then it s tied at the same company producing in poland guarantees and here in studio you environmental standards and the distance to sirens factory is minimal. retracing my shirts path now takes me to greece that s where the cotton comes from . greece produces 80 percent of the copy grown in the european union but that accounts for less than one percent of global production most of the cotton used in europe. it s imported from far away. the company but the source does things differently the family owned gun producer uses cotton from local farms but that isn t cheap. much should cost about $20.00 europe s that s a lot more expensive than a comparable t. shirt from fast fashion industry. credit quality has its price and if we re not prepared to pay for it as european citizens then someone in asia pays