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Upholding responsible standards

We’re responsible for creating the change we want to see in the world. It starts with establishing an ethical supply chain and taking measurable action toward a healthier planet.

Driving change

From our suppliers to the materials we work with, we are committed to using the power of our data, resources and partnerships to catalyze change.

How we create

We’re committed to providing everyone we serve with products made more sustainably and responsibly.

Sustainable materials

We plan to source 100% of the main materials in our private label products more sustainably than conventional alternatives by 2025. In 2021 we reached 47% of our total goal.
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Cotton

32% of Cotton in our private label was sourced more sustainably than the conventional alternative through partnerships that work with farmers to reduce chemicals, water usage, carbon and provide better resources for land health. We work with Better Cotton Initiative to achieve these goals.

Learn More about the Better Cotton Initiative
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Polyester

20% of Polyester in our private label was sourced more sustainably than the conventional alternative by utilizing recycled plastic in the fiber content, rather than virgin materials, with the aim of reducing waste and production impacts. We verify these claims through globally recognized certifications.

Learn More about Recycled Polyester
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Viscose

82% of Viscose in our private label was sourced more sustainably than conventional alternatives by ensuring that the wood pulp fiber materials were not derived from ancient or endangered forests. Our work is supported by membership in The Canopy Initiative.

Learn More about The Canopy Initiative

When we are able to certify that more than 30% of fabric composition meets one of these requirements, we consider the product to be more sustainable than conventional alternatives.

Learn More about other industry-recognized certifications we recognize in our market brands

Responsibly produced

It matters to us that the products we carry are produced with demonstrated efforts to protect workers and the environment.

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Employees at a computer.
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Folded mens green button down and grey crew neck shirt with white casual shoes and grey jeans.

Stitch Fix vendors

Our vendor relationships are based on shared ethics. Through our Vendor Code of Conduct, our vendors are committed to minimizing their environmental impact & providing working conditions that uphold local labor laws and international standards on worker and human rights.

Vendor Code of Conduct

Private label factories

We take our factory and vendor partnerships very seriously and regularly evaluate workplace conditions, wages, working hours, health & safety, non-discrimination and more through a comprehensive audit process.

Factory Audits
California Transparency Act & Uk Modern Slavery Act
Commitment to Responsible Recruitment
Factory List

Conflict-free minerals

We keep an ethical mineral supply chain by working with vendors to ensure minerals mined in known conflict areas are not used in our products.

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Our Sustainable Apparel Coalition membership

In 2021 we became members of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), joining “over 250 leading companies, associations, nonprofits and academic institutions working to reduce environmental impact and promote social justice throughout the global value chain.”

Responsibly produced

It matters to us that the products we carry are produced with demonstrated efforts to protect workers and the environment.

Learn more
Masked employee sewing.
Employees at a computer.

Stitch Fix vendors

Our vendor relationships are based on shared ethics. Through our Vendor Code of Conduct, our vendors are committed to minimizing their environmental impact & providing working conditions that uphold local labor laws and international standards on worker and human rights.

Vendor Code of Conduct

Private label factories

We take our factory and vendor partnerships very seriously and regularly evaluate workplace conditions, wages, working hours, health & safety, non-discrimination and more through a comprehensive audit process.

Factory Audits
California Transparency Act & UK Modern Slavery Act
Commitment to Responsible Recruitment
Factory List

Conflict-free minerals

We keep an ethical mineral supply chain by working with vendors to ensure minerals mined in known conflict areas are not used in our products.

Learn more

Our Sustainable Apparel Coalition membership

In 2021 we became members of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), joining “over 250 leading companies, associations, nonprofits and academic institutions working to reduce environmental impact and promote social justice throughout the global value chain.”

Factory employee working.
Folded mens green button down and grey crew neck shirt with white casual shoes and grey jeans.
Mohnton Made models wearing a green hoodie and beige crew neck shirt.
Mohnton Made tag in beige crew neck shirt.
Rolls of fabric leaning on a green and white wall with a beige long sleeve shirt on a hanger.
Women’s model wearing blue joggers, stripped shirt and blue sweater tied around the shoulders.

Mohnton Mills

In October 2017, we welcomed Mohnton Mills into the Stitch Fix family. The knitting mill and factory have been producing garments in the Mohnton, PA area since 1906, and now knits fabric and cuts and sews a portion of our private label products.

Mohnton Made

In line with our goal to use more sustainable materials in 100% of our private label product, we are proud to make a wide range of our men’s tees at Mohnton with Recover® yarn, which is a 100% upcycled cotton/polyester blend we source from Spain.

In fall 2021, we introduced a new, exclusive brand called Mohnton Made that offers an assortment of size-inclusive modern basics for Mens and Womens, all knit, cut and sewn at our Mohnton Mills, PA facility. Utilizing recycled materials and natural dyes, the line is made with 100% more sustainable materials and is committed to low production quantities for reduced environmental impact. The primary fabrication used in the Mohnton Made collection is Recover®, a yarn made from upcycled cotton and recycled polyester, which we source from Spain.

In March–June 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic created extraordinary need, Mohnton switched production to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in its local community and our distribution center associates.
Mohnton Made models wearing a green hoodie and beige crew neck shirt.
Mohnton Made tag in beige crew neck shirt.

Mohnton Mills

In October 2017, we welcomed Mohnton Mills into the Stitch Fix family. The knitting mill and factory have been producing garments in the Mohnton, PA area since 1906, and now knits fabric and cuts and sews and knits a portion of our private label products.

Mohnton Made

In line with our goal to use more sustainable materials in 100% of our private label product, we are proud to make a wide range of our men’s tees at Mohnton with Recover® yarn, which is a 100% upcycled cotton/polyester blend we source from Spain. 

In fall 2021, we will introduce a new, exclusive brand called Mohnton Made that offers an assortment of size-inclusive modern basics for Mens and Womens, all manufactured at our Mohnton Mills facility.

Utilizing recycled materials, natural dyes and more sustainable fabrics, the line is made with 100% more sustainable materials, and is committed to low production quantities for a smaller environmental footprint.

In March–June 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic created extraordinary need, Mohnton switched production to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in its local community and our distribution center associates.

Rolls of fabric leaning on a green and white wall with a beige long sleeve shirt on a hanger.
Women’s model wearing blue joggers, stripped shirt and blue sweater tied around the shoulders.

Learn about Mohnton Made & our exclusive other brands

How we deliver

We use data and bold ideas to deliver our products and operate our business more sustainably.
Stitch Fix men’s and women’s clothing assortment folded.

Inventory management

Stitch Fix was created to understand and serve people as individuals. Our data-driven inventory model helps us deliver on this promise, as well as reduce waste.

  • Our data and style algorithms help us understand what clients want and predict inventory with confidence, allowing us to deliver on our promise to reduce waste by selling through our inventory at higher rates than the industry average.
  • However, when we do have excess inventory, we have partnerships in place to direct products to alternate channels rather than directly to a waste stream.
  • We exist to help people find what they love: clothes they will keep and wear for a long time. Our focus is on client happiness, not pushing products.

Future-proofing our packaging

A sustainable future demands forward-looking changes in the way we package our products.

Here are steps we’ve taken toward sustainable packaging:

Boxes are made from 100% post-recycled FSC-certified material, and are recyclable.

Standard Stitch Fix Freestyle™ mailers are made from 100% SFI-certified recycled fiber, and are recyclable.

We reduced box size and weight, in some cases by as much as 24%.

We use 100% FSC-certified recycled and recyclable
in-box kraft paper.

We joined Canopy’s Pack4Good initiative to ensure that our paper and packaging supply chains are free of Ancient and Endangered forests.

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