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CHANGE FOR GOOD From fast fashion to 100% sustainable

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

WAR ON WASTE

MORE THAN A BUSINESS

Tips to make your store eco-friendly

Upparel makes upcycling easy

Uppercup keeps it local & ethical

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IN THIS ISSUE 6 Q&A Uppercup keeps it local and ethical 12 visual merchandising inspirational product displays to do some good 18 tips to make your store eco-friendly and sustainable 24 trends where eco-friendly meets incredible design

26 upcycling Upparel makes taking care of the planet easy 32 waste IIXIIST went from fast fashion to 100% sustainable 36 products the latest sustainable, ecofriendly and ethical products for your store shelves

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More than a business Uppercup is the ultimate solution for the coffee obsessed and environmentally passionate. We sat down for a chat with Felicity Ford from Uppercup, a small female-led, Australian made and owned, B-Corporation certified business that is actively addressing both passions and concerns in one.

We love how Uppercup provides real solutions to wider environmental issues. Why was creating the Uppercup Solutions Program and the Recycled Uppercup Plus product important to your business’ core values and ethics?

“We strive to be as sustainable as possible while maintaining a minimal impact on the environment, people and society around us. Reusable coffee cups have now been an integral part of Australian society for the past five years, you see them everywhere.

What we were noticing was that people were now onto their second or third reusable cups, as all cups have an end of life. On top of offering spare parts to extend product life, we wanted to provide an option to all customers to know that their product is actually being recycled.

In Australia we have a large problem with reclamation and recycling of products, so we have been working hard to make sure we are minimising our impact on our local 6 giftguideonline.com.au

environment. Because of the issues around recycling and repurposing we decided to work with local partners to recycle the cups ourselves and turn them into new ones.”

How does Uppercup work to eradicate single use coffee cups from circulation and landfill?

“Beyond selling cups to people, we have a suite of partners who we are working with to implement alternative based cup systems. One is a Swap & Go Cup program where we implement a suite of different cups in corporate head offices and allow every single staff member to borrow a made-to-order Uppercup and return it.

Why our programs are so effective at eradicating single-use coffee cups is that they are made-to-order for commercial applications. You can brand and match to the company plus you can fit a non-reusable lid on the cup, which is the part of the non-reusable coffee cup that can be recycled. You are removing the barrier to

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entry of not having to remember a cup, as you can always get one and take back your reusable cups at another time. Remembering a cup is often something people struggle with when going out for a coffee. The idea of the program is that they can always pick up a reusable cup and return it when they are ready.”

Supporting Australian jobs and manufacturing seems to be a key component to the business structure of Uppercup. How do you ensure that all your suppliers work within a 25km radius of your head office? What suppliers does this include?

“Printing, packaging, raw material, employees, warehousing, distribution and manufacturing. We are lucky enough to work within a metro Victorian business hub, where most of our supporting suppliers have been around for over 35 years.

We find small choices around using local suppliers, make a big difference to our local community. For example, one job we did directly hired over 25 people and that doesn’t take into account our suppliers of materials. Supporting local suppliers really impacts the community and Australia’s economy, as every business pays taxes here.”

Tell us more about the female leaders of Uppercup who are pioneering such responsible and ethical business procedures that make Uppercup more than just a business.

“We are passionate young women who are striving to make a difference, not just within the sustainability goods sector but also within manufacturing in Australia. We want to be a part of the revolution of reusable product systems being implemented and made locally in Australia over the next 10 to 20 years.

We see a fantastic opportunity for responsible and ethical business to be located in Australia. Our focus, resilience and determination to build a sustainable, ethical, but strong business is the backbone of everything we do. We are continually evolving and build upon initiatives and new ideas as opportunities are presented.”

How do you manage and juggle running a business with personal and family commitments?

“The constant juggle is most definitely how we would describe our lives. For us, we wouldn’t have it any other way. But we have become strong in owning a life that works for our family. An example of this choice is that my husband and I choose to co-parent, which means we strive to have 50 per cent of the work done by each of us. When we had our daughter, we had the opportunity to both take primary carer parental leave of three months each. We found this was an excellent opportunity for both parents to bond plus it allowed me to step out of my business briefly and integrate back in sooner.”

What does it mean to Uppercup to be involved in a circular economy?

“All good things must come to an end and this includes our cups. The question was, what is happening to our reusable cups once people are finished with them?

We are committed to lowering any impact we have on the environment and this includes the post-purchase environmental effects we are having with our products.

