PLANET

the world is changing and so are we.

We've been doing good since the early 1980's, but we've made leaps and bounds on our sustainability journey since then. On top of our ongoing commitments to change in-stores and at our office, we work with partners to help us achieve our goals and keep us on track.

Sustainable Apparel Coalition

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition's main role is to provide transparency in the supply chain. They have a database of factories that have been pre-approved for their environmental and social actions. We are building our factory base from their module and fulfilling our mandate, and we will continue to improve based on their annual scores and reports designed to help guide us.

Fashion Takes Action

Fashion Takes Action (FTA) is the first Canadian non-profit organization in the fashion industry dedicated to sustainability, and it’s all about creating a conscious fashion future. It researches, educates, and collaborates with industry leaders to make changes in fashion that are better for the planet. As a supporter of FTA's annual WEAR conference: the World Ethical Apparel Roundtable, and with partnered Initiatives, we look forward to future collaborations.

Textile Exchange

Our newest partnership is with one of the most reputable global sustainable organizations. The Textile Exchange manages several large initiatives, which are responsible for certification in the chain of command of a product, which means it has been certified every step of the way from raw material to the final fabric. The Textile Exchange helps us meet our certification needs, all while helping us learn and grow on our sustainability journey.

Canopy

Canopy's mission is to protect the world’s forests, species, and climate, and to help advance Indigenous communities’ rights. We work collaboratively together to help transform our supply chain, innovate, and keep the world’s vital forests standing. Through our partnership, Ardene has made a commitment to protect forests through our paper, packaging, and fabrics choices. Read our Commitment to Canopy.

Climate Smart

Knowing your environmental impact is the first step in lowering it, so Climate Smart is helping us reduce our carbon footprint by mapping our greenhouse gas emissions. With their guidance and annual GHG report, we can plan further emission reductions and continue to lower our footprint.

Planetair

We now provide carbon neutral certified shipping with Planetair, which means that for every online order we ship to customers, we offset our carbon emissions. Through this organization, we invest in Gold Standard certified projects that reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Each project we invest in helps us reduce our carbon footprint and neutralize our impact on the climate. Customers can feel good about shopping online with us knowing that with every order, we give back to the planet.

Nature Conservancy of Canada

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is Canada’s leading not-for-profit, private land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the plants and wildlife they sustain. Through our partnership with Planetair, we support NCC on an ongoing basis. From April 22 to May 1, 2021, we are helping to raise funds to support their work.

One Tree Planted

One Tree Planted is an international organization dedicated to restoring forests, creating habitats for biodiversity, and making a positive social impact around the world. We supported their mission to plant 1 tree for every $1 donated in April 2023.

Waste Reduction

We've introduced recycling programs, a hanger re-use program, print reduction for signage and smarter packaging. We’ve also eliminated single-use plastic at head office and individual polybags for apparel shipments. Every little bit counts!

Smart Planning

Our teams are working hard to reduce transport logistics, and we're continuing with our zero-incineration policy (since day one!), meaning our overstock is either sold at liquidation or donated.

Carbon Offsets and Reduction

We offset the carbon emissions for every online order by investing in Gold Standard certified projects, so our e-commerce shipping is carbon neutral. (And we have electric car chargers in our parking lot at head office!)

Garden & Bees

Our head office community garden produces fresh veggies & herbs for our cafeteria. Plus, we have birdhouses and beehives with over 10,000 bees! Each season, we harvest our own natural, organic honey for our team members.

Recycled Packaging

We've introduced recycled and recyclable plastic bags and packaging to most of our products. We have 100% recyclable hangers for all our lingerie and swim products, and our famous surprise bags are made from 100% recycled plastic too!

FSC Certified Hangtags

We now use FSC certified paper for all our hangtags. FSC is a non-profit which sets super high standards on responsible forestry practices... it's the gold standard for harvesting wood. We even use good ink - 80% of it is soy-based.