ETHICS

SUMMARY ON SUSTAINABILITY

Our swimwear begins with regenerative nylon fabrics such as ECONYL® and REPREVE®, and we source locally whenever possible. The hands that cut, sew, and stitch our pieces are independent tailors and small family businesses that we work with directly – they decide their hours, wages, and are valued deeply as Beach Access wouldn’t be possible without their sincere craftsmanship. When our suits arrive at your doorstep, they are packed in biodegradable packages; never plastic.

 

MATERIALS

Our swimwear is made from ECONYL® Regenerated Nylon and REPREVE® fabrics. Plastic waste, such as water bottles, and nylon waste such as fishing nets destined to landfills is collected. Through depolymerization, the waste is recycled into textile yarn. The yarn is woven into high-quality fabric in Italy. We choose to create our swimwear with this fabric because it is the most sustainable, high quality and comfortable option currently available. We are always researching new and improved options as they become available.

 

PACKAGING

Our entire business is single-use plastic-free. Throughout our supply chain, we use biodegradable and compostable packaging. Our packaging is made from plants (Cassava), replacing synthetic materials that can take thousands of years to decompose or may not at all. Our swimwear bottoms’ hygienic liner, all hang tags and any sticky tape used in the packaging process are all plastic-free, not just our shipping mailers.

 

PEOPLE

We support independent local tailors and small family businesses by working throughout our production process. We have the privilege to work face to face with these people from sewing and revising our sample designs all the way through to final production. Operating independently of manufacturing factories allows them to set their own wages and working conditions. Our payments for their services go directly into their hands.

 

QUALITY STANDARDS

We design all of our swimwear ourselves, from start to finish. We put each style through an intensive sampling and field-testing process to ensure that they meet our high standards of quality, practicality, and style. We perform quality control on every single piece we make before it is shipped so our customers can enjoy it for the seasons to come. #slowfashion