Sustainability & Environment

Uhip produces functional clothing. Our products are long-lasting and highly reparable, and our goal is to use materials that have little or no adverse environmental impact.

The textile industry is currently in a phase of great environmental focus. Companies producing fabrics, insulation, and accessories are broadening their supply of recycled material every year, which lowers prices for those supplies.

The choice of material is important to Uhip, and several aspects affect our purchases. The material must meet our demands on functionality and still not negatively impact the environment. Changing to new materials takes time since they have to be tested thoroughly.

We have excluded all fluorocarbons from the materials and use environmentally friendly methods when impregnating and treating fabrics. Our supplier is Bionic, a leading player in the textile industry today. Furthermore, we collaborate with the Swedish supplier OrganoTex when it comes to treating our materials to become water-resistant, which in turn increases the lifetime of the garments.

100 % recycled polyester lining

As of autumn 2021, all our garments are produced with 100% recycled polyester lining.

Recycled nylon shell-fabric

Our goal is to use recycled and degradable fabrics alone. Nordic Eco Coat (renamed “Igloo”) was our first garment made with 100% recycled shell fabric on the outside and 100% recycled liner.

In addition to wool, we exclusively use synthetic down, which consists of a mix of materials tested to meet functional demands and has less environmental impact during the manufacturing process than other polyester fabrics.

100% recycled fibre

Our goal is to use recycled and degradable insulation alone.

Sustainability is a core value at Uhip. To extend the life of your garments, we partner with Repamera, offering professional repair services for issues like broken zippers or loose seams. 

As a Uhip customer, enjoy a 10% discount with the code UHIP10—valid for all garments, as long as one item in your order is from Uhip.

Ready to learn more? Explore Repamera and discover how we’re making sustainability stylish.

Uhip Reuse is part of our aspiration to create a more sustainable consumption model in which returned or exchanged garments or garments with minor flaws or defects from manufacturing can be revived and sold again and extended by a new customer. Uhip’s reused garments are currently sold by Sellpy (applies to Sweden only).

Reusing products is more resource-efficient than recycling since most materials tend to lose value when recycled. Hence, prolonging the product's lifetime is the best way to reduce its adverse environmental impact. That way, Uhip, as a company, and our customers contribute to a more circular economy where resources are handled responsibly and less wastefully.