What is Slow Fiber?
Slow Fiber is a network of textile companies that wants to represent positive change through a sustainable production process, demonstrating that it is possible to create textile products that are beautiful, good, healthy, fair, clean and durable.
Toward a more responsible textile industry
The goal
Slow Fiber aims at productive and cultural change in the textile industry, making the entire supply chain more sustainable and promoting more conscious and responsible consumption.
We want to foster a production and business model based on a textile product that is:
Beautiful
Cangioli 1859 is a creative entity highly focused on crafting beautiful products. Our collections and iconic Color Cards are the result of continuous research, forming the foundation of our entire creative process.
Good
Good is the industrial and production model we diligently strive to build and further improve. We choose and promote suppliers and partners who share the same values throughout the supply chain, emphasizing the significance of the territory we are deeply connected to.
Healthy
Healthy is the product that, thanks to rigorous management methodologies, tests, and analyses, becomes increasingly safer for the environment, those who handle it, and those who use it. That’s why, since 2018, we’ve implemented the ZDHC-compliant chemical management protocol by 4Sustainability. Through this path, today, 97% of the chemicals we use are class A classified.
Fair
People are the beating heart of our supply chain. Therefore, we define fair as the product created in a serene and safe context for our workers. It’s fundamental for us that every individual has the opportunity to receive proper training and grow professionally within a welfare program structured alongside our team members.
Clean
We’ve embraced the power of efficiency in our procedures to achieve a clean product. Thanks to our commitment to renewable energies, all our facilities are now powered by 100% renewable energy, 30% of which is self-produced.
Durable
We aim to offer a durable product, carefully selecting excellent materials. In our in-house laboratory, we conduct over 30,000 quality tests annually to objectively measure the performance of our fabrics and understand how suitable an item is for specific use.
Other initiatives to improve our impact
Sustainability is no fantasy.
The values at the heart of our strategy: people and the environment.