Sustainability
Great protective clothing keeps people safe, exceptional protective clothing does that without costing the earth. We design gear that’s built to outlast tough conditions, not just because durability is good economics, but because longevity is the first step toward sustainability. After all, the greenest garment you can buy is the one you don’t have to keep replacing.
Every piece of ROOTS clothing is engineered to handle the harshest environments, from North Sea rigs to rugged industrial sites, ensuring that our garments don’t just perform, hey endure. Our gear is tested and certified for at least 50 industrial wash cycles, with many garments rated up to 100 washes, including high-visibility options, setting an unprecedented benchmark in protective wear. Why do washes matter? Because certified washes are your only real guarantee of continued safety. If a garment is rated for just five washes, after that fifth wash, the protective standards effectively disappear on paper, and that paper is the only guarantee you have. At ROOTS, our gear stays certified, safe, and compliant wash after wash. That’s how we keep people safer for longer, reduce waste, conserve resources, and minimise environmental impact.
Life Cycle Assessment
To genuinely understand our environmental footprint, we needed more than assumptions, we needed precise data. That’s why we conducted a detailed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), examining every stage in a garment’s journey, from raw materials and production processes to transport, daily use, and end-of-life disposal. It’s a comprehensive approach that doesn’t cut corners or gloss over uncomfortable truths. Instead, it helps us clearly see where we can improve, so every change we make is backed by evidence, not guesswork.
The results from our LCA have already shaped better decisions on sourcing materials, optimising designs, and refining manufacturing methods. By measuring what matters, we can meaningfully reduce our impact, because genuine sustainability isn’t just about doing less harm, it’s about continuously learning how to do better.
Curious about what we found?