So we came up with Uppercup Plus–a cup made out of recycled Uppercups.

This is a circular-economy solution–we offer a return program to any client and use those returned cups to recreate or repurpose and recycle our products, meaning nothing ends up in landfill. The best part about this is all can be done locally, creating more jobs and cutting down the waste that goes into our local ecosystem.”

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Where did the idea for Uppercup Plus come from? How does the process work?

“The idea of Uppercup+ comes from when we wanted to take the next step in being a sustainable company. We already offered spare parts, which meant that if you broke one part of a product, you could replace it, rather than buying an entirely new product.

Also, all of our products can be recycled in people’s recycling bins. However, as it became more and more apparent that Australia has issues with recycling, we wanted to find a solution that would mean our Uppercups at the end of life would be recycled.

Less than 60 per cent of your recycling waste is recycled. Meaning that even if you place something in a recycling bin, it will probably still end up in landfill. One of our main goals as a business is to make it easy for everyone to reduce–reuse–recycle.

We are committed to closing the loop and recycling old Uppercups at the end of life.

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Recycling old Uppercups means that we have created a closed-loop solution, where old Uppercups can be recycled and reused. Your old cup won’t end up in landfill but will be recycled locally and made into a new Uppercup+ ready to be used again.

What advice would you give to other businesses wanting to create a positive impact on society and the environment?

“Supply chain, supply chain, supply chain. The companies you choose to receive services and goods from have a huge impact on how ethical and sustainable your business is.

Everything we do focuses on our three pillars: minimisation of environmental impact, ethical products and community focused

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supply. Accept that it is going to be tough, for us manufacturing overseas would be cheaper although the reward for us is so much more significant to produce locally, from control, relationships and community impact we have locally. Choose to work on becoming a certified B-Corporation.

This certification highlights companies that meet a high level of ethical and sustainable business.”

In your opinion, what are the greatest challenges facing Australian small businesses and start-ups?

“Most support in the start-up ecosystem is based on technology start-ups and access to capital for a business that isn’t tech-based is much more limited to traditional streams.”

What motivates you and the staff at Uppercup?

“Being able to see the people that we are supporting through creating jobs and investing in local supply chains. To produce a product range that directly has waste minimisation outcomes and implements reusable systems, which support local and ethical supply chains. We can directly support people in our community. We exist to help companies navigate and implement the process of removing single-use food and beverage containers from our customer’s supply chain.

We are motivated by removing nonreusables from society, as each reusable cup makes a difference to the environment.

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MAKING A

difference

Top tips to make your store eco-friendly and sustainable

by Nina Buckley, principal director at Can’t Find It?.

T

he concept is simple enough–

plastic waste has accumulated in our oceans, the

reduce, reuse, recycle. But where

best guess in 2015 was estimated to be around

do you start? There is a lot of

150 million metric tons.

information (and misinformation) out

If all else stays the same this accumulation

there and with almost every brand scrambling to

will become 600 million tons by 2040. The

make themselves ‘green’, it can often be difficult

effect on our health and our food supply will

to know what to believe and where to begin.

be devastating, not to mention the effect on

Let’s look at some key areas where you can make a really big difference.

The single most important thing you can do

that of the world’s wildlife, ocean life and the environment.

Almost every state and territory in Australia has

today is to start reducing the packaging and

now signed up to not use single use plastic bags

plastic waste your store creates and/or sends to

for your customers’ purchases, which is fantastic,

landfill. While no one knows exactly how much

but what do you do with all the plastic that the

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products come packaged in from the manufacturer?

At Can’t Find It? we try to reduce these wherever possible in the process of supplying the goods to our retailers, opting for recycled paper or eco bubbles, but they are sometimes a necessary evil to protect the products during transit to you. While we are working with our brands and producers to find sustainable compostable and biodegradable solutions, the best thing to do in the interim is to save all your single use plastic packaging and recycle it.

Unfortunately, the rules around which types of plastic, what, where and when varies radically around the country but there is help at hand. Try searching your local area on the Planet Ark page to find your nearest recycling centre for plastic bags and soft plastics. There are extra helpful links at the bottom of their page for further assistance, especially if there isn’t a recycling centre near you.

With that in mind, let’s look at plastic satchels, don’t send the plastic problem back out to the consumer either. Given so much of our business is ‘online’ these days, particularly in our November 2020 19

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and micro-organisms, feeding the earth instead of suffocating it. We use these products at home and in the warehouse and strongly recommend them.

