Texeler

PRO­DUC­TI­ON LOCATIONS 

• The Net­her­lan­ds 

WOR­KING CON­DI­TI­ONS & LIVING WAGES 

Sin­ce 2007, Texe­ler pro­duc­ts have been made at the­ir fac­tory in the Net­her­lan­ds, on the Texel island. Texe­ler sta­tes that here advan­ced mac­hi­nery and con­si­de­ra­ble craf­t­sman­ship are used to tran­sform wool into the­ir ran­ge of sle­eping com­fort products. 

MATE­RI­ALS

• Wool 
• Orga­nic cotton 
• Silk 
• Satin 
• Ten­cel 

Wool is the foun­da­ti­on of all of Texeler’s pro­duc­ts. This is a more sus­ta­ina­ble mate­ri­al as it is a renewa­ble reso­ur­ce: after she­aring, the she­ep natu­ral­ly grows a new fle­ece. It is, howe­ver, often cited as having a sig­ni­fi­cant envi­ron­men­tal impact as she­ep far­ming pro­du­ces gre­en­ho­use gases, and deman­ds expan­si­ve pas­tu­res. You can find out more abo­ut the sus­ta­ina­bi­lity of wool here. 

Orga­nic cot­ton, silk, satin, or Ten­cel are used as covers for Texeler’s pro­duc­ts. Ten­cel is a man-made, plant-based fibre, made from FSC-cer­ti­fi­ed wood pulp. Texe­ler sta­te that they use Glo­bal Orga­nic Texti­le Stan­dard (GOTS) cer­ti­fi­ed orga­nic cot­ton in the­ir Gre­en Dre­am range. 

Texe­ler do not dis­clo­se whe­re they sour­ce the­ir satin from or what exac­tly it is made from on the­ir web­si­te. Satin does not refer to a spe­ci­fic fibre, and it can be made from vari­ous mate­ri­als inclu­ding silk, polyes­ter, nylon, or cotton. 

PAC­KA­GING 

Texe­ler does not dis­clo­se what pac­ka­ging mate­ri­als are used on the­ir website. 

WATER USA­GE & CHEMICALS 

Texe­ler sta­tes that the­ir Texel she­ep gra­ze on pas­tu­res which have not been tre­ated with pes­ti­ci­des. They also sta­te that the covers on the­ir pro­duc­ts are tes­ted accor­ding to the OEKO-TEX Stan­dard 100, to ensu­re that they are free from har­m­ful che­mi­cals. 

Texe­ler takes even gre­ater care to redu­ce the­ir che­mi­cal usa­ge in the­ir Gre­en Dre­am ran­ge. They sta­te that the wool used is washed with only natu­ral agents, and GOTS cer­ti­fi­ed orga­nic cot­ton is used. Orga­nic cot­ton is free from har­m­ful che­mi­cals or pes­ti­ci­des, and requ­ires less water to produce. 

CIR­CU­LAR PRO­DUCT DESIGN 

Texe­ler sta­tes that wool is recy­cla­ble, so the­se pro­duc­ts are less likely to gene­ra­te was­te at the end of the­ir lifespan. 

CIR­CU­LAR BUSI­NESS MODELS 

Texe­ler does not cur­ren­tly sha­re any cir­cu­lar busi­ness models on the­ir website. 

DIS­TAN­CE & COM­PLEXITY OF THE SUP­PLY CHAIN 

Pro­duc­ti­on locations: 

• The Net­her­lan­ds

Texe­ler has a rela­ti­vely short and sim­ple sup­ply cha­in as they sour­ce the­ir wool local­ly from Texel she­ep, and pro­cess it at the­ir fac­tory which is also loca­ted on the Texel Island, off the coast of the Net­her­lan­ds. Texe­ler car­ri­es the Wad­den­go­ud regi­onal quality mark, and the Genu­ine Texel Pro­duct mark, ensu­ring that the­ir pro­duc­ts ori­gi­na­te from this regi­on. 

Near­ly 1,000 sto­res thro­ug­ho­ut the Net­her­lan­ds, Bel­gi­um, and Ger­many car­ry the Texe­ler sle­ep collection. 

TRAN­S­POR­TA­TI­ON 

Texe­ler does not sha­re what tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods are used in the­ir sup­ply cha­in. Howe­ver, as the­ir wool is both sour­ced from and pro­ce­ssed in the Net­her­lan­ds, tran­s­por­ta­ti­on rela­ted emi­ssi­ons are redu­ced.

• Wool
• Silk 

Texe­ler sta­tes that they sour­ce the­ir wool from Texel she­ep. Accor­ding to Texe­ler, as the­ir pro­duc­ts bear the Wad­den­go­ud regi­onal quality mark, res­pect for ani­mal wel­fa­re is ensu­red. 

Silk fibres are made by sil­kwor­ms. Its pro­duc­ti­on is some­ti­mes viewed as unet­hi­cal, as in conven­ti­onal silk pro­duc­ti­on the sil­kwor­ms are boiled ali­ve to obta­in the silk thre­ad. More ani­mal fri­end­ly alter­na­ti­ves are orga­nic silk or peace silk, but Texe­ler does not dis­clo­se which they use. 

PRO­DUCT DESIGN 

Texe­ler pro­duc­ts have a five-year guaran­tee, hel­ping to ensu­re they will last. What’s more, Texe­ler sta­te that wool itself has a long lifes­pan of 80 years! 

Texe­ler pro­duc­ts are also cus­to­mi­sa­ble, hel­ping to ensu­re that they are kept for lon­ger. Zips allow you to adjust the heig­ht of your pil­low to your liking. Addi­ti­onal­ly, the­ir Spe­ci­al Satin and four-season duvets con­sist of two parts with dif­fe­rent weig­h­ts, which are easily zip­ped toget­her or sepa­ra­ted. This makes them ide­al for use in dif­fe­rent seasons. 

SLOW FASHI­ON PROCESSES 

Texe­ler is a slow fashi­on brand; they have a small col­lec­ti­on of items and do not fol­low trends. 

TRAN­S­PA­REN­CY ON PRODUCT

Each pro­duct page sta­tes what mate­ri­als the item is made from, and as every item is manu­fac­tu­red at the­ir faci­lity in the Net­her­lan­ds, you’ll always know exac­tly whe­re your pro­duct was made. 

TRAN­S­PA­REN­CY ON PROCESSES 

Texe­ler pro­vi­des deta­iled writ­ten infor­ma­ti­on and vide­os abo­ut the­ir pro­duc­ti­on pro­ce­sses. They do not, howe­ver, dis­clo­se whe­re the mate­ri­als for the­ir covers are sour­ced from.