Established in 2006, Papillon Bleu is dedicated to bringing change in the fashion industry, pioneering regenerative agriculture in textiles to provide climate-positive fabrics and ethical garment manufacture.
Regenerative Rainfed Collection
Fully traceable we work directly with vulnerable small scale tribal farmers in partnership with Raddis cotton and GVK Society. From seed to fibre we eliminate chemicals in the cultivation of cotton and throughout our textile processes. This collection is fully transparent with a QR Code system showing every detail of Cotton Production before it comes into our fabrics.
FULLY
TRACEABLE
ORGANIC
CLOTH
CARBON FOOTPRINT
Regenerating land through natural farming to restore soil health and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
WATER FOOTPRINT
Reducing water footprint through rain- fed irrigation. Preventing chemicals from entering water cycle by removing from agricultural and textile processes.
CLEAN TEXTILES
From non GMO seed to natural fibre. Chemical free cotton fabric grown regeneratively free of herbicides and pesticides.
SOCIAL IMPACT
Increasing Farmer Incomes With A Focus On Tribal Women Farmers supporting better livelihoods.
TRACEABLE
Fully traceable with complete transparency from seed to sewn garment, establishing a direct relationship with your organic cotton supply.
Our Mission
Rethinking supply chains and turning them into value chains redefining the entire future of fabrics with regenerative agriculture in textiles. Protecting land, increasing biodiversity, empowering farmers and promoting traceability.
PIONEERING REGENERATIVE
AGRICULTURE IN TEXTILES
Rainfed Irrigation
We use rainfed only irrigation planting non GMO seeds in monsoon season to reduce water footprint
Natural Farming
We convert land through natural farming removing chemicals from all processes to increase biodiversity
Farmer Empowerment
Working directly with female tribal farmers, with a clear focus on increasing family revenue, health and wellbeing
Organic Cotton Collection
Grown without the presence of fertilizers or chemical pesticides, we work with naturally coloured cotton. Colours are available dyed to order with GOTS low impact dyes or printed with GOTS inks/waterless printing options.
Testimonial
“We continue to showcase Papillon Bleu at The Future Fabrics Expo, as they embody a visionary systems approach in enabling the fashion industry to source climate-positive textiles and ethically produced products. Their impressive work with regenerative farmers in India exemplifies best practice cotton production, while their ‘EcoSYSThemp initiative to seed a U.K based Bio-regional value chain is contributing to a growing movement in re-shoring the industry."