The next big change, and probably the most important, is to move your product offering to eco-friendly and sustainable brands. This is where things can get tricky and complicated.

Looking for certification can help you to wade through the empty claims and find genuinely sustainable products.

The best place to start sourcing is to look for brands that hold GOTS new Covid world, there are many great

Certification. This is the gold standard

Australian companies creating some

in organic regulation, from the seed

fantastic eco-packaging. Why not swap

to the store. Not all products labelled

to compostable biodegradable satchels

as organic are created equal, every

such as Heaps Good, Hero Packaging,

product that has earnt the GOTS label

Compost-A-Pak, No Issue, even Sendle

meets the highest third-party standards

now offers a compostable satchel.

for organic production–it is the most

You could even go that next step

stringent standard for organic textiles in

and provide eco bag solutions for

the world. The seeds must be organic

your customers and become a stockist

and non-GMO. The farmers cannot

of the world leading BioBags, from

use any pesticides or toxic chemicals

nude food lunchbox solutions and bin

in the farming of the certified materials.

liners to doggie poo bags. These bags

The factories where the products

biodegrade anywhere there is oxygen

are manufactured must meet strict

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and the certifications available for different industries.

The CFDA also has a huge amount of useful information in its Sustainable Resources Library, a resource that we use regularly.

The Australian Forestry Standard has now become Responsible Wood, here you can search for safe brands and standards for wooden and paper products. The world leader in Sustainable Forestry is PEFC, this is the gold standard in worldwide regulation throughout the entire forestry supply chain ensuring the highest ecological, social and ethical standards for forest-based products.

OEKO-TEX is another certification body to look out for.

Their focus is on chemical safety in products (especially important when looking at products for babies and individuals with reduced immunity). OEKO-TEX has now created its new Eco-Passport Certification, focusing on environmental and social standards, with regular testing to ensure certified

products that have no harmful chemicals for the environment.

In Australia, you can also search the industrial chemical

factories are maintaining these

register–anyone importing or manufacturing body products,

standards. The entire supply chain is

candles and home or body fragrances must be registered

then Certified GOTS Organic, which is

with AICIS. You can search ingredients on their site and

better for the farmers, the artisans, the

make sure that you are not inadvertently contributing to

end consumers and the earth.

the problem.

The Council of Fashion Designers of

Now we know that certification is not always possible, it is

America (CFDA) has a great website

the gold standard and costs more to become certified and

listing all the available materials for

to maintain certification, so the next element to look for is

textiles and fashion, and a wealth of

natural and recycled fibres.

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Select products that are made with sustainable materials

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such as recycled cardboard or paper, sustainably forested wood and paper, sustainably farmed cotton, linen and wool, and plant products such as bamboo, banana sylk, hemp, palm leaf, rattan, sea-grass, seaweed, and any grasses that grow rampantly requiring very little water, but do not require any chemicals to process and turn into raw materials. Also keep your eye out for nasty dyes that are toxic, aim for vegan soy-based dyes where possible, these too are biodegradable.

While it is not always possible to tick every one of these boxes, we aim to have at least four key features that our brands meet. They must always be non-toxic, no carcinogens or BPAs, farmed or produced in organic processes and GOTS and/or OEKO-TEX Certified where possible.

They are handmade in ethical, fair processes that support communities and keep traditional artisanal practices alive.

They are always made from non-toxic, natural, recycled and/ or sustainable raw materials.

And lastly, aim for high quality, heirloom products that are reusable and will have a long lifecycle, or, if they are single or short term use products, make sure they are compostable or biodegradable.

There are a lot of new recycled fibres available now too, and this space is rapidly growing, from recycled velvet for fashion and textiles right through to recycled coffee grounds for paper and cardboard. The future is indeed beginning to look bright again, especially here in Melbourne. It is true, together we can be the difference. G BACK TO CONTENTS

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WAR ON

Manrags went from a sock subscription platform to a leader in textile upcycling in less than four years. We chat to co-founder Tina Elias about this incredible journey including a rebrand to Upparel.

When Manrags was first launched in 2016 it was born from the demand for high quality ‘fun men’s socks’, says cofounder Tina Elias.

“There were plenty of brands out there at the time, however, the quality was sub-par. We knew we could bring a high quality product to the market. But at the time [my husband] Michael’s words were ‘only as a subscription’. I clearly remember my response of ‘that’s stupid’,” she laughs.

