Ally Capellino

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Ally Capellino Sustainability Actions

Built for longevity

The bags and accessories really do last a long time, because they are well built, but also because they have a classic timeless design which is recognised and loved by our customers. We are proud to hear so often of them being passed down generations in families.

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Repair service offered

All Ally Capellino bags come with a year's guarantee in which we will repair or replace any faulty product for free. After this period certain repairs can be carried out at our discretion, including replacement zips, frayed straps, or general wear and tear.

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Moved fabrics to recycled sources

Recently we have been able to move all our manmade fabrics to recycled sources, either from plastic bottles or marine plastics.

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Uses hemp materials

Hemp is a fibre that is underused and yet incorporates many of the qualities that we are interested in, sustainable production, strong product, and versatile. It’s a continuing project after the association with Margent Farm in 2021.

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Vegetable-tanned leathers

Leathers are practically all veg tanned hides from the area in Tuscany that specialises in the quality of curing, tanning and finishing that we have as a minimum standard. They are all signed up to the Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata Al Vegetale.

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Waste-U-Want initiative

Wate-U-Want is an initiative to use up ends of lines, ends of rolls or other scraps in order not to waste materials. Ally revels in the wartime make do and mend nature of this project as well as the idea of a more restricted brief that sometimes has great outcomes.

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Organic waxed cottons

Waxed cottons are sourced mostly from UK suppliers and as far as possible are from organically produced cottons. The black is all organic. The proofing oils are CFC free.

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Reduced packaging plastic

Packaging we can be more in control of with almost all plastic packaging eliminated. We wrap customers packages in tissue and brown paper.

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Bulk shipping by sea

Shipping is one of the difficult ones, all bulk production is by sea or in consolidated overland routes but when we ship items individually to our customers we are as guilty as the rest of the world.

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