Our Values

Sustainable Materials

Sustainable Materials

Our aim at DeMellier is to use as sustainable materials as possible from certified and sustainably sourced leathers that would otherwise go to waste, to plastic free raffias and recycled reinforcements.

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Certified leathers

Certified leathers

We only use top quality full-grained leather (the best part of the leather) and 100% of our leathers are sourced from factories that are certified by the Leather Working Group with 99% being top rated Gold or Silver for its advanced sustainability, traceability and social practices (the 1% represents a small Italian tannery that meets all the criteria and is waiting for its rating).

All our leathers are a by-product of the food industry that would otherwise go to waste and we never use exotic leathers. They are all responsibly sourced mainly from Europe, USA and Australia. None of our leathers are sourced from areas at risk of deforestation, such as Brazil.
We only use top quality full-grained leather (the best part of the leather) and 100% of our leathers are sourced from factories that are certified by the Leather Working Group with 99% being top rated Gold or Silver for its advanced sustainability, traceability and social practices (the 1% represents a small Italian tannery that meets all the criteria and is waiting for its rating).

All our leathers are a by-product of the food industry that would otherwise go to waste and we never use exotic leathers. They are all responsibly sourced mainly from Europe, USA and Australia. None of our leathers are sourced from areas at risk of deforestation, such as Brazil.

Other materials

Other materials

We go to great lengths to find sustainable materials across all our products and components.

Our raffia and palm textures are highly sustainable and plastic free, all made with natural materials such as palm leaves, viscose or cotton.
The linings of our handbags are made with a sustainable cotton made with 30% recycled cotton and 70% cotton, certified by the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and our reinforcements are made using recycled plastic or cardboard certified by the GRS.

Our sustainable cashmere is composed of 70% recycled cashmere, 25% cashmere and 5% extrafine merino wool, and consumes 50% less energy, 53% less water and generates 58% fewer CO2 emissions than traditional cashmere. It is GRS (Global Recycling Standard) and RWS (Responsible Wool Standard) certified.
We go to great lengths to find sustainable materials across all our products and components.

Our raffia and palm textures are highly sustainable and plastic free, all made with natural materials such as palm leaves, viscose or cotton.
The linings of our handbags are made with a sustainable cotton made with 30% recycled cotton and 70% cotton, certified by the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and our reinforcements are made using recycled plastic or cardboard certified by the GRS.

Our sustainable cashmere is composed of 70% recycled cashmere, 25% cashmere and 5% extrafine merino wool, and consumes 50% less energy, 53% less water and generates 58% fewer CO2 emissions than traditional cashmere. It is GRS (Global Recycling Standard) and RWS (Responsible Wool Standard) certified.
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