In our collections, we use a range of
recycled materials, such as recycled
cotton, wool and polyester. Recycled
materials in particular have two
major benefits – they reduce the
need for extracting virgin resources
and less waste ends up in landfills.
Recycled polyester, for example, does
not need any of our world’s limited
oil resources, but instead is usually
made from PET bottles that might
otherwise have ended up in landfills.
In 2014, we used recycled polyester
equivalent to nearly 40 million PET
bottles (2013: 9.5 million, 2012: 7.9
million). Even though this is a considerable
amount, recycled material
still has a lot more potential and
currently represents 0.2%, of our
total material use, a figure that we
expect to increase as we move closer
to a closed loop for textiles in the
coming years. So, drop your PET
bottles at your nearest recycling