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Suppliers Matter

As a brand, the focus was always to create high quality pieces of clothing that last, while ensuring that its production would happen under fair working conditions, in socially responsible factories. Hence why we chose to produce everything in our home country, Portugal. Because every supplier is so close to home, we’re able to pay them regular visits, meet their workers and learn what it takes for each piece to be made. We don’t take shortcuts here. We prefer to pay more in manufacturing costs and guarantee that we work with trustworthy suppliers, instead of looking for cheaper alternatives with questionable work ethics.

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Doing Good, One Product at a Time

It’s not enough to be responsible, we want to make a difference. We believe Humano can be a vehicle for a positive change at scale.

We donate 1% of our sales towards a top-rated effective charity. We don’t take this lightly. Donating to charities can turn into an overwhelming and difficult challenge. At least that’s how we feel. There are so many issues and injustices in the world, and so many different charities, that it becomes almost paralyzing when deciding which one to choose. How do we know which causes to support? And how do we know that what we donate will have a significant impact? We want to make sure the money we contribute with actually makes a difference. So we put as much time into learning about the effectiveness of our donations as we do into making our products.

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We choose our charities inspired on the principles of the Effective Altruism movement (EA)1. To put it simply, EA is focused on using high-quality evidence and careful reasoning to figure how to do the most good in the world2. For that, we trust the research of reputable institutions in the field of Effective Altruism, such as: GiveWell3, Giving What We Can4, Animal Charity Evaluators5, Founders Pledge6 and The Life You Can Save7. Each of these recommends a list of the most high-impact, cost-effective charities, backed by rigorous research and evidence. If you ever consider donating yourself, we highly recommend you to check the sources mentioned above. In case you want to learn more about effective altruism, these two videos are a great start.
Learn about the high-impact charities we're supporting

References

  1. Effective Altruism, Introduction to Effective Altruism, Retrieved March 25, 2021, from https://www.effectivealtruism.org/articles/introduction-to-effective-altruism/
  2. Giving What We Can, What Is Effective Altruism?, Retrieved March 25, 2021, from https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/what-is-effective-altruism/
  3. GiveWell, https://www.givewell.org/
  4. Giving What We Can, https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/
  5. Animal Charity Evaluators, https://animalcharityevaluators.org/
  6. Founders Pledge, https://founderspledge.com/
  7. The Life You Can Save, https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/

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HERE'S WHAT TO DO TO PROPER TAKE CARE OF YOUR CLOTHES

Admittedly, many of us wash our clothes after each wear. However, with some items, that’s not really necessary to do. Most of the times, if your piece is not dirty, it just needs to be shaken out and aired to be good for another day. This not only helps reducing the environmental footprint, but it also helps maintaining the quality of your garments for longer. The more you wash it, the quicker your piece will lose its color and overall quality.

Washing at low temperatures is great not only for your clothes, but also for the environment. We suggest machine washing at maximum 30ºC. This helps preserving the color of your pieces, as well as preventing them from losing their shape. Washing at higher temperatures might damage and shrink the fabrics.

In each product page you can see the specific garment care instructions and recommendations. These aren’t just a formality. Because our fabrics are not synthetic, they need to be maintained with care. The garment care instructions are intended to help you keep the quality of your pieces for longer.

Before running your washing machine, make sure you’ve accumulated enough clothes to fill it up. This will significantly reduce the consumption of water and energy over time. However, be careful to not overfill it, as it can lead to poorly washed items and even damage them due to friction.

Before washing, please sort your garments by color. We recommend separate them in three categories: whites, light colored and dark. This can prevent dye transfer problems during washing.

Wash all of your colored garments inside out and follow all the garment care instructions.

When cleaning stains, please avoid the use of solutions with bleach, as this can alter the color of the fabric.

Avoid drying your clothes in direct and bright sun light for long periods of time, as this can accelerate color fading over time.

The longer you wait, the harder it will be to treat stains. These are easier to remove when they haven’t set into the fabric.

Tumble dryers have a significant impact on the environment, as these use a lot of energy. Not only that, but dryers can also damage your clothes and alter their shape. If you can, skip the dryer completely. However, we understand that’s not always possible. If you’re using a dryer, use a low heat setting. The higher the heat, the higher the risk of shrinking.

Most of the times, air drying is the best option. Not only does it have zero impact, but it also helps maintaining the quality of your clothes for longer. In this case, if possible, avoid long exposure of your garments to direct and bright sunlight, as this can lead to fading of the colors over time.

As soon as you finish washing your clothes, we recommend gently shake them to remove some wrinkles and hang them properly to dry. By doing this, you’re ensuring that there will only be minimal wrinkles before ironing, which makes the entire process much easier. Sometimes, this process might be enough and you can skip ironing entirely.

We recommend steaming instead of ironing, as it’s less aggressive for the fabric fibers. However, there will be some items that do need some ironing.

If you’re ironing garments made of cotton, make sure they’re slightly damp prior to ironing, or use the steam setting on the iron. This will make the fibers smoother and the process of ironing much easier.

We recommend ironing all of our clothes at low/medium temperatures, inside out. This will help avoid any possible damage in outer side of the fabric. Finally, please avoid ironing directly on the print or embroidery, as this can damage it over time.

If you can, reduce the consumption of clothes that contain any type of plastic in their composition, such as: polyester, nylon, elastane or acrylic. Every time you wash these fabrics, microplastics are released into the water systems and consequently into the aquatic ecosystem. This happens because a lot of these microplastics are just too small to be filtered by the current waste treatment plants. By entering into oceans and rivers, they pose a potential danger not only for the environment and the marine life, but also for our own health, as we can ingest them through food and water. All of our pieces are made of 100% organic cotton. However we also need to consider the labels, sewing threads, embroideries or other embellishments, which can be made with synthetic fibers. We care about every single component of our pieces, and so we believe that we should inform you the best we can about them. Unfortunately, some of our sewing threads and embroidery are made of polyester. We recommend always using a Guppy Friend washing bag, as it collects the microplastics that are released from garments in the wash and prevents them from entering in the water supply systems.

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