Scampi swimwear - a better alternative
Summer has arrived in Sweden and most fashion magazines has at least one article on new clothing to consume for upcoming days at the beach. Swimwear has long been one of those items absent from the sustainability fashion scene. Where can you find sustainable swimwear?
Scampi provided a more ethical alternative and honestly my associations with the brand has been far from related to sustainability. However, when doing some research based on the information available at their website, it seems like Scampi has done some proper work on providing consumers with consciously produced products from a company that cares about climate change.
Scampi is measuring their emissions with the help of the consulting firm Tricorona which they also have chosen to climate compensate through. They call themselves Climate Positive and says they’re following the ISO 14021-standard which includes the concept of climate neutral. Regarding climate positive, it basically means that they’re compensating for more than their carbon footprint. However, it has been debated if the old standard is going to include climate positive or if there’s need for a new one. The ISO 14021 is supposed to guide brands on how to communicate their climate work and my suggestions of improvement for Scampi is to keep areas of their climate impact (scope 1, 2 and 3) transparent. Further, just because a brand claim themselves to be climate neutral, this doesn’t always include scope 3 which is mostly where fashion brands have their climate impact. It’s because the production of clothes are climate intense and most brand don’t own their own production. When it comes to Scampi, they’re analysing the whole production-chain and I guess that means all of its climate impact is compensated.
Their products are partly produced in ECONYL though 22% seems to be elastan. ECONYL is a great material made out of ocean waste which is far better than most swimwear clothing made out of plastic. Further, the swimwear seems to be certified with OEKO-TEX Standard 100, which basically means lower chemical use and higher quality. The products are also produced in Europe. However, it would be good if Scampi could keep their supply chain transparent. Which factories and where? What are their code of conducts?
Despite my few points of areas of improvement I’m very happy to see a swimwear brand working so dedicated with a consulting firm regarding their climate impact and sourcing of more sustainable materials. I hope they soon move over to 100% recycled and recyclable swimwear and I would love to share their story of their work on this platform.