Peruvian Pima cotton.

mey has already quadrupled the proportion of organic cotton in its products since 2018.

The organic cotton we use is GOTS-certified and is grown and harvested according to strict ecological and social standards. This cotton is spun into fine GOTS yarns in certified spinning mills in Germany, Bosnia and Turkey.

When sourcing organic cotton, we as a company face major challenges in terms of the quality to be acquired. Due to the particular fineness of our fabrics and our high-precision knitting machines, the organic cotton must be free from foreign fibres and other impurities and have a certain minimum staple length. This is because foreign fibres can lead to a serious loss of quality in the yarn and therefore also in the finished fabric.

We have been able to quadruple our proportion of organic cotton since 2018 and we would also like to expand our series made from organic cotton in the future within the scope of global availability.

Around 60 % of the fibres we use are high-quality cotton fibres. 

Sustainable doesn't always have to mean organic: Our two most important suppliers, with whom we have been working for decades, have the latest technological and social standards. For mey, sustainable cotton means a mix of certificates (such as OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, BCI, OEKO-TEX® STeP) and long-term partnerships with our suppliers.

Our cotton suppliers already have at least one of the certificates described for the products they supply. In addition, factors such as high-precision knitting machines play an important role, as the organic cotton must be free of foreign fibres and other impurities and have a certain minimum staple length. This is because foreign fibres can lead to a serious loss of quality in the yarn and therefore also in the finished fabric. We have been able to quadruple our proportion of organic cotton since 2018 and would also like to expand our series made from organic cotton in the future within the scope of global availability. Regionality in spinning in Europe (and thus also short transport routes), drip irrigation on family-run cotton farms in Greece and long-term partnerships play a major role and are among our main focuses.

We source our high-quality Peru Pima cotton yarn from a supplier in Peru with whom we have been working for over 40 years. On site visits, we were able to gain an impression of cotton cultivation, the working conditions and compliance with ecological standards. 

Organic cotton accounts for less than 2% of global cotton production. The bulk of organic cotton available is of poor quality and therefore unsuitable for our fine bodywear. We exclusively use the best organic cotton available, which is significantly more expensive than conventional organic cotton.

The organic cotton we use comes from India, Israel and Turkey and is spun into our GOTS certified yarn in Turkey and Germany. Moreover, our organic cotton is particularly fine, long staple and hardly contains any extraneous fibres. Extraneous fibres can seriously lower the quality of yarn and the finished fabric as a result, which is why observing this factor is of particular importance to us.