Earth Day 2022 | Invest In Our Planet

P.E Nation x Earth Day | Invest In Our Planet

When P.E Nation was founded in 2016, since our Day One a kinder, more sustainable approach to activewear has sat right at the centre of our core values. We set out to create premium quality performancewear, built from sustainable fabrics as much as possible. The premise of active street-wear for an urban life, lived at fast-pace, has always held - and always will - the best interests of both people and planet at heart.

We don't always call it out. But every day, our product development team seek and strive to find the world's best recycled and regenerated yarns and fabrics. We’ve sourced premium sustainable active fabrications from around the globe, with the majority of our leggings, crops, tanks and active shorts featuring up to 78% recycled polyester - repurposed from post-consumer plastic bottles - or ECONYL, a world-class regenerated nylon engineered from pre-consumer product and fishing nets. ECONYL reduces the global warming impact of nylon by up to 90% compared with nylon made from oil.

And when we set out to create our Baseline Collection, a prerequisite for the capsule was to be a planet-friendly portfolio of everyday active and leisure basics. And we've made it work. Every single active Baseline item - leggings, shorts and crop tops - all feature 70% or more recycled material, including post-consumer recycled plastic bottles, and discarded fishing nets that have been retrieved from our oceans. All reimagined into premium-quality performancewear with supreme technical qualities, dry-wicking capabilities, comfortable compression and squatproof finishes for comfort and support on the move - all built to last.

Better for People, Better for Planet

A capsule that incorporates key separates in monochrome colour blocks including Black, Optic White and Grey Marl, the Baseline Collection carries luxury leisurewear as well as active options. From tanks and tees to our signature Heads Up Sweat, hoodies and trackpants, all leisure garments in the Baseline Collection are cut using 100% organic cotton.

Across our tees, Baseline collection and entire ranges, we also choose to use natural yarns and materials including 100% Organic Cotton, Hemp and Linen. With an ultra-soft feel and high-quality finish, they're also kinder to the planet. Organic cotton requires 90% less water compared to regular cotton, produces fewer greenhouse emissions and is grown without pesticides and other synthetic chemicals.

Baseline also includes 100% recycled outerwear (in the main), and 100% recycled logo patches, trims and drawcords featured across the collection.

P.E Nation x i=Change

P.E Nation is a proud partner of i=Change, meaning our team and customers get to give back every single day. With i=Change at our checkout, $1 from every order made at pe-nation.com goes directly to one of three social and environmental not-for-profits: Thread Together, Restore the Reef, and Seabin Project.

"We're committed to supporting 3 life-changing projects. Customers can choose where our donation goes with every sale to nurture community, and protect mother earth.

We can only thrive if we take this stand, to protect our land now and for generations to come."

- Pip Edwards & Claire Tregoning, P.E Nation Co-Founders

Earth Day and its "Invest In Our Planet" theme provides a much-needed opportunity to zero in on the large and small actions and choices we can make as individuals, to improve present conditions and future prospects for the greater collective. Every little better choice we all make can and will and does lead to great things. Thank you for being on this journey with us every single day. Together, we are making big change.

P.E NATION x AIRROBE

In honour of #EarthDay today, we at P.E Nation along with AirRobe are pledging to divert 1 million pieces of fashion from landfill.

Together we can make small action, that creates steps to big change. AirRobe: the easiest way to start re-selling your clothing. With AirRobe, you can wear now and re-sell later, with one click.

Play your part in keeping fashion out of landfill. Our planet will thank you.

Every time you buy a pre-loved item, you save:

GET STARTED WITH AIRROBE

SHOP BASELINE COLLECTION

With thanks to Estée Lauder and Fluidform Pilates.

Photography: Alice Mahran