Sustainability
Impact Report 26

Made better. Said honestly.

We don't do greenwashing. Here's where we're winning, where we're losing, and what we're fixing next.

Year in numbers

Receipts, not promises.

2.1M

Bottles diverted

From oceans into our Aurora & Kelp lines.

92%

Lower water use

vs virgin cotton, on Echo Hoodie production.

38t

CO₂ avoided

Across 2026 manufacturing & shipping.

$148k

Donated

1% of every sale to climate causes.

Materials

Fibers we love. Fibers we won't touch.

Regenerative Cotton
Star fiber

Regenerative Cotton

Grown on farms that build soil and store carbon. Our cotton uses 71% less water than conventional, and 100% less chemical pesticide.

Recycled Ocean Plastic
Hero performance

Recycled Ocean Plastic

Diverted from coastal cleanups, transformed into Bluesign-certified yarn. 12 bottles = 1 Aurora legging.

TENCEL™ & Bamboo
Cooling & soft

TENCEL™ & Bamboo

Closed-loop processed from FSC-certified forests. Naturally cooling, antibacterial, and compostable at end of life.

What we use

  • Regenerative organic cotton
  • Recycled ocean polyester (rPET)
  • Econyl® regenerated nylon
  • TENCEL™ Lyocell from FSC forests
  • Bamboo viscose (closed-loop)
  • Bio-based elastane (sugarcane)
  • Plant-based & low-impact dyes

What we never use

  • Virgin polyester or nylon
  • Conventional cotton
  • PFAS / forever chemicals
  • Mulesed wool
  • Animal-tested chemicals
  • Single-use poly mailers
  • Suppliers without third-party audits

Kawa Loop

A wardrobe that comes back.

Every Kawa piece has a second life. Send back any piece — worn, torn, or outgrown — and we'll repair, resell, or recycle it. Members get store credit worth up to 30% of the original price.

01

Send it back

Free pre-paid mailer with every order.

02

We assess it

Repair, resell on Kawa Re-Loved, or recycle into new yarn.

03

You get credit

Up to 30% of original price, instantly applied.

Circular fashion

Promises in writing

Six things we'll never break.

Lifetime repair

Free patches and stitch-ups, forever. We mean it.

1% for the planet

Of every sale to vetted climate non-profits.

Carbon-neutral shipping

Verified offsets on every single order, globally.

Fair-wage factories

Audited annually. Living wage, not minimum wage.

Traceable to farm

Every fiber traced from seed to seam, on every label.

Open books

Annual third-party audited impact report. No greenwashing.

Wear the values.

Every piece is a small vote for a fairer industry. Thanks for voting with us.