"We are trying to take a comprehensive approach to socially conscious clothing. We have reduced our carbon footprint in half by moving our garment factory here from Bangladesh, use recycled paper hangers and compostable shopping bags and even better is the local living wage job creation we have created. As we grow, we really want to try to increase the amount of sustainable textiles we use to make the most sustainable product on the market" - Sarah Van Aken
SA VA is a division of S.V.A. Holdings Corporation, a vertically integrated private label apparel business located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company is comprised of four private apparel brands; Van Aken custom shirts, Van Aken Signature custom hospitality uniforms, VA Private Label garment manufacturing services and SA VA women's ready-to-wear. Each of the companies brands integrates, high design aesthetic & quality construction with socially consciousness business practices and community building through; local job creation, sustainable & recycled raw materials, community partnerships and garments produced in our Philadelphia Garment Center.
S.V.A. Holdings Corporation is committed to being the most socially sustainable apparel company in the United States. We achieve this through our comprehensive approach to social consciousness beginning with local living wage job creation, local garment manufacturing, use of recycled and recyclable materials, fair-trade textiles, strategic community partnerships, customer involvement in the design process, business policy transparency and expanding through an increased use of sustainable and organic raw materials.
We became a B Corporation for two reasons. The first, to further solidify our commitment to social sustainability. The second reason is to provide our customers and business partners with a sense of security in knowing how we do business and validate the authenticity of our business principals.
