Hi Emilee,

Plaine Products would love to be considered for this opportunity with Status Gaea. We are happy to send samples and photos as needed.

Brand name: Plaine Products

Website link: https://www.plaineproducts.com

Contact name: Jennifer Buchholz

Contact email address: jen@plaineproducts.com

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences): Plaine Products is on a mission to rid the world of single use plastic packaging, one bathroom at a time. Plaine Products sells non-toxic shampoo, conditioner, and other hair- and body care products in reusable, refillable aluminum bottles. Our customers return their empty bottles to us (often reusing our shipping boxes, which are made from recycled materials and fully recyclable as well) for us to clean, refill and return to circulation.

Brand name: See ROSE Go

Website link: https://seerosego.com/

Contact name: Erin Cavanaugh

Contact email address: erin@seerosego.com

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences):

See ROSE Go is leading sustainability in plus size fashion. In a segment that has been dominated by fashion fashion, See ROSE Go designs thoughtful, long lasting, quality clothing made to last in your closet, not a landfill. See ROSE Go sources dead stock fabrics with their mills, uses compostable and recyclable packaging and offers a resale option at the point of sale making it easier for their customers to partake in circular fashion.

Thank you to all who submitted!

Kindly,

Emilee

Website link: https://www.aubade.eu/en_US/aubade-goes-green

Contact name: Kristine Eckart

Contact email address: kristine@eastoninternational.com

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences): Aubade's desire to stay current and committed to the environmental cause has become a key priority for the brand. This is why Aubade has developed Softessence, its very first line of eco-friendly lingerie that's sexy as well as sustainable. Aubade cares for the environment with its first line of lingerie made from 100% recycled material. Recycled fibers are now classed among premium materials. A major step forward for sustainable fashion. Made from 100% recycled embroidery, the Schweninger embroidery threads are made from recycled PES threads derived from plastic bottles.

Brand name: ZWM (Zero Waste Movement)

Website link: Zwm.Co

Contact name: Parlan Fritz

Contact email address: parlan@zwm.co and brian@presshook.com

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences):

Founded by Parlan Fritz and David Malmqvist, the Swedish brand launched in 2018 and has dedicated their work to creating greener alternatives when it comes to fast plastics. The leading brand for sustainable tech accessories in Europe and Australia, they are now expanding their efforts into the U.S.

Only using sustainable materials that are certified biodegradable and compostable by DINCERTCO, a German test lab, ZWM compsensates their CO2-footprint by planting a tree for every product sold. As a result, they are always, at a minimum, climate neutral.

From sleek and slim phone and AirPod cases, to protective laptop sleeves, ZWM offers the most modern and polished pieces–all while staying eco-friendly.

Brand name: Seaesta Surf

Website link: https://seaestasurf.com/

Womens Boardshorts: https://seaestasurf.com/collections/women (excludes LSPACE collab but reach out directly if you'd like to include and I can try to work with LSPACE on this!) Launching womens activewear in two weeks. I have size small samples I can send.

Mens Boardshorts: https://seaestasurf.com/collections/mens

Contact name: Julia Wheeler

Contact email address: julia@seaestasurf.com

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences): Sustainability is important to us as a kid-focused brand so that we can leave the planet in better shape for our children. We joined the Prana Responsible Packaging Movement in 2021 and a complete list of our sustainability practices are listed here: https://seaestasurf.com/pages/sustainability-practices

Brand name: Proto101

Website link: https://proto101.com/

Contact name: Liyin Kok

Contact email address: liyin@proto101.com

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences):

Proto101 is a sustainable clothing brand that is designing better basics for people and the planet. Proto101 was founded by fashion industry specialists as a solution to the environmental harm caused by fast fashion. We use eco-friendly materials like sustainable supima cotton and TENCEL fibers that are made from renewable wood pulp. As part of our climate neutral mission, we plant a tree for every garment we produce and sell. Our approach to long-lasting, sustainable change is to create the best basics that leave the smallest footprint.

Hi Emilee,

Brand name: Lâcher Prise Apparel

Website link: https://lacherpriseapparel.com

Contact name: Marine Delmau, Founder and CEO

Contact email address: marine@lacherpriseapparel.com

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences):

The ideology of Lâcher Prise, reflects its French definition; meaning: "liberation from the desire to control”, and letting go of emotions and restrictions.

We introduced a new air of innovation to these ideals by creating ground-breaking collections rich in meaning—giving another dimension to clothes.

The brand's major ideology focuses on eco-responsibility, transparency, and ethics production.

Please read more about our sustainability impact here: https://lacherpriseapparel.com/pages/our-values

Emilee - could you please submit for Mintly per the below? Thanks!

