taking responsibility
We take pride in being a responsible company. So much, that we consider it to be as important as our collections themselves. We work within the standards of the UN global compact - the world’s largest voluntary corporate social responsibility initiative. We work closely with our trusted suppliers to become better together and to uphold the strict standards for people and our planet including human rights, labour and environment. If you want to learn more about our expectations towards our suppliers, Modström's Supplier Code of Conduct.
PRODUCTION
When entering into a contract with a supplier, we stipulate that the supplier signs a declaration stating that the supplier under no circumstances will manufacture garments that bear risk to consumers' safety. In specific, no products can contain any harmful substances. Furthermore, we require that no employees are exposed to substances bearing risk to the employees' health. We closely monitor the development of substances legal regulations, if new requirements occur, we immediately inform our suppliers. Just as well, as we expect our suppliers to constantly follow the legal situation in their countries.
FAUX FUR
Advantages
• Faux fur is a fabric - that makes sewing relatively easy
• Faux fur does not encourage animals in factory farms like real fur
• Faux fur does not require cold storage to prevent deterioration and is impervious to moths
• Faux fur cheaper than real fur
• A 1979 study commissioned by the Fund for Animals argued that the energy consumption for the production of one coat made out of faux fur was 120 MBtu, compared to 433 MBtu for trapped animals and 7,965 MBtu for animals raised in fur farms
• Faux fur is a fabric - that makes sewing relatively easy
• Faux fur does not encourage animals in factory farms like real fur
• Faux fur does not require cold storage to prevent deterioration and is impervious to moths
• Faux fur cheaper than real fur
• A 1979 study commissioned by the Fund for Animals argued that the energy consumption for the production of one coat made out of faux fur was 120 MBtu, compared to 433 MBtu for trapped animals and 7,965 MBtu for animals raised in fur farms
Disadvantages
• Faux fur is not as warm or insulating as real fur
• Faux fur is not a natural material, therefore the wearer's skin cannot breathe like it would in real fur or leather
• Faux fur is made from several materials including blends of acrylic and mod acrylic polymers derived from coal, air, water, petroleum and limestone. Unlike natural real fur, these materials can take a long time to break down (anywhere from 500 to 1,000 years)
• Faux fur are not able to keep snow from melting and re-freezing on the fiber filaments
• Faux fur is not as warm or insulating as real fur
• Faux fur is not a natural material, therefore the wearer's skin cannot breathe like it would in real fur or leather
• Faux fur is made from several materials including blends of acrylic and mod acrylic polymers derived from coal, air, water, petroleum and limestone. Unlike natural real fur, these materials can take a long time to break down (anywhere from 500 to 1,000 years)
• Faux fur are not able to keep snow from melting and re-freezing on the fiber filaments