At Textil Selvi, we are deeply committed to the environment. Our sustainable processes and fabrics minimize environmental impact and promote ethical production practices using renewable and recycled resources.
Organic cotton is a natural plant-based fiber grown using traditional methods, employing organic fertilizers to control pests and enrich the soil. It is processed in an eco-friendly manner—without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or genetically modified seeds—and chemical bleaches or toxic dyes are avoided during spinning and dyeing.
Both materials are obtained by transforming existing cotton and polyester waste into new, reusable fibers for manufacturing new products. They can be:
pre-consumer (post-industrial): Fabric scraps, offcuts, and yarn remnants left over from factories during the cutting and sewing process.
Post-consumer: Used garments and household textiles that have reached the end of their useful life and have been collected for recycling.
In this way, we reduce water and energy consumption as well as CO2 emissions, while also supporting the circular economy by preventing textile waste from ending up in landfills.
European organic linen is a natural, sustainable plant fiber extracted from the stem of the flax plant (*Linum usitatissimum*). It is grown in Western Europe (France, Belgium, and the Netherlands) under strict ecological standards and without intensive artificial irrigation. Production involves no pesticides or artificial fertilizers.
Eco-friendly viscose is a fiber derived from tree cellulose (such as eucalyptus or beech). The "eco-friendly" version seeks to source wood from responsibly and sustainably managed forests.
Eco-friendly Lyocell is a modern, sustainable evolution of rayon, widely known under the TENCEL brand. It is primarily derived from eucalyptus wood pulp.
It is produced using a closed-loop process. This means that 99% of the non-toxic solvents used to dissolve cellulose are captured and reused repeatedly, without being released into the environment. It is 100% biodegradable.
The Organic Content Standard is a global standard defining requirements for the certification of organic materials and their chain of custody. It allows for the verification of organic content ranging from 5% to 100% through its traceability system.
Like OCS, this standard allows for the verification of organic content requiring a minimum of 70% in the composition via a traceability system. However, this certification goes a step further by also addressing cultivation conditions, social working conditions throughout the supply chain, and the environmental impact of chemicals used in the production of the final fabrics.
The Global Recycled Standard is a voluntary international certification guaranteeing that a product contains at least 20% recycled material and that its entire production chain meets strict environmental and social criteria, similar to those required by the GOTS standard.
Master of Flax Fiber (also known as European Flax) is a quality and sustainability certification guaranteeing that the flax fiber used in a product comes exclusively from local crops in Western Europe (primarily France, Belgium, and the Netherlands). It enables the fiber to be traced from the seed planted in the field through to the spinning process and the manufacture of the final fabric.
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)—now known simply as Better Cotton—is a global non-profit organization that promotes sustainable cotton production to transform the global cotton industry. It establishes standards to reduce the use of water, pesticides, and harmful chemical fertilizers, while also protecting soil health and biodiversity.