Our goals and promises
All our fabrics are made of natural, renewable fibres.
By 2025 we want to make more than 50% of our collection from organic cotton.
Wherever possible, we source the energy for our production from renewable resources such as hydropower and solar power.
To reduce CO2 emissions, we have joined the voluntary program of Energy Agency Swiss Private Sector (EnAW).
Transparent and traceable
As a manufacturer of high-quality products, we attach great importance to a transparent manufacturing process and complete traceability. Best example is our organic cotton in Egypt, which we go along with consistently from seed to finished fabric in Switzerland. The processes are reviewed by independent centres and are constantly refined.
We also work on projects that use blockchain technology as well as on the use of DNA markers to ensure that our raw materials and fabrics are traceable up to the finished product.
Farm
cotton cultivation
Harvest
collection of cotton bales
Ginning
seed and contaminations are removed
Spinning
fibres are spun into yarn
Dyeing
yarn is dyed to obtain preferred colour
Weaving
premium quality fabric is produced
Finishing
treatment to smoothen and equip fabric with desired properties
Sewing
putting the garment together
Brand & Retailer
retail in stores
In spring 2018 we started growing and cultivating our own GIZA organic cotton in Egypt. Our organic cotton is produced and certified to organic agricultural standards (EU-Ecoregulation (EC) No 834/2007).
In October 2018 the first harvest took place in Damietta. In doing so, the organic grown, most exclusive cotton sort, GIZA 45, was hand-harvested. The cotton fields were selected based on their combination of nutrients in the soil, rain, hours of sunshine and humidity to achieve the best quality of each cotton sort.
In 2019, the cultivation was expanded to three sorts.
- GIZA 45 in Kafr El Gab, Damietta
- GIZA 96 in Kafr El Gab, Damietta
- GIZA 86 in Alexandria