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Traceability & Sustainability
We choose only the finest natural materials for all our garments because they are completely renewable, sustainable and a pleasure to wear. As a global company we understand our responsibility to reduce our environmental impacts and risks and create opportunities that will allow us to operate a successful sustainable business. Like many organizations, we do not always have direct control over every stage of our product life cycle. However, we strive to implement best practices across our value chain, to do the right thing for our business, and our planet. Understanding the origins of materials, we use is paramount to upholding our high quality standards. This means knowing who is making them, where the raw materials come from, and how they were made. In our sourcing process we are focused on 3 areas: 100 % traceability of origin, ethical farming and trapping conditions, and respect for workers, the environment and biodiversity. Traceability plays a key role in assessing the sustainability of the whole leather and shearling chain and spreading good practices such as the ones related to raw materials issues. We strive for excellence in our supply chains while at the same time preserving natural resources, something that is a necessity. We aim to source from farms and tanneries that guarantee the highest standards of animal welfare combined with respect for people and environment. The tanneries and factories that we work with are fully compliant with chemical, environmental and labor regulations. they use proper equipment and waste management procedures to make good quality leathers and shearlings. the workforce is treated with respect and given appropriate work wear and training.
Leather and Shearling
Leather and Shearling are at the core of our brand, and we are committed to sourcing leather and shearling that are produced in an environmentally responsible manner.
From its renewable raw material, through its manufacture, leather and shearling’s versatility and longevity in use, and the fact that it provides so many jobs the manufacture of leather and shearling looks to be good for humanity and our planet.
Leather and Shearling last a long time and this is recognized as of vital importance in sustainability as it avoids wasteful short-term use of resources
Unlike synthetics which peel and crumble, leather and shearling items can mostly be repaired, which is another huge benefit in avoiding using up resources.
Leather and Shearlings that we use for our garments are considered to be a by-product of the Spanish/European meat trade which operate within the highest regulations for animal welfare.
Since farmers are only interested in selling meat, these skins would be considered waste, but fashion industry cannot let these beautiful natural materials to be wasted. Therefore tanneries buy all these skins from farmers, transport them to Barcelona region, where raw skins are turned into a beautiful soft material, assorted, washed, colored with fashionable colors, groomed, brushed, ironed and becoming a new product for garments to be made of.
Our tanneries are family owned and operate for generations. The business passed from a father to the son, from the son to a grandson. Everyone contributes into this work with new vision and new technology. As a generation family business, they take a sustainable view on everything they do.
Spanish tanneries that we work with use natural gas for tanning to decrease water consumption by 80 % during their skin procession. They use only certified chemically safe dyes approved by European standards, that are not harmful for human’s health and environment.
They give back by employing many locals and people from remote areas and help them to provide for their families. Some of them even launched a Scholarship program to help young talented people to get a proper education and to make a difference in the World.
We only work with tanneries and factories that are compliant with Leather Working Group (LWG) and HIGG index requirements.
The LWG develops and maintains a protocol to assess environmental compliance and performance capabilities of leather manufacturers, and sustainable and appropriate environmental business practices within the leather industry
The LWG manages an audit protocol for tanneries, traders and chemical suppliers that requires information on water, effluent and waste management, safety, and chemical management, and other categories.
The majority of the tanneries that we work with have Silver and Gold ratings which means they are more environmentally friendly at all the aforementioned points.
And we continue working on our 2025 goal to achieve 95% transparency and mapping of our raw materials supply chains by 2025.
We strive to ensure full traceability for animal products, compliance with the most advanced animal welfare standards for 100 % of raw materials, and a reduction of the environmental impact reduction of the environmental impact of the processing of all animal-based materials.
Real fur
Our fur products contain only farm-raised real fur from a country that governs sustainability
Real fur is naturally resilient and can last for decades. Garments can be redesigned and restyled to stay up to date with trends through time. Not only does it provide durability, real fur is also biodegradable and does not sit to rot in a landfill at the end of its life. Synthetic garments that come from petroleum, however, do not biodegrade and tend not to last nearly as long as genuine fur.
Unlike plastic-based artificial fur, real fur is a natural, warm, and versatile material with a low ecological burden. Many vegan friendly fashion products produce thousands of synthetic fibers that have been found to harm ocean creatures. A shocking study in 2016 revealed that polyester fleece jackets release up to two grams of microfibers per wash, causing harm to marine life and circling back to humans. Studies have also shown that up to 700,000 plastic fibers could be released during every washing machine cycle and are not capable of being filtered out effectively.
Fur farming completes the agricultural production cycle to ensure that nothing is wasted. Farmed mink and fox are fed leftovers from the parts of chickens, pigs, and fish that we don’t eat. The manure, bedding, and carcasses are composted to produce organic fertilizer that replenishes the soil and spreads the growth of vegetation.
Sourcing as many sustainable products as possible helps to enrich the environment and protect it for the future.
