Designed To Last
At Freight, we understand the importance of sustainability and taking care of our people and planet. As a physical goods store, we want our customers to understand that our goods are designed to last and be used time and time again.
The designs we create and the materials we use are considered and carefully sourced to ensure our goods wear well over time, to be used, enjoyed and passed down.
Made In The UK
Two thirds of our products are manufactured in the UK, including Sussex, Oxfordshire, and Shetland. By using UK-based manufacturers we reduce the amount of unnecessary shipping, which contributes to reducing our carbon footprint. The items that come from further afield are sourced from Europe to minimise the impact of shipping.
We seek provenance and information about the furthest possible starting point for all our goods, ensuring we know the full journey our products take to get to us. In addition, we seek to use undyed materials and yarns for our products where possible, as this reduces the amount of water required to produce these items.
Packaged Consciously
We are conscious of minimising waste, sourcing recycled materials and reusing cardboard boxes and padding where possible.
We wrap every order with unbleached, recycled tissue paper, and pack into reused boxes, unless otherwise specified by the customer. Our padding is either reused or fully recyclable 'honeycomb' brown paper wrap.
We have ensured that all our suppliers are packaging our products with cellulose packets and corn chips, and we return our used packing materials back to our potter for them to reuse again. This is particularly useful for minimising the waste caused by bubble wrap which is sometimes needed to protect our more fragile items.
A Mindful Team
On site our waste production is entirely minimal, producing less than half a bin bag of waste per week. We have strict recycling policies for paper, card, glass and plastic waste that is produced, in addition to composting our coffee and food waste on site.
We encourage and provide all amenities for our team to commute to work on bicycles or by walking. We do not fly for work and we only visit our manufacturers bi-annually to ensure that we are not expanding our carbon footprint unnecessarily.
