{"id":11048,"date":"2023-08-09T10:11:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridal-times.com\/en\/?p=11048"},"modified":"2023-08-09T10:11:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:11:27","slug":"maggie-sottero-designs-launches-international-company-wide-sustainability-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridal-times.com\/en\/maggie-sottero-designs-launches-international-company-wide-sustainability-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Maggie Sottero Designs Launches International Company-Wide Sustainability Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maggie stands for LOVE and love for ALL\u2014 including Mother Earth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maggie is a third-generation family-owned company committed to creating a more sustainable future for the next generation and beyond. We are on a mission to learn best practices, reduce our environmental impact and restore vital ecosystems, from Maggie\u2019s beloved birthplace, Australia, to the Great Salt Lake Region we call home. We\u2019re reimagining everything we do with a regenerative, future-facing view. The Maggie family is committed to being the change, disrupting the standard, and creating the future to ensure our brides\u2019 love stories\u2014 and our planet\u2014 endure.<\/p>\n

“The viability of our future is predicated on us re-imagining all that we do. As a leader in bridal fashion, we have a responsibility to be the change agent for you, our brides, our family and community, and our planet. Systemic changes have and will continue to be made within Maggie, but we all must work together,” says CEO and Creative Director Kelly Midgley.<\/p>\n

Maggie Sottero is working as quickly as we can to reduce our environmental impact, taking ambitious action in three key areas: Waste Reduction, Resource Consumption, and Biodiversity Protection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Emmanuelle by Maggie Sottero<\/p><\/div>\n

Waste Reduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a company, Maggie is recycling everything possible, as efficiently as possible, from bulk shipping waste to diverting stock from landfills. By the numbers\u2026<\/p>\n

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  • 2,000+ pounds of plastic shipping waste have been recycled with Rocky Mountain Recycling.<\/li>\n
  • 100% of excess stock is diverted from landfills and into textile recycling programs and donation efforts.<\/li>\n
  • 700+ gowns were donated to global charity organizations and design students, including Otis College of Art and Design in the United States and Liverpool School of Art and Design in the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n
  • 300+ discontinued gowns were donated to Brides Across America, a community organization providing free dresses to qualified military, first responders, and healthcare workers.<\/li>\n
  • 100% of all packaging and plastic regarding Lark Bridal and its EU Warehouse has been recycled for the last 10 years, along with a<\/strong> commitment to exceeding EU recycling and net zero at Lark Bridal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Addison by Rebecca Ingram<\/p><\/div>\n

    Resource Consumption<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Maggie is working to become a regenerative brand by supporting renewable power projects, reducing product impact, and investing in the circular supply chain.<\/p>\n

    Maggie is reimagining textile resource consumption, reducing fabric usage, and scaling up lower-impact materials in our collections.<\/p>\n

    Through our Blue Sky Visionary partnership with Rocky Mountain Power, Maggie is reducing its annual carbon footprint by an estimated 154,000 pounds of CO2\/year.<\/p>\n

    By investing in the circular textile supply chain through our partnership with the Avena Group, 2,630 pounds of excess gown stock will be recycled into new fibers or products.<\/p>\n

    Moving forward, Maggie is transitioning to post-consumer recycled content shipping boxes in all our warehouses.<\/p>\n

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    Jasper by Sottero and Midgley<\/p><\/div>\n

    Biodiversity Protection<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Maggie backs efforts to support healthy ecosystems globally and near our Scope 1 facilities.<\/p>\n

    By partnering with One Tree Planted, per-gown donations are directed to regional projects worldwide in honor of every Maggie Sottero bride.<\/p>\n

    We are working in collaboration with International Bird Rescue and Friends of Great Salt Lake on wildlife habitat conservation in Maggie’s home state of Utah.<\/p>\n

    Maggie is offsetting 100% of business flights in a partnership with Cool Effect, supporting conservation and restoration projects to reduce carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

    Maggie supports company-wide volunteer efforts in communities and habitats near our Scope 1 facilities and location shoots.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe are rising to meet this critical moment for people and the planet. We\u2019re implementing systems change throughout our organization, embedding sustainability as a core directive for every team. We are working as quickly as possible to reduce our environmental impact,\u201d says Global Sustainability Director and Designer Patricia DeLaunay.<\/p>\n

    To learn about the full scope of Maggie Sottero Design\u2019s sustainability efforts, visit the Maggie Sottero<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0website.<\/p>\n