All products come from a country that regulates sustainability for fur products and are labeled to show the country of origin. Products are obtained through auctions: Saga Furs and Kopenhagen Fur Auction House.
Furs purchased from Saga Furs allow consumers to follow the skin all the way to the completed product with RFID tagging technology and may even be able to scan the tag with their phones in the near future to achieve complete transparency.
Faux fur is plastic, and real fur is being missed as a recyclable material. The plastic in faux fur has a negative impact on the environment with every machine wash due to the tiny fibers that are unable to be filtered out of our water systems. Every single bit of plastic that has ever been made still exists and will continue existing for at least 500 years. Replace the creation of plastic with genuine fur, and you have greatly reduced landfill buildup.
Cheap, mass-produced clothing has a very high ecological cost due to its disposability as opposed to natural, recyclable fur that has a long life and can be repurposed into pillows, throws, or new garments and is biodegradable at the end of its life. No matter the purpose, genuine fur can last for generations and does not sit in landfills due to its ability to break down and give back to the earth; it can even be used as compost in your garden!
We are compliant with the most advanced animal welfare standards for 100 % of raw material
The Saga Certification system, in place since 2005, is a unique farm management system producing the highest level of animal welfare.
The main criteria to qualify for Saga Certification includes advanced animal well-being and health, conditions for rearing animals, farm hygiene, breeding conditions, environmental management, food maintenance, and record keeping. The certification has over 60 criteria and is valid for three years at a time and then requires a re-audit. 100 % of Tasha Tarno’s inventory is mink, and out of that inventory 70% is Saga certified.
Animal welfare
We created and implemented an animal welfare policy across our entire supply chain.
We are committed to principles and practices that require animals in our supply chain to be treated with care and respect
Additionally, we are cognizant of our operating footprint and are working to understand our impact on local biodiversity
We are committed to ethical practices in the capture, keeping, breeding, raising, transport, handling and slaughter of live animals in our leather, shearling and fur supply chain
We believe that capture, keeping, breeding, raising, transport, handling and slaughter of animals must be undertaken with minimal environmental impacts, and in compliance with applicable local animal welfare, social and environmental laws and regulations.
As a means to uphold these principles, we will work with our service providers and raw materials suppliers to achieve these outcomes and encourage them to uphold these principles within their own supply chain
We created and implemented an animal welfare policy across our entire supply chain.
We are committed to principles and practices that require animals in our supply chain to be treated with care and respect
Additionally, we are cognizant of our operating footprint and are working to understand our impact on local biodiversity
We are committed to ethical practices in the capture, keeping, breeding, raising, transport, handling and slaughter of live animals in our leather, shearling and fur supply chain
We believe that capture, keeping, breeding, raising, transport, handling and slaughter of animals must be undertaken with minimal environmental impacts, and in compliance with applicable local animal welfare, social and environmental laws and regulations.
As a means to uphold these principles, we will work with our service providers and raw materials suppliers to achieve these outcomes and encourage them to uphold these principles within their own supply chain
We source from countries that have well-established and enforced legislation covering animal welfare, trade and biodiversity conservation.
Farmed furbearers receive constant access to nutritious food/clean water, protection from predators/extreme weather, and veterinary care.
Strict biosecurity protocols are followed to protect livestock from diseases that may come from outside of the fur farm. If a truck is entering the property to deliver food, for example, the tires must pass through an antiseptic bath for disinfection before entering the farmyard. Any visitors are required to wear sterile jumpsuits and boot covers.
Animals in fur farms are given the freedom to express their natural behaviors and adapt to life well on the farm. For example, wild mink is known to travel long distances in search of food and many do not live as long as those on the farm if they cannot continue to find food. They spend 70-80% of their time in small, underground dens to feel secure once they have found food. On the farm, mink spend a similar amount of time in their nest boxes and use the rest of their time to eat, drink, and play in attached, larger pens. Given the preferred solitude minks in nature tend to have, on the farm they are housed in individual pens after weaning. Mink that are taken care of on fur farms are ensured pampering and a healthy habitat so that their pelts are well preserved and of extremely high quality. Without these regulations, the market would be forced to turn to places with less regulation, such as China, and quality assurance would dwindle.
Supply Chain Stewardship
and Initiatives
Tasha Tarno products are manufactured by independent manufacturers
Though we don’t own the manufacturing process, we are very involved in product development
We meticulously choose our materials, and we pay close attention to product safety and packaging
We constantly working on improving the environmental impact of our supply chain and will continue to evaluate and evolve these programs
We collaborate with our raw material suppliers and manufacturing partners through social audits, unannounced visits, and trainings to ensure that the locations where our materials and products are produced follow rigorous labor standards.
While all of our products are manufactured by independent manufacturers, we nevertheless maintain certain control over the supply chain process from design through manufacture, including raw materials selection.
We only partner with suppliers who exhibit high quality, technical expertise competitive costs, on-time delivery, and safe workplace conditions.
