Nature Planet ApS

Preserving the environment and nature has always been deeply rooted in our DNA and throughout the years we have supported many good causes and increasingly focused on reducing the environmental impact of the materials in our products – it's at the core of what Nature Planet are and what we do! Sustainability is becoming more and more complex and legislated. We believe sustainability and ESG should be tangible and driven by concrete data and actions. Our focus from 2022 has therefore been to establish our European ESG baseline and create transparency within selected areas. Although we reuse, reduce and recycle whenever we can, it is clear, that there is much more we can do. As the industry leader we take it upon us to set the bar high and lead by example.

From day one, we wanted to do things differently - we want to make a difference! In 2022 we managed to replace 67,2 ton of plastic pellets with recycled polyester stuffing in our plush toys, equivalent to a reduction of 210 ton CO2 emission. We support the Sustainable Development Goals, and are passionate about making a difference – for children in the 3rd world countries; the red pandas and for our Fair trade & Community suppliers, and we will continue to support these and more in the years to come.

Usage of materials with less environmental impact is an area where we can make a difference and we will use 2024 to create further transparency on these and define strategic initiatives and we will continue to source new bio/eco-friendly alternatives to regular plastic.

Whilst all Nature Planet Plush are made from 100% Recycled Stuffing, our collection of Re-PETs are made 100% from recycled plastic bottles and are the cutest, most realistic looking Re-PET ranges on the market. Each beautiful toy is finished with a Recycled Hangtag printed with soy ink and attached with an un-dyed cotton string. RPET comes from plastic used for packaging of water & soda bottles. The plastic is collected, sorted, cleaned and shredded into pellets, then melted and spun into threads. The threads are then knitted or woven into fabric to make your favourite plush toy. Recycling plastics obviously helps decrease the amount of plastic waste that enters landfills or even worse ends up in the nature. Plastics in landfills takes thousands of years to break down, and can leak toxic chemicals into the Earth and our animals. By recycling we also use less of the earth’s resources. Creating a plastic water bottle from 100% recycled content uses 75% less energy than its virgin counterpart. Although some energy and water is still needed to process these plastics into new forms, the amount is significantly less than creating first-time plastics.

Our Organic ranges of Organic Cotton Throws; Plush, T-Shirts; Totebags; Gymbags; Pouches & Purses all use cotton which is a renewable source, but for these lines we have taken it one step further and used organic grown cotton. Organic cotton is grown under strict guidelines to ensure that it has the lowest possible impact upon the environment. Organic Certification is all about how the raw materials for the fabric are grown and developed. No GMO seeds are used and no petroleum based fertilisers, pesticides and synthetic products to prevent weeds.

Our Recycled Notebooks, Jigsaws & Memory Games are all made of recycled paper. Recycling waste paper into new paper products conserves natural resources, saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

We set a standard for our suppliers and only work with suppliers who share our values regarding social responsibility, and who prioritise fair and safe working conditions. We require our suppliers to hold a social audit certificate which confirms a company’s endeavours, procedures, and code of conduct regarding social responsibility and the company's impact on society. We published our first ESG Report in 2022.

Nature Planet has been OEKO-TEX certified since 2017 and have an exclusive collection of OEKO-TEX baby products. These plush are 100% made of OEKO-TEX certified materials. All our wooden toy products are all FSC certified.