Sustainability & Responsibility
As stunning as eco-friendly
At our activewear brand, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. We’re dedicated to protecting our planet with eco-friendly materials and thoughtful production processes.
For us, sustainability isn’t something you finish—it’s an ongoing journey to always do better. Together, we’re creating stylish, comfortable gear that not only supports your movement but also cares for the Earth.
Let’s move forward, making a difference one step at a time!
The Hidden Cost of Fashion
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It’s no secret that the apparel industry has a sustainability problem.
We all know about the big apparel conglomerates that stockpile thousands of new items every week, adding to the growing problem of overproduction. To paint the picture, a shocking 21% of produced textiles are estimated to remain unsold.
Needless to say, the end-of-life journey for the leftover stock is most often unknown.
The product is made especially for you
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While Zest Legs is part of the fashion world, we stand apart from the fast fashion model.
At Zest Legs, each product is made on-demand, which means once you place the order, we start creating it for you.
Which is why it will take time for us to create and send out the product, but making us to avoid overproduction.
By creating each item only when it's ordered and producing ONLY WHAT WE NEED, it helps reduce waste and minimize environmental impact. This approach ensures that every product is crafted with care and purpose, giving you high-quality items while helping to protect our planet.
We hope you will always accompany the brand for a more sustainable future.
Sustainable Journey 🌱
From Printing Tech to Eco-friendly Materials, Product Packaging, and Fair Trade Factories.
Printing Tech
Our clothing designs are fulfilled using various techniques. Many of our products are printed using the direct-to-garment (DTG) technique, where ink is first sprayed directly onto the garment and then absorbed into the fabric. It’s like printing on paper but on clothing.
We use Kornit printers that generate almost zero wastewater and use less energy than standard industry printers, which lowers our carbon footprint.
The inks we use for printing are Oeko-Tex™ certified, vegan, water-based, and free of harmful chemicals. Zest Legs takes sustainability seriously. That’s why we take care to properly dispose of any leftover ink according to the ink supplier guidelines.
Eco-friendly Materials
There are many reasons why a product or material could be considered sustainable.
Currently, at Zest Legs, our eco-friendly product collection consists of items made of at least 70% organic or recycled materials or a mix of these materials.
As proof of the organic composition of the apparel products, we only accept GOTS or OCS certificates. For recycled composition, we accept either GRS or RCS certificates.
Fair-trade Factories
Our products are proudly manufactured in ethical, fair-trade-certified factories—Latvia or Spain for Europe, and North Carolina or Mexico for the US and Canada.
We ensure compliance with labor laws, modern slavery standards, and ethical practices, requiring all suppliers to sign an Anti-Slavery Certificate.
This commitment guarantees high-quality products made with integrity and respect for human rights.
Product packaging
At Zest Legs, all apparel products are packed in post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic mailers.
The amount of PCR in the packaging will differ depending on where your order gets printed, but it’s a minimum of 70% for both the outside (white or grey) poly mailer bags and the inside (clear) bags used in multi-item shipments.
PCR packaging is made from everyday items like used plastic bags and bottles. This material protects your items just as well as regular plastic bags. However, choosing PCR over first-use plastic reduces the environmental impact plastic has on our planet.
