Murmali
Clothing and Accessories
Murmali is a slow-fashion luxury handbag brand, crafting handbags from vegan, natural and biodegradable materials like cork.
Last updated on April 13, 2024
- Murmali uses high proportion of lower impact materials, such as organic linen, organic cotton and cork.
- The ink used to cool their fabrics is non-toxic.
- Harvesting cork bark assists in the absorption of CO2, with harvested cork trees absorbing 3-5 times more CO2 than non-harvested ones. Cork oak trees in Portugal alone help offset 10 million tons of carbon every year.
- As their handbags are made from cork bark, they do not generate any textile wastes.
- The handbags are designed in London and made in a family workshop located in the district of Portalegre in Alentejo, Portugal.
- They do not mass-produce its products and houses a small quality collection.
- Minimal 100% compostible paper and cardboard.
- They significantly reduce the CO2 emitted to the atmosphere by transport, sourcing their materials from places near the manufcaturing location- Spain and Portugal.
- To extend the life of its products goods, it has a 28-day return policy
- Their manufacturing process involves harvesting cork bark, which assists in the absorption of CO2 – a greenhouse gas that causes climate change. In fact, harvested cork trees absorb 3-5 times more CO2 than non-harvested trees. Cork oak trees in Portugal alone help offset 10 million tons of carbon every year.
- They produce their handbags in a small artisan shop in Portugal. They visit the factory diligently and have a strong relationship with the owners and the employees, fostering quality assurance.
- It traces a medium proportion of its supply chain.
- It personally audits its suppliers.
- Their handbags manufacture operates by the ISO 14001, which certifies sustainable management of the accredited company.
- All factories are Fairtrade certified, though evidence for the same is yet to be provided.
- Though they are Fair Trade aligned, they do not have a said code of conduct for its suppliers.
- It does not appear to use any animal-derived ingredients in its products.
- Each year, they contribute to the planting of cork oaks in the South of Spain and Portugal.
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