“Little did I know at the time that it was our subscription offering that would take our brand international. Our purpose at the time was to provide stand-out essentials to men all over the globe… and we did just that.”

Indeed, within six months, Manrags had more than 1,000 subscribers. Two years later it had over 7,000 and the platform saw revenues increasing 100 per cent year-on-year.

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concerned about the long-term impact

second largest polluting industry in the world, contributing

of textiles on our world. And so the

1.2 billion tonnes of carbon a year.

husband and wife team decided to

Globally, 87 per cent of all disposed textiles are sent to

shift from making clothes to playing a

landfill or are incinerated; 12 per cent is mechanically recycled

lead role in upcycling and shaping the

by cutting it or shredding it into fibre, insulation material or

circular economy through its circular

rags, and less than one per cent is chemically recycled back

fashion model.

to reusable raw materials. The effects that textiles have on the

“When we started to look at our impact on textile landfill it immediately made us turn to researching the

planet prove that the linear economy model of take, make and dispose is completely unsustainable.

Recently rebranding from Manrags to Upparel, Elias

impacts that the entire fashion industry

iterates that it’s about the brand evolving into much more

had so far made and the figures were

than just changing the company from a sock and underwear

devastating. I have always been

subscription model to a circular fashion model.

conscious of my footprint on the planet.

“Rebranding the company was a very long process so

Being a mother and thinking about my

when it finally happened the feeling was euphoric. Evolving

children’s future we knew it was time to

as a company with a brand name that was holding us back in

step up and make a change for future

many ways, it’s incredible how far we got with Manrags, but

generations to ensure they can enjoy our earth the same way we have.”

The average Aussie purchases 27kg of textiles each year and disposes of 23kg each year. This means that as a country, we’re discarding over 6,000kg of textile and clothing waste every 10 minutes.

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to think how further along we could be

Its philosophy is reuse where possible, then upcycle

had we rebranded sooner or originally

when necessary. This way the team ensures that minimal

launched with a different name.

resources are being used to achieve their goals of circularity–

“We knew we couldn’t reverse the

constantly working to build a coalition of visionaries who

impacts of textile landfill and waste

share their passion to eradicate the textile landfill and foster

alone, but we could start to take

a sustainable fashion industry and circular economy. To date

accountability for our products and

more than one million pieces of textiles have been diverted

everyone else’s. Not only are we

from landfill.

finding solutions for recycling, reusing

“People are becoming more and more educated about

and repurposing textiles, we are also

the devastating effects of textile landfill. They want to make

thinking about the ‘end of life’ of each

a difference but don’t know how. We are allowing them to

one of our products before it even

make a measurable difference.

is manufactured.”

Working with industry and consumers, the company makes upcycling easy and rewarding for everyone. As the major hub for textile upcycling in Australia, it gives textiles

“We also have an incredibly engaged community who are true advocates for Upparel–one in three customers share us across their social media platforms.”

Upparel recently won the NRA Sustainability Champion of the Year 2020 award, which Elias says was unexpected.

“Winning a sustainability award within the first 12 months

a new life, provides quality clothes to Australian charities and drives innovative product development.

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of launching our initiative is such an incredible achievement.

Being recognised in this space is such an honour and we can’t wait to see what 2021 brings. We believe we have a lot to do and can continue to make a great impact.

“As we grow we want to ensure that we maintain our focus on sustainability and that we continue to lead the way with greater circularity in our products. Collaboration is key to driving a greater impact and we have some very exciting upcycling partnerships and solutions in the pipeline.

“My hope for Upparel is to be the authority in textile waste solutions globally,” Elias concludes. G

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CHANGE FOR

We chat to Rebecca Klodinsky, founder of IIXIIST, about how she went from fast fashion to 100 per cent sustainable, assessing and flipping the way the brand operates while navigating the current climate.

T

he throwaway culture in

However, for one young Aussie designer it has

Australia is creating a serious

been an opportunity to reset, readjusting the

environmental problem. On average,

manufacturing processes of her $7 million a year

we’re buying 27kg of textiles each

bikini brand, saying goodbye to fast fashion with a

year (including leather and homewares) and then discarding 23kg into landfill, mostly synthetic

new standard.

Rebecca Klodinsky, 32, designer and director of

fibres, making the amount of textiles Australians

IIXIIST took this time of uncertainty to completely

consume annually double the global average of

audit the production line of her global brand,

13kg a person. With fast fashion and ‘Instagram’

relaunching with a collection that is 100 per cent

brands few and far, now more than ever is it

sustainable, ethically sourced and produced in

imperative designers make a change for good

child-free environments, just in time for summer.

and get off the fashion treadmill.

