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Every recorded entry, with its finding
| # | Style | Stated composition | Class |
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| 001 | Essential Scoop Tee | pima | Plant |
| 002 | OK WOMENS CORD WEEKEND SHIRT | cotton, alpaca | Blend |
| 003 | AMSHA LARGE PLANTER BASKET | cotton, alpaca | Blend |
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Recorded findings for Indigenous
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- Essential Scoop Tee · pima
- OK WOMENS CORD WEEKEND SHIRT · cotton, alpaca
- AMSHA LARGE PLANTER BASKET · cotton, alpaca
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About Indigenous
Owner · Scott Leonard is the owner of Indigenous.
Indigenous (Indigenous Designs) is a pioneer organic and fair-trade brand (since 1994) and an original founding B Corp (certification since lapsed) whose Fair Trace Tool lets shoppers scan a QR code to meet the specific Peruvian artisan who made the garment and see the location, techniques and social impact. Indigenous sources organic extra-long-staple Pima cotton from small family farms in Northern and Southern Peru (Chincha and Lambayeque valleys), plus organic alpaca and highland wool, and works with 1,500+ artisan knitters through named women-led cooperatives such as Sama Knits and Kero Designs on a WFTO-based fair-trade model. Its main gap is the absence of a single consolidated supplier list and unnamed spinning and dye facilities, but per-garment farm-to-artisan traceability makes Indigenous one of the most transparent brands in this set.
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Recorded features & ownership
Indigenous handcrafts its clothing using 100% natural and organic fabrics, and the brand names three fibres in particular: organic Peruvian cotton with extra long, cloud-soft and durable fibres, free-range alpaca raised by small-scale ranchers, and eco-friendly Tencel made from wood pulp in…
Organic Extra-Long-Staple Pima cotton
Sama Knits; Kero Designs (partner cooperatives, not owned factories)
All of the dyes Indigenous uses are free of harmful chemicals, low impact, free of heavy metals and Azo-dioxazine compound free, making them safe for the wearer and the earth. For fully dye-free clothing, Indigenous offers its PURE collection, which takes its…
What the sources support
We are proud to be a founding B Corp... (present-tense on homepage; directory 403 not fetchable) · Checked 2026-08-08
Indigenous is not GOTS certified as a company, but uses organic cotton processed to GOTS standards.
Indigenous is not OEKO-TEX certified as a company, but uses dyes approved to the OEKO-TEX 100 standard.
Indigenous clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.
Indigenous clothing brand is not a vegan clothing brand.
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How Indigenous compares across published ratings
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| Directory | Published result | What it measures or reports | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good On You ↗ | Good · 4/5 | Planet: Good · People: Good · Animals: Good | 1 Mar 2023Captured 24 Aug 2026 |
| The Throne Scan | Recorded result | 38 eligible styles checked for stated fibre composition; 39.5% plant among recorded textile styles | 5 Sep 2026 |
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