The products for Royal Republiq are handcrafted in Portugal, but there are no details about the specific location or whether the brand works closely with them to ensure decent working conditions. However, because of European production and the labour laws in place, we estimate that the workers are treated fairly.
Royal Republiq works exclusively with leather, ranging from top grain, polido, suede, and vegetable tanned leather (for a few products). All the leather products are supposedly LWG (Leather Working Group) certified, some of them even have a silver or gold certifications. The LWG improves the environmental impact of the leather industry by assessing and certifying leather manufacturers. The brand also uses recycled polyester linings, however certifications are not stated, and metal zips, rubber outsoles and cotton shoelaces.
This brand only has monomaterial products made fully out of Leather, which is a natural, renewable, biodegradable product, however the finishing/lining material may nullify this. The monomateriality also assures that the product will be recyclable at the end of use ‚as long as the finishing materials also cooperate. The brand does not however, offer repair services.
Royal Republiq is located in Copenhagen, and its production is done in Portugal, however nothing is stated regarding the specific location of the manufacturing facility, or the sourcing facilities, or the transportation methods used by the brand.
The brand works solely with leather products, they do not have a code of conduct or animal welfare policy regarding it.
Royal Republiq makes timeless leather products with the highest quality materials, and provide care products and detailed instructions specific to each type of leather to keep them in use for as long as possible.
The product descriptions for this brand contain details of materiality and the location of where the product was handcrafted, which is always in Portugal, however not all descriptions contain detailed specific materiality. While we are told that the leather used is LWG certified, which assures us of ethical and sustainable practices, we are unable to verify this certification. Nor can we verify social conditions and transport costs without knowing specific names or locations of the suppliers or manufacturing factories.
There is also no mention of the kind of packaging used, carbon emissions, and other sustainability related activities conducted by the brand.
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