From the moment Solios was created, we vowed to never compromise between innovation, elegance and sustainability. Our goal was simple: to prove that it is possible to create a sustainable accessory with an impeccable design. This aim hasn’t changed since the beginning.
Greenwashing?
Not under Solios’ watch.
Slow fashion
Designing with purpose
When it comes to sustainability, we have one golden rule: to minimize manufacturing environmental footprint, to maximize long-term usage and to create a circular economy where waste can become a new treasure. Whilst we are still far from perfection, this motto is - and will forever be - behind each of our processes and quests for improvements.
Solar technology
Saying goodbye to battery replacement
Solios was created around a key technology: solar movement. This innovative and clean source of power could on its own avoid the unnecessary maintenance of a watch, all whilst preventing premature battery - or timepiece - replacement. And did you know? If all battery-powered watches were instead using solar technology, we could prevent the production of more than 1 billion watch batteries every year.
A sustainable watch needs sustainable materials.
Certified recycled stainless steel
Mother Nature has gifted us with a material that is infinitely recyclable: stainless steel. We honour it in the best way possible, by only employing its recycled version in our watches.
Eco vegan leather
We have pushed the boundaries of what’s possible and now offer a truly eco-friendly vegan leather. This silicone-based alternative is incredibly durable and doesn’t contain harmful components such as PU, PVC and toxic by-products.
Always being thoughtful,
in every part of the process.
Our mission
Giving back shouldn’t be a marketing stunt.
At Solios, we don’t do things because it looks good. We do them because they actually do some good. After hours of research to find the most transparent, humble, financially efficient and effective partners, we found The Rainforest Trust, a foundation which restores the lungs of our planet. Every watch sold and every dollar donated therefore contribute to a better tomorrow.
Our pledge
Net zero from internal & external emissions, by 2025.
Let us be bold for a moment: we don’t want to be carbon neutral. The reason why? Because it’s simply not good enough. Carbon neutrality is a misunderstood concept where a firm, no matter how polluting and damaging it is on the environment, could simply measure its internal emissions, omitting the biggest part, therefore providing only a small financial compensation. Whilst it looks good on paper, the company still pollutes massively on a daily basis. Think of oil companies - they could in theory be carbon neutral…
This is why our pledge is to become net zero from both internal AND external emissions, by 2025.
Being creative also means creating a
circular economy, in the watch industry
Participate in our recycling program and receive your discount.
1. Find your old watches
1. Find your old watches
Look through your drawers or even ask your friends, we’re sure you’ll find some old timepieces around.
2. Fill the form
2. Fill the form
After submitting our form, you will receive an email with shipping instructions.
3. Send us your watches
3. Send us your watches
An email will explain postage instruction based on your region.
4. Get your 50$ voucher
4. Get your 50$ voucher
Once we receive your old watches, we'll send you a unique code to get a 50$ discount on a Solios watch.
Read more about our sustainable practices
The Solar Times
Sustainability is in the details.
Recycling at our office
Recycling at our office
It sounds simple and obvious. But how many businesses have you visited where there was no recycling? How many times have you walked down the street several KM without ever seeing a green bin? For us it is completely absurd. We have posted signs all over the office mentioning what are the good recycling practices! We ourselves are part of the people we want to educate to have better life habits, and we take recycling very seriously.
No single use plastic
No single use plastic
You should have seen the first order of watches we received. Each watch was packaged in several layers of single-use plastic that was then protected by styrofoam. An experience to make you feel sick. The first action we took following the launch of Solios was to eliminate 100% of the single-use plastic from our entire production line. We purchased our own reusable protectors and boxes. Today, our suppliers have spread these practices to other clients to reduce waste.
B-Corp
B-Corp
Simple? Unfortunately not and it's far from being the norm yet. We are the first and only B Corp watch company to date. We believe in a new form of capitalism where we must consider at the same level the profits just as mush as the impact on our society, our community, our employees, and especially, our planet. Solios has even changed its legal form of business to become a B Corporation rather than a standard corporation. The company's mission is therefore deeply rooted, right down to its legal function.
Offset shipping
Offset shipping
We work to facilitate your peace of mind. For every Solios shipped, we offset the environmental impact by planting trees. So you can have peace of mind and enjoy fast, personalized service right in the comfort of your living room.
Giving back
Giving Back
Solios' mission was defined long before its product. Our goal was simple; to create a product that would influence its wearers to take care of our planet, and to do it with style. Giving back to the planet is in the nature of Solios. For every Solios purchase, we protect a minimum of 1 acre of rainforest. Why the rainforest? Because to have an impact on climate change, it is much better to protect our current forests from deforestation than to plant trees. Tropical forests are also the largest havens of biodiversity and they absorb more sunlight than anywhere else on earth, just like a Solios!
Offset employees
Everyone has a footprint
Solios has participated in the Climate+ program, where enough trees were planted to offset every employee's yearly carbon emissions. We're now planning next year's contribution to follow our growth.
Recycling program
Recycling program
Ask around; who has dead watches sitting in their drawer? The vast majority of people around you will raise their hands. The sad reality is that most of these watches will not be recycled, even though the vast majority of the parts that make up the watches are recyclable. Although a Solios has a lifespan at least 10x longer than its counterparts, it will sooner or later have an end of life and don’t want a Solios to end its days in a landfill or in the ocean. So we started a watch recycling program to take part in the circular economy and we've opened our program to all watches, regardless of brand. We even pay for your shipping costs to send us your old watches!
Education
Education
There is a large majority of people who do not know the existence of the solar powered watches so imagine how much we do not know about our environment and our planet? We are part of those who are continuously learning about this subject and we make it our mission to share what we discover. Don't worry, for us it's a real passion!
Innovation
Innovation
Education is one thing but what about innovation? As exciting as the trip to the moon was to watch, imagine the joy that would come from eradicating the raise in temperature? Every day we put our hearts and souls into discovering how we can help stop climate change without sacrificing what we love most. The only way to do that is through innovation. Let us bring you something never before seen before. Let us offer you the most eco-friendly and stylish watch on the market.
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