Brand name: Mintly

Website link: https://getmintly.com/

Contact name: Katie Omstead

Contact email address: katie@getmintly.com 

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences):

Mintly is a clean and sustainable oral wellness company that was created to address the sustainability challenges in the oral care industry. Our collection of new-format toothpaste tablets, mint lozenges with probiotics, and eco options for both toothbrushes and floss aim to promote mouth health while combatting the oral care industry's long standing single-use plastic problem (1.5 billion plastic toothpaste tubes + 1 billion plastic toothbrushes go to landfills annually!).

Since we started, we've led with sustainability at the forefront across our format, packaging, and practices. Our waterless-format toothpaste tablets eliminate water and the need for chemical preservatives that can harm us or the planet, and have the added benefits of preventing overuse and wasted product. Our packaging is entirely eco-friendly, with our tablet products housed in glass jars with metal caps that are meant to be reused, refilled, and/or recycled, and our toothbrushes and floss made from earth-friendly materials like corn straw and bamboo and shipped in compostable kraft paper packing. Our eco ethos extends to design, shipping, and other areas of our business as well, where we optimize to reduce waste (e.g., less ink, less outer packaging) and carbon emissions (e.g., ground shipping, offsetting options at checkout) for the protection of the planet. We're also a proud member of 1% for the Planet! 

Brand name: Tofers

Website link: https://tofers.co/

Contact name: Tom Tofield

Contact email address: Tom@Tofers.co

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences): We're on a mission to make the most comfortable, refined men's shoes on the planet while looking out for the planet

• How we practice sustainability:
• Our main product, the Hampton smoking slipper, is made of eco-conscious components to minimize our impact on the environment. We use chrome-free leather, soles made of 70% recycled rubber, recycled foam padding, biodegradable counters & stiffeners, cotton stitching, and water-based adhesives. There's no other product like ours.
• Our shoes are made by an ethically run factory in Portugal, and we source 90% of our materials from within Portugal to minimize the supply chain impacts. The remaining 10% come from within the EU.
• We also plant one mangrove tree and restore one square foot of kelp forest for each pair sold
• We use conscious packaging (no plastics, recycled cardboard, minimal ink/inserts) and offset each individual shipment
• We are not fast fashion; we produce in limited colorways and don't follow a seasonal release schedule so we don't have to "clear out" any old styles. We make our products in modest runs and replenish inventory as needed.
• Why it is important to us:
• Every product makes has an impact on the environment, no matter how much carbon offsetting you do. We want to minimize the footprint we leave behind, and hope other brands will work to do so as well, to ensure our planet and ecosystems can get back to thriving (or at a minimum... surviving) for future generations!

Brand name: FiveADRIFT

Website link: https://FiveADRIFT.com

Contact name: Harry Schechter

Contact email address: harry@fiveadrift.com

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences):

Our signature hemp beach towels are plastic free and made from all natural hemp and organic cotton. We've worked hard to make our entire supply sustainable and donate all profits to ocean pollution prevention and cleanup.

Brand name: EcoFilter from ZeroWater

Website link: https://zerowater.com/collections/ecofilter

Contact name: Katrin Ferge

Contact email address: kferge@zerowater.com

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences):

Get better tasting water, while skipping bottled water and reduce your plastic waste with the EcoFilter by Zerowater – One EcoFilter equals three conventional filters or 900 plastic bottles.

Thanks, Emilee!!

Brand name: Snow Teeth Whitening 

Website link: www.trysnow.com 

Contact name: Kelly Schofield, Senior Marketing Manager

Contact email address: kelly@trysnow.com 

How does your brand practice sustainability/why is it important to you? (a few sentences):

SNOW is on a mission to brighten the world one smile at a time! SNOW helps to provide oral care for underserved children, as well as dental supply donations to schools. On Veterans Day, we donate 15% of sales to AZ Coalition for Military Families. We donate our damaged packaging products to local shelters in need and many more local organizations! 

SNOW cares about our customers, employees and planet and are actively working to improve our products and the wellbeing of those around us! In 2022 SNOW has pledged to making a conscious effort towards sustainability. We have partnered with One Tree Planted to plant trees in efforts to offset our carbon footprint for Teeth Whitening Kit sold. We partnered with Plastic Bank to move toward total carbon and plastic neutrality (for the entire company and all employees)!! At SNOW, we are also taking great strides to update all of our packaging to recycled and recyclable materials. 

At SNOW, we give customers the power to opt-out of sensitive messaging like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, etc. We invented “Self-Care September”, an initiative to educate consumers on the importance of mental, physical, and social health. Partnering with a coalition of like-minded brands that believe in uplifting their communities and giving back, always with a “people first” mindset. The world has never needed it more.