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ABOUT US

Clothing Carbon Credits aims to build awareness about the lifetime carbon emission cost of our clothing. The United Nations has estimated that the fashion industry accounts for about 10% of global climate impact, emitting more greenhouse gas emissions that the airline and shipping industries combined. It is hoped that a growing awareness about the carbon cost of clothing will lead to better choices by consumers and retailers about how emissions can be reduced. We empower individuals and fashion retailers to offset the carbon cost of clothing.

We are concerned that millions of plastic clothes hangers are used once and thrown away each year. By designing and producing our clothes hangers here in Australia, we ensure they are produced of 100% recycled material and that they are capable of being recycled.

We want to help the industry move towards a circular economy in plastics and fashion, and in the shorter term, to help consumers and retailers take control of the carbon cost of their clothing.

Our philosophy centres around the hope that individuals and retailers will increasingly take responsibility for the impact our clothing choices have on our planet, by:

Choosing quality clothing and clothing hangers made of materials with low environmental impact
Re-wearing clothes
Repairing clothes
Recycling clothes
Taking responsibility for the lifetime carbon cost of clothes, and offsetting that cost when possible.

To help individuals and retailers take control of the carbon cost of their clothing, we source our carbon offsets from these planet-saving projects –

Australia - Flanders QLD

The Flanders Carbon Project is re-establishing native forest in the south west darling downs region of Queensland, which have been suppressed by agricultural uses such as grazing and by feral species. The project generates Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). In addition to generating carbon offsets, the project has the co-benefits of regeneration of native eco-systems and improvement in water quality in rivers and lakes.

Borneo Indonesia - Rimba Raya

The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project avoids planned deforestation of tropical rainforest in Borneo, Indonesia. The project creates a buffer zone along the eastern border of the adjacent world‐renowned Tanjung Puting National Park. The project generates Verified Carbon Units (VCUs). In addition to avoiding carbon emissions, the co-benefits of the project include:

– preserves the forest habitat supporting over 50 endangered species including the Borneo orangutan from disappearing

– maintains biodiversity which includes 361 bird, 122 mammal and 180 tree and woody plant species, many of which are highly threatened or endangered

– prevents the 14 local forest communities’ land being appropriated by palm oil companies, and

– provides local community development, local employment and provincial government infrastructure and support.

Brazil - Pacajai

The Pacajai REDD+ Project avoids and prevents unplanned deforestation in the state of Para, Brazil, avoiding emissions of over 9.5 million tCO2e across 40 years. The land is managed in the form of a “private reserve” by monitoring and operating a pre-designed plan which is adapted over time. The project generates Verified Carbon Units (VCUs). In addition to avoiding carbon emissions, the project has the following co-benefits:

– provides the first stage of land tenure processes to over 200 different households in the region

– provides a one on one course for agroforestry systems and on implementation of energy efficient cook stoves for cooking and cassava production to nearby villagers;

– protects endangered primates, the endangered Giant Otter, the Giant Anteater, Giant Armadillo, the Oncilla and many other the bird, amphibian and fish species.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and custodians of the lands on which we do our work, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.