Sustainability

By our count, we've already saved over 336 million litres of water and over 124,000 tees from landfill. This is thanks to the accuracy of the pre-order model - we only print exactly what's sold, which means fewer tees made, and fewer tees wasted. Making sure we're reducing wastage wherever possible has always been our main focus.

Our pre-order model already saves dead stock from landfill, but we knew we could do  more to combat unethical production in the short-term. So, as of 2020, we started phasing out garments that don't have internationally recognised ethical production accreditations. This hasn’t been an easy task, but we’re happy to report that in 2022, over 80% of garments used and sold via our platform were from ethically-accredited suppliers.

We were sick of brands sending us too much plastic packaging, and we bet you are too. Our packaging was  already recyclable to begin with, but in 2020 we decided  to switch to the most sustainable packaging possible for our T-shirts: we wanted our mailers to be both recyclable as well as made from recycled materials. After months of research and sourcing, we confidently set on Grounded Packaging as the best possible option.  

We’ve learned a lot about what makes the perfect blank tee, so we thought, why not make our own blanks? So the EVERPRESS Classic was born. Our range of Everpress-branded tees uses 100% organic combed cotton, is Fair Wear certified and complies with the strictest ethical and environmental standards. They’re also a damn good fit and the perfect weight for printing.

After three years of hard work to meet the highest social and environmental impact standards, we became a  certified B Corporation. This is a fancy way of saying that we will be held to super strict standards by an independent body, who will make sure we give equal importance to our workers , our customers, our suppliers, our community and the environment. Only 5,000 companies in the world are the proud owners of this certification – and we’re honoured to join them. Because we’ve seen first hand the importance of businesses building communities, not just profits.

Currently, only 15% of consumer-used clothing is recycled, and that’s not good enough. All our returns are currently donated to charity, but we want to do more, and offer our customers the chance to recycle their tees. By 2026, we aim to have every Everpress purchase backed by the option to return your T-shirt, even after you've worn it, for a discount on future purchases. All returned tees will be recycled or upcycled.