The textile industry consumes 100 billion cubic meters of water per year. That's around 4% of the planet's drinking water resources. That's the equivalent of 37 million Olympic-sized swimming pools every year.
The Environmental Impact of Materials
More than 70% of the fashion industry's emissions come from upstream operations in the supply chain*. This primarily relates to material production: cultivation or farming and processing. This is where we chose to start and where we are focusing our efforts.
*McKinsey & Company 2020 Report in partnership with the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA)
Noble and sustainable fibers
At Maison Montagut, we choose our yarns with the greatest care to knit our collections. Cashmere and merino wool in winter, cotton and linen in summer, these natural materials of animal and vegetable origin are renewable and biodegradable, and we favor long, high-quality fibers that are naturally more resistant and less pilling.
More eco-responsible materials
To continue to improve our practices and limit our impact on the environment, we have set ourselves the target of achieving 50% better materials in our collections by 2028.
A product will be considered better if its environmental impact is lower (renewable, natural and mono-material fibers, of organic origin, certified or recycled).
coton
Since 2019, our 100% cotton knitwear has been knitted from organic cotton yarn. These fibers are grown without GMOs, pesticides, insecticides, or synthetic chemical fertilizers. Their cultivation using natural compost preserves the richness of the soil and reduces water consumption by half compared to cotton.
Laine mérinos
All our 100% wool items are knitted from RWS-certified merino wool from an Italian spinner. Made from the finest and most consistent wool fibers, this incredibly soft yarn is naturally thermo-regulating and offers excellent resistance to pilling and washing thanks to its tight knit.
lin
Fine and resistant, plant-based and biodegradable, produced in a short supply chain in Europe, linen is a key material in our spring-summer collections. With low water and pesticide requirements, this fiber is said to be zero waste because all the co-products of its processing find a specific use such as the production of composite material reinforcements.
Fil Lumière®
Fil Lumière® has been Maison Montagut's iconic yarn since 1963. Made from textured polyamide yarns and manufactured using an exclusive process owned by the brand, it has become world-renowned for its visual resemblance to silk, its comfort, its extreme strength, which makes it a guarantee of durability, and its ease of care.
Safe Textiles
All our unique dyes, which are respectful of human health and the environment, are developed in our own factory and approved in Europe according to REACH and ZDHC standards.
Our linen and cotton yarns are OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certified, a quality label that guarantees, through rigorous testing, the absence of harmful chemicals in textile products and therefore the safety of the materials used in the production process, exceeding European regulatory requirements.
Our product certifications
Our Product Certifications
The independent certifications associated with our products reflect our commitment to transparency while helping our customers make informed choices.
We have been working with Ecocert (a sustainable practices certification body) since September 2023 and have had our workshop in Portugal and our headquarters in Ardèche audited to obtain GRS* and RWS* certifications for some of our collections.
*Certificate issued by ECOCERT Greenlife TE-00216086
RWS
Responsible Wool Standard
This standard guarantees compliance with the principles of animal welfare, the prohibition of mulesing, good management of pastures in order to respect the soil and local biodiversity, and traceability throughout the supply chain.
Animal welfare
At Maison Montagut, we've always believed that responsible fashion is also cruelty-free fashion. The noblest animal fibers are at the heart of our model. That's why we pay particular attention to the practices used to raise the animals from which they come. All our Merino wool is mulesing free, which ensures that the animal is well treated during shearing.
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