Nau (company)
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Nau is an urban
& outdoor apparel clothing company, founded 2005 and based in Portland, Oregon
, United States
with strong social and environmental missions.
The company's "green" mission includes the use of textiles developed from high quality sustainable technical fibers and fabrics in line with the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). Nau also makes use of ethical wool within its products. Furthermore all employees of Nau are provided free public transport and carbon offsetting tokens purchased for corporate travel and product to customer deliveries.
Nau's core "social" mission involves a donation of 2% from each sale, on occasion 10% to selected community partners (chosen by the customer upon purchase) e.g. Mercy Corps
, Nau utilises these funds to work with partners toward a lasting change.
On May 2, 2008, Nau announced that it was ceasing operations, primarily due to an inability to raise further capital. It has now been purchased by Horny Toad, Inc. and reopened for trade in October 2008 both online and through a number of dealer locations around the U.S. and Western Europe
Urban
Urban means "related to cities." It may refer to:*Urban, California, former town in El Dorado County*Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas*Urban , given name and surname*Urban , Danish free daily newspaper...
& outdoor apparel clothing company, founded 2005 and based in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, United States
United States
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with strong social and environmental missions.
The company's "green" mission includes the use of textiles developed from high quality sustainable technical fibers and fabrics in line with the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). Nau also makes use of ethical wool within its products. Furthermore all employees of Nau are provided free public transport and carbon offsetting tokens purchased for corporate travel and product to customer deliveries.
Nau's core "social" mission involves a donation of 2% from each sale, on occasion 10% to selected community partners (chosen by the customer upon purchase) e.g. Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a global aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict. People working for it move as quickly as possible from bringing in food and supplies to enabling people to rebuild their economy with...
, Nau utilises these funds to work with partners toward a lasting change.
On May 2, 2008, Nau announced that it was ceasing operations, primarily due to an inability to raise further capital. It has now been purchased by Horny Toad, Inc. and reopened for trade in October 2008 both online and through a number of dealer locations around the U.S. and Western Europe
External links
- "And Nau for Something Completely Different," Andrew Tilin, Outside Magazine, Feb. 2007
- Nau Official Web Site