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What our pieces are made of, who makes them, and where you can read the source for yourself. Facts, with the documents behind them.

What each piece is made of

Intention Wear

  • Unisex T-shirt & Unisex Long Sleeve: 100% organic in-conversion cotton, from farms in the three-year transition to certified organic agriculture. 175 gsm jersey. Grey Melange: 85% organic cotton / 15% viscose.
  • Men's Fitted T-shirt: 100% organically grown cotton. 175 gsm jersey. Ash and Grey Melange include a small viscose blend.
  • Men's & Women's Oversized T-shirt: Organic cotton in conversion, from farms in their final years of transition. 180 gsm combed cotton.
  • Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt: 80% organic cotton / 20% recycled polyester. 280 gsm French Terry.
  • Organic Unisex Hoodie: 80% organic cotton / 20% recycled polyester. 280 gsm fleece.
  • Recycled Blend Unisex Hoodie: 80% conventional cotton / 20% recycled polyester. 280 gsm brushed fleece.
  • Recycled Blend Oversized Hoodie: 80% conventional cotton / 20% recycled polyester. Grey Melange uses recycled cotton in place of the polyester. 450 gsm.

Two of our garments use conventional cotton: the two Recycled Blend hoodies, which pair it with recycled polyester. Everything else on this list is organic or organic in conversion.

Wall Art

  • Paper: 250 gsm (110 lb) master's edition paper, uncoated matte, natural off-white, 0.29 mm. FSC-certified, or PEFC-certified where that is the local standard, and most of it FSC Mix, as our maker has confirmed to us in writing.
  • Frames: oak on the Premium Wood Frame, solid wood on the Wood Frame, currently pine or ash. Both frame lines are FSC or PEFC certified, and the back panel is FSC-certified MDF.
  • Glazing: shatterproof plexiglass, with a hanging kit included.

The FSC and PEFC certificates belong to the paper mills and timber suppliers, so we state the fact in words and leave the FSC mark to its certificate holders.

Accessories

  • Tote bags: 100% organic cotton.
  • Beanies: one style in 100% organically grown cotton; one in a recycled polyester and acrylic blend, made by Atlantis Headwear.
  • Phone cases: polycarbonate, or polycarbonate over flexible TPU on the Tough cases; the Flexi case is TPU, free of BPA, phthalates and PVC. The design is applied with water-based inks.

Made to order

We hold no stock. Every piece is made only after you order it, in your chosen design, size and colour, so we make exactly what is ordered. Your order is produced at the production hub nearest your delivery address whenever that is possible, so parcels travel shorter distances. Global, but local.

Who makes our pieces

Our maker, named in our Shipping policy and in our Privacy policy, runs a network of local production hubs around the world. Here is what it publishes, so you can read it for yourself.

  • A supplier code of conduct that references ILO Conventions 29 and 105 (forced labour), 138 and 182 (child labour), 87 and 98 (freedom of association and collective bargaining), and 100 and 111 (equal remuneration and discrimination). It prohibits child labour, slavery, servitude and human trafficking, and requires minimum and overtime wages at the higher of local law or industry standard. The current version is signed by every production hub in the network.
  • A human-rights statement approved by the board in June 2026, covering the 2025 financial year under the Norwegian Transparency Act and the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015.
  • Named garments, kept as named. Every garment we sell is a specific blank from a named manufacturer, and our maker has confirmed in writing that these brand-specific blanks are always made as that exact model.
  • SOL'S, the maker of our European range, has been a member of the Fair Wear Foundation since 2014 and scored 75 out of 100 in its 2024 Brand Performance Check. SOL'S publishes that 70% of its producing factories were audited, with 84% of its catalogue coming from an audited factory.

Where the garments are made

Country of manufacture for each garment, as our maker has listed it from the manufacturers' own published information:

  • T-shirts, long sleeves, sweatshirts and hoodies, European range (SOL'S): Bangladesh.
  • US range t-shirt (econscious): Mexico.
  • US range hoodie (Allmade): Honduras.
  • Beanies: the organic cotton beanie by Beechfield, most likely China; the recycled beanie by Atlantis Headwear, China or Vietnam.

What we are still confirming

We keep this page current and add each answer as it arrives.

  • The standard behind our tote-bag cotton. We will name it once the certificate holder confirms it to us.
  • Our carbon footprint. We will publish a figure once we have measured our own, and we make no carbon-neutral or net-zero claim.
  • Textile certificates. These belong to the mills and garment manufacturers. We name a standard once its holder has confirmed it to us in writing, and we are glad to ask the maker about any specific garment for you.

Care

Each product page carries specific care instructions. Washing cold and air-drying uses less energy and keeps the fabric beautiful for longer. With the right care, a piece stays with you for years.

Sources

Every fact above can be checked against these documents. They belong to our maker and the manufacturers, and we link them as published.

Questions

Want to know what a specific piece is made of? The composition is listed on every product page. For anything else, write to us at support@intentioncph.com.

Questions

About our sustainability policy

Our made-to-order model ensures that every product is created only when it's truly wanted. This approach helps us avoid overproduction, reduce waste, and support local fulfilment - creating a calmer, more intentional way of shopping. We also call it mindful shopping.

It depends on the piece, and the exact composition is listed on every product page. Our t-shirts and long sleeves are organic cotton, much of it organic in conversion, meaning it comes from farms in the three-year transition to full organic certification. The organic hoodie and the crewneck sweatshirt combine organic cotton with recycled polyester. Our two Recycled Blend hoodies use conventional cotton with recycled polyester. They are not organic, and we would rather say so than let one word cover the whole range. Phone cases use polycarbonate and TPU, chosen to last rather than to sound green.

Every piece is made to order by our maker, who is named in our Shipping policy. Where possible your order is produced at the hub nearest your delivery address, so parcels travel shorter distances. Nothing sits in a warehouse waiting to be sold. What that maker requires of its factories, a supplier code of conduct citing the ILO conventions and a board-signed human-rights report from June 2025, is linked from our Materials & Production page.

We actually do. Apparel and accessories can be returned within 14 days, and your first return is free. For wall art and phone cases we offer a Satisfaction Guarantee instead: if something is not right, send a photo and we arrange a replacement, credit or refund without a return. These pieces are fragile and made to order, so skipping return shipping avoids transport waste and damage. If anything arrives damaged or faulty we replace it free of charge. Everything starts on the Returns page.