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At Otrium, we’ve been steadily building a smarter, more sustainable way to connect premium fashion brand's unsold inventory with people who’ll love it. Our mission—to ensure every piece of clothing is worn—has guided us from day one, alongside our vision to become Europe’s leading off-price destination. The launch of our fully automated warehouse in Almelo marks a major next step on that journey, strengthening the logistics backbone that powers our growing platform.

Otrium, the B Corp-certified off-price fashion marketplace working to ensure all clothing is worn, has received official validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals. This milestone strengthens Otrium’s commitment to aligning with global climate science and advancing the decarbonisation of fashion. With its newly approved targets, Otrium Holding B.V. commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 33.6% by 2028 from a 2023 base year. Otrium Holding B.V. also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, business travel, employee commuting 33.6% within the same timeframe. 

Otrium is committed to the mission that all clothing produced should be worn. While no item or fashion brand can be perfectly 'ethical,' there are many areas where brands can make significant improvements. We want to support fashion companies striving for more responsible fashion and empower consumers to understand what this journey entails.

Otrium continually works towards the  mission that all clothing  produced should be worn. There is no such thing as a perfect, “ethical” item or fashion brand: it’s not a black-and-white topic. There are, however, a lot of improvements brands can work on. We want to support fashion companies that strive to do better and empower you to understand what this journey entails. 

As we all know, visuals are everything when it comes to fashion. We can see that consumers are more likely to choose clothing with clear images. At Otrium, we understand the important role that visuals play in presenting clothing at its best, so

Returns are a significant challenge in the current e-commerce landscape. Apart from the negative financial impact, