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It is with the help of Portuguese company Fatextil that British brand Sheep Inc launched what it claims to be the first clothing article with a negative carbon footprint. We are talking about a hoodie manufactured by Fatextil, a knitting specialist with more than three decades of experience.
The achievement was reported by Drapers magazine, which says that Fatextil’s factory is equipped with solar energy and 3D knitting machines, so each clothing piece ends up removing more CO2 from the atmosphere than what it emitted in the whole manufacturing process.
As raw material, Sheep Inc uses extra-fine Merino wool from New Zealand sheep, which is then spun by the German Südwolle, which applies a chlorine-free treatment to the yarn called Eternity X-Care.
“Each hoodie is then made by the Portuguese specialist Fatextil, using 100% solar-powered 3D knitting machines, to ensure a zero waste manufacturing process”, the publication specifies.
In addition to being 100% biodegradable, “these hoodies show that in the future, design can live in harmony with nature”, says Edzard Van der Wyck, co-founder of the British brand.