Our Commitment
We are committed to integrating sustainability into every step of our design, manufacturing, marketing, and home office processes - increasingly embracing practices that are designed to reduce the environmental impact of each product we make and action we take.
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Today, humans are buying a million plastic bottles per minute, and it’s estimated that over half a trillion plastic bottles will be sold in 2020.
To do our part in creating a more sustainable work environment, we’ve installed water bottle refilling stations that have saved over 6,000 plastic bottles each year and counting.
Solar Energy is the cleanest, most abundant source of renewable energy in the world, and with 224 sunny days on average in New York, that’s a lot of power.
Our offices are fully lit with energy efficient LED lights, which can cut energy consumption by 70-80%. Our roof is also covered in 1,400 solar panels reducing our strain on the electric grid - enough to power 87 homes!
Reduce. reuse. recycle
In 2020, we transitioned our printed consumer brochure to digital, saving approximately 201 trees in the process. It also saved energy equivalent to 292 residential refrigerators operated per year and CO-2 equivalent to running 17.2 cars per year.
Our warehouse reuses corrugate boxes, and we recycle boxes which have reached their end of life. We believe even the smallest changes make a big difference.
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Our Lifetime Guarantee
Since day one, we’ve had a guarantee like no other in the luggage industry. Our Simple as That® lifetime guarantee repairs all functional aspects of every bag we make. Even if the damage was caused by an airline.
It’s a reflection of our commitment to building lifelong customer relationships, as well as reducing the number of bags that end up in landfills.
Consciously Crafted Collections
Our H•T•A Collection is sustainable inside and out, made from recycled ocean-bound plastic bottles and remarkably durable upcycled premium ballistic nylon.
We've also partnered with Plastic Bank so that with every purchase made from the H•T•A collection, we will remove 10 pounds of plastic from ocean-bound waterways.
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40,000,000 Bottles By 2024
We're constantly evolving our sustainability practices to create a positive environmental impact. That’s why we’re giving plastic bottles a second life as sustainable bags. Our mission is to recycle 40,000,000 plastic bottles from landfills by 2024.
We Love Trees
We have partnered with the National Forest Foundation to help restore our nation's forests. With our eco friendly bags sold from our Re:cycled Collection, we are planting trees to help reforest U.S. National Forests.
