Sustainability

Zinc and the Environment

Zinc and titanium zinc are non-toxic and are basically an environmentally friendly product. Zinc is a natural part of the earth's crust and part of our environment found in rocks, soil, air, water and the biosphere. Zinc plays an important role in the biological processes of all humans, animals and plants. One of its most important properties is the ability to protect steel against corrosion, no other material can provide such good protection for steel. Zinc can also be recycled indefinitely without loss of properties and quality. The recycling rate of ac steel products that contain zinc is about 80%. Thanks to its durability and recycling rate, it has positioned itself as a good material choice for a sustainable society.

Our Factories

We are extremely proud of both of our certified factories that are based in the south of Sweden. We are constantly aiming to become as environmental friendly as possible and some examples on how are: we only use recyclable packaging, we are minimising the use of plastic, the roof of one of our factories is covered by solar panels, generating energy powering production. Integrated in the same factory is a circular air condensation system so all residual heat is transferred back to the production process. Which allows for the residual heat to be transferred back into the production process. This means great energy efﬁciency that makes the most out of the invested resources. All materials are always 100% vegan.

One Tree Planted

We care deeply about the planet and creating a business that gives back to nature is very important to us. We are proud to share that we partnered up with One Tree Planted that plants a tree in Costa Rica for every order made at melle.co. Trees clean our air and water, create habitats for biodiversity, contribute to our health and wellbeing, and create jobs for social impact. We’re honored to be able to have reforestation as an integral part of our business model. You can read more at https://onetreeplanted.org

Leaping Bunny

Melle believes that beauty and products should be cruelty free. We are proud to be Leaping Bunny approved. A global programme, Leaping Bunny requires cruelty free standards over and above legal requirements. All of our own brand cosmetic and personal care products are approved under the Cruelty Free International Leaping Bunny programme, the internationally recognisable gold standard for cruelty free products. We adhere to a fixed cut-off date policy and proactively monitor our suppliers to ensure that our products continue to adhere to the Leaping Bunny criteria. Our supplier monitoring system is also independently audited. For more information about Cruelty Free International, Leaping Bunny and Leaping Bunny criteria, please visit www.crueltyfreeinternational.org