DAWN Denim
Home Country: Germany
“Vegan denim, engineered with clean tech and crafted for impact”
DAWN Denim is a Berlin-based brand on a mission to make denim more ethical, inclusive, and sustainable. Founded in 2015, the brand produces its jeans and jackets in its own factory in Saigon, ensuring full control over fair labor conditions. DAWN holds Leader status with the Fair Wear Foundation, reflecting its top-tier commitment to safe working environments and fair wages. Proudly PETA-Approved Vegan, the brand has eliminated all animal-derived materials from its collections. DAWN also embraces advanced eco-technologies—like laser, E-Flow, and ozone finishing systems—to drastically reduce water and chemical use in production. This is denim that not only looks good but does good—down to every stitch.
DAWN Denim
Home Country: Germany
“Vegan denim, engineered with clean tech and crafted for impact”
DAWN Denim is a Berlin-based brand on a mission to make denim more ethical, inclusive, and sustainable. Founded in 2015, the brand produces its jeans and jackets in its own factory in Saigon, ensuring full control over fair labor conditions. DAWN holds Leader status with the Fair Wear Foundation, reflecting its top-tier commitment to safe working environments and fair wages. Proudly PETA-Approved Vegan, the brand has eliminated all animal-derived materials from its collections. DAWN also embraces advanced eco-technologies—like laser, E-Flow, and ozone finishing systems—to drastically reduce water and chemical use in production. This is denim that not only looks good but does good—down to every stitch.
Transparency
- DAWN Denim owns their factory in Ho Chi Mihn, Vietnam, where production takes place.
- DAWN Denim has publicly available the most recent audit of their factory by Fair Wear foundation.
- To enhance transparency, their products come with a QR code provided by Retraced, where consumers can access data on supply chain, certifications, etc.
- To improve their transparency score, DAWN Denim can share more information about the rest of their supply chain.
Fair Labor
- DAWN Denim has publicly available a Code of Conduct that is based on ILO standards.
- DAWN Denim’s factory is assessed annually by Fair Wear Foundation.
- DAWN Denim provides makers with wages that are on average 42% above the BSCI Living Wage.
- DAWN Denim can improve their Fair Labor score by investing in community well-being programs in Vietnam.
Sustainably Made
- DAWN Denim’s factory is powered by solar power.
- The brand uses E-FLOW technology that results in reduction of water consumption and chemical use by 90%.
- DAWN Denim has an upcycling program called “Art on Broken Pieces” that repairs jeans damaged in production.
- DAWN Denim uses sustainable fabrics, such as organic cotton, hemp and Tencel.
- Their jeans are PETA-approved vegan.
- DAWN Denim can improve their score by disclosing more information on CO2 emissions and water usage, such as the footprints.
