More is not always better. It's time we start to take a position. And that is exactly what we want to do at Gabba. We have a vision to:

• Reduce our impact
• Reduce our energy usage
• Reduce our water usage, Reduce the chemicals used to make our products
• Reduce the impact these same products have on the people making them,
• Reduce the amounts of packaging used
• Reduce the distances our products cover.

The reducing mindset is with us in everything we do, and all Gabba employees know that they
should work to reduce wherever they can because combined, even the smallest reductions will help make the world of a difference.

To us, the best materials are those that make products you will want to wear week after week for years and years.

Repeated use is a key element in the responsible mindset. That means that quality is always our first priority when we design Gabba garments for your wardrobe.

As a very close second, of course, is the world around us and how the materials we use affect it. And in that sense, some materials are just better than others. These are the ones we strive for.

You can find the specific percentage inside the garment on the small label carrying the fibre composition.

Organic cotton

With our hearts beating steadfast for denim since 1983, it's safe to say that cotton is our favourite material.
And organic cotton just makes it that much easier to love.

Organic cotton is grown and cultivated without the use of hazardous chemicals, pesticides and GMOs. This keeps the chemicals out of the ground and waters while also protecting the workers in the cotton fields and factories from dangerous substances.

Recycled cotton

Reusing what is already here just makes good sense. Plenty of used cotton products and cut-offs from production are just waiting to be repurposed into a new pair of jeans or an Oxford shirt. Unfortunately, there is a downside to recycled cotton. Breaking down the fabric makes the fibres grow weak.

So, no matter how much we want, we can't make a product from 100% recycled cotton. It would break way too easily. Instead, we mix recycled cotton with other materials when we can help cut waste and limit the need for virgin cotton and the resources used in its production.

Recycled polyester

Polyester is a plastic. And if there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that plastic is not so fantastic. But at least one thing speaks in its favour: it can be fully recycled without degrading or losing any strength.

Recycled polyester can be made from production scraps or cut offs, or it can come from collected polyester products that have already seen many nights out or evenings on the couch. The fabrics are broken into smaller pieces, melted down and spun into a thread that can be woven into brand-new garments.

Tencel™ Lyocell

TENCEL™ Lyocell is a branded form of lyocell made by the Austrian company LENZING AG. The wood used for TENCEL™ Lyocell is harvested from certified and controlled sources, following the strict guidelines of the Lenzing Wood and Pulp Policy.

But what sets it apart is the special closed-loop production system. In the system, more than 99% of the water and solvents are reused, resulting in significantly lower water and chemical usage. The chemicals are all organic and non-toxic and are kept out of the water in the production areas.

LENZING™ and TENCEL™ are trademarks of Lenzing AG.

While denim is a classic material that's been around for a very long time, it's not as old school as you might think.

Over the years new alternative solutions have emerged and denim can get the perfect finish in many different and innovative ways that no cowboy would ever have thought of.

With a constantly curious mindset and an almost childlike excitement about new technologies, we welcome these new solutions whenever they are compatible with our responsible mindset.

Read about the ones we are currently using for a number of our products below.

When our denim products are ready and have had their final finishing touches added at our suppliers factory in Turkey, they are loaded onto trucks and driven to the warehouse in our hometown Kolding.

Any products made outside of Europe are transported by sea freight or a combination of sea freight and train.

We plan collections and monitor stock closely to make sure the drivers don't make more trips than necessary.

While we would love to be able to avoid using packaging all together, we need to protect our garments to make sure they aren't damaged during transportation or storage.

So we try to do the best we can and use recycled or responsibly sourced packaging solutions whenever we can.

When a pair of Gabba jeans arrives at your doorstep or the local post office they are packed in a plastic bag made from recycled plastic. The same goes for deliveries sent out to the stores selling our products. In the cases where they have ordered a lot of items, we use cardboard boxes, preferrably made from wood that comes from responsibly managed forests.

Any cardboard or paper found on our products (like the size tag on the top of a pair of jeans or a hangtag carrying the price), is of course also made from wood that comes from responsibly managed forests.