While 2020 and Covid-19 for most businesses have meant financial backlash and struggle

“Over the past two years I’ve been quietly examining the way I produce,” she explains.

“I’ve switched swim manufacturers four times now

through a crippling economy with consumer

due to the treatment and lack of care to the workers

spending shifting, it has been a matter of a sink or

heading up their production lines. Furthermore, I’ve

swim with brands few and far shutting their doors.

been to China three times and also frequent Bali–

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historically close to eight times a year.

is based on logic, she says. “I know

It was a painful, drawn-out task but the

what my customers love and what

end result is worth it. We produce our

keeps them coming back for more. In

garments in the cleanest, kindest and

designing a new collection, I always

most sustainable conditions.”

incorporate the ‘heroes’, which are the

Klodinsky has built her multimilliondollar swimwear brand from the ground up–twice–having to first change from

styles stylists and celebrities pull and in turn, always sell out.

“I also ask my audience. We’re very

Frankie to Frankii Swim, and then from

lucky to have an extremely engaged

Frankii Swim to IIXIIST, a dual-relaunch

customer-base–I create polls on social

that came down to an overly saturated

media and get them to choose what

market filled with businesses that all

colours and styles are their favourites.

sound the same.

I then incorporate this feedback to my

“We as consumers are spoiled for

internal team and we go from there. As

choice when it comes to consumer

we produce our swimwear based on

lifestyle, fashion, beauty, food and more.

real demand versus mass production,

There is always something cheaper

it’s imperative we listen to what our

and perhaps even more ‘sparkly’ (even

followers want.”

though it may take six weeks to arrive or only get one-wear from it).

“Start-ups that don’t understand their target market not speak to them

The relaunch has also welcomed new product categories to her range in response to the consumer demand for loungewear.

authentically to transition one-time

“IIXIIST Loungewear is produced in

customers to brand advocates will

responsible quantities using sustainable

always fall short to copycat brands.

materials. We’re also manufacturing

Marketing and social media is a

locally right here in Australia in child-

commitment, not a strategy.”

free labour conditions… all of the

Indeed, everything Klodinsky does

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“The Loungewear range is not just

has amassed an impressive list of celebrity devotees such

another Instagram brand; it’s built

as Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Bella Hadid, Rihanna and

on quality and is responsible with an

Hailey Bieber to name a few. Then came Coronavirus and the

ethical standpoint.”

immobilising pressures that followed; it’s the recipe for an

Constructed using only 100 per cent recycled lycra made from repurposed fabrications and ocean-waste, the yarn

Aussie success story as the label thrives and survives despite the hurdles faced in its relatively young lifespan.

“The pandemic came at a time when we had just changed

is derived from pre- and post-industrial

our name, however, evidently this timing was perfect. All

waste such as discarded fishing nets,

brands were being forced to take a seat and pause–some not

carpet fluff (the top part of nylon

standing the test of time, which has been heartbreaking to

carpets which have got to the end of

see. At IIXIIST we were able to collect ourselves and manage

their useful life) and tulle. Instead of

the rebrand slowly and patiently.

being disposed of in landfill, they’re recovered and regenerated.

A bittersweet transition, the label

“We immediately adjusted our marketing and brand plans, changing the way we spoke to our customers and not being in their face trying to sell. Everyone around the globe has been affected by Covid-19–now more than ever is the time to band together and support each other.

“At IIXIIST our brand tone adopted a human element by default and for the first time in a long time we were speaking directly to our audience and not just selling to them,” she adds.

IIXIIST was launched in 2013 when Klodinsky was in her early-20s, a full-time university student and used her savings at the time. The idea was coined from seeing a gap in the swim market, which at the time was flooded with a mix of overpriced swim labels and low-quality brands that weren’t designed to actually last one summer in the water.

“It was never my goal to take over the world or grow the business to where it was now, however, as soon as I launched

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I realised there was an opportunity to really make something. Fast-track seven years and IIXIIST is a global household brand that turns over $7 million a year with an audience from every corner of the world.

“In the first few years of operating my approach was learn-as-you-go; IIXIIST was born before social media was a thing and e-commerce was just entering the market. There wasn’t a rulebook to follow or brands to base the business model off.

It has been a wild ride and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” G

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