Ink Blot's
Mission to
be Green

According to the World Bank, the fashion industry uses up over 93 billion cubic meters of water (enough to meet the needs of five million people). Around 20% of the world's wastewater comes from fabric dying and treatment alone.

Besides our shoes*, all of Ink Blot's apparel is made with fabric dyed in California dye houses that use 7x less water than the average clothing manufacturer.

California has some of the most strict EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) regulations, so by dyeing in California, we we are adhering to the highest level of environmental compliancy. Approximately three gallons of water are used per pound of fabric, whereas many other brands use anywhere from 9 to 20 gallons of water per pound of fabric. This is possible due to top-notch dyeing technology that uses a very low ratio of dye-to-water, which is monitored through a digital computer system. Other dye houses commonly mix manually, generally using extra dye and creating extra waste. Also, all dyes used in Ink Blot's fabric are bluesign® certified, guaranteeing that they are eco-friendly.

Once the dyeing process is complete, the water and dyes are separated. The water is recycled through an in-house filtration system and reused again, rather than being dumped into rivers or oceans. The dye waste is also burned at a high temperature in a self-contained environment, allowing for no smoke stacks nor pollution to be put into the air.

According to World Bank, The fashion industry is responsible for 10 % of annual global carbon emissions, more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. At this pace, the fashion industry’s greenhouse gas emissions will surge more than 50 % by 2030.

Other than for our shoes*, Ink Blot only uses apparel that takes every opportunity to reduce their CO2 emissions.

Ink Blot apparel is created in sewing and cutting facilities that run on solar power. All the buildings at our supplier's headquarters are equipped with motion-sensor LED lighting, which use nine times less energy than traditional lights.

According to World Bank, every year a half a million tons of plastic microfibers are dumped into the ocean, the equivalent of 50 billion plastic bottles. Microfibers are especially dangerous as they cannot be extracted from the water and they can spread throughout the food chain.

Apart from our shoes*, Ink Blot's apparel suppliers recycle everything possible – fabric, plastic, bottles, paper and more.

Ink Blot's fabric is made as efficiently as possible, with little to no waste. Anything that isn’t turned into one of our supplier's products is picked up daily and taken to different recycling centers. The fabric is then recycled into different things like tile, bottles, stuffing, upholstery – even energy!