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THE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Q3: JULY -OCTOBER’18 Report By Reformation Sexy Math At reformation, we believe in sharing the true cost of fashion–not just the price tag. RefScale tracks our exact environmental footprint in terms of water, carbon dioxide, and waste using these sexy calculations. It covers everything from growing the raw materials, dyeing, packaging, shipping, and garment care. Savings 6360 metric tons Savings 330 million gallons Savings 242 metric tons Footprint 4120 metric tons Footprint 62 million gallons Footprint 219 metric tons Carbon dioxide eq. Water Waste Sustainable Supply Chain We’re committed to making beautiful clothes with a reduced environmental impact in places that treat workers equally well. When it comes to choosing where we make our clothes, we look at various different factors-quality, price, speed environmental impact, working conditions for the people in the facility. 30 WORTHWHILE | SPRING 2019 Bio-Based packaging This year we expanded our manufacturing to include overseas factory partners so we need to make sure our garments are protected in transit. In order to limit our waste and use of plastic, we sourced a bio-based bag that is 100% compostable.