SHEIN X QUEEN OF RAW
We are tracking our impact.
Since 2022, SHEIN has been partnering with Queen of Raw to rescue high-quality deadstock materials and transform them into desirable styles with a lower environmental impact. Check out the water, chemicals, carbon emissions, and waste you're helping to save by keeping these rescued materials in circulation.
WE'VE RESCUED OVER
32,351
METERS OF DEADSTOCK FABRIC SO FAR
...AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED!!!
2023 Impact Report
Last year, by using rescued deadstock fabrics in place of producing new materials, we have been able to offset:
28
METRIC TONSCO2e
155k
CUBIC METERSH2O
3k
KILOGRAMSCHEMICALS
20k
METERSRESCUED
Queen of Raw's impact scoring methodology was developed with the support of Solve Innovation Future -- MIT Solve's philanthropic venture fund -- and powered by their proprietary software, Materia MX.
- One cotton tee shirt takes an average 700 gallons of water to produce.
- That's enough clean water for 1 person to drink for 3 years.
- And a lot of textiles never even get to become garments at all - instead they become deadstock left on designers' shelves after a season.
- Often high-quality deadstock fabrics will be sent to landfill or burned just to make space for new textiles - what a waste!
According to the World Wildlife Fund, if we continue at the current pace of textile production, by 2025, two-thirds of the entire world's population will face shortages of freshwater and be exposed to hazardous chemicals from textile production alone.
What You Can Do About It:
While buying less is better for the environment, we can also do more to support the circular economy with our shopping choices. 3 ways to shop circular with SHEIN:
HOW IT ALL WORKS
See the SHEIN X Queen of Raw collaboration in action from sourcing to styling!