci­al for ful­ly asse­ssing the brand’s com­mit­ment to sus­ta­ina­bi­lity and ethi­cal prac­ti­ces, but the brand’s com­mit­ment to tran­s­pa­ren­cy is reflec­ted in the­ir open­ness to answer nit­ty-grit­ty questions.