Isle of Wight-based print-on-demand platform Teemill has revealed it helped charity partners raise more than £1million over the past 12 months through the sale of sustainable, made-to-order merchandise.
Hundreds of charities use the Teemill platform to run online stores that generate vital funds with every sale, including Greenpeace UK, the RSPCA, and the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).
Recent high-profile campaigns have included CALM’s Lifelines collaboration with music artists such as Fontaines D.C. and Inhaler, and Greenpeace UK’s exclusive t-shirt with Jacob Collier and AURORA, raising money to protect the Arctic.
Robbie Massey, Account Director at Teemill, has said:
“To know that over £1 million has been raised for our top charity partners this year is something I’m personally proud of, not only for the difference this money will make, but for the way it was achieved.
“Every pound was generated through leading sustainable tech and circular products that respect the planet as much as they support each cause.”
Teemill was founded on the Isle of Wight in 2014 by brothers Mart and Rob Drake-Knight as a solution to fashion industry waste. Its print-on-demand technology allows charities, creators and brands to launch online stores without upfront costs. Teemill also provides design and marketing support.
All clothing is made from organic cotton and printed to order using renewable energy. The company’s Remill programme enables worn-out items to be returned and remade into new products. The scheme also accepts 100% cotton clothing from other brands, excluding denim and underwear, helping tackle wider textile waste.
According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a truckload of clothing is burned or buried every second worldwide. Teemill aims to combat this by keeping materials in circulation and enabling waste-free fashion.
Looking ahead, the company is working on major updates to its platform to make sustainable selling even easier for creators and organisations around the world.
Sustainable clothing eh? My partner ordered a t-shirt via a charity website only the other day. It had to go to Southampton (according to the Royal Mail tracking) first before being shipped back to the island and eventually to our home! Not exactly carbon neutral!
Why don’t Teemill have an online shop and/or local collection point? Perhaps an outlet store where “seconds” can be bought solely by islanders thus giving something back to the community and keeping the clothing “circulating”! Just an idea as I thought it might be nice for Teemill to give something back to the island and put their money where their mouth is.
Maybe you don’t use charity shops but Rapanui/ Teemill use Mountbatten to sell end of line stuff. So they are putting their money where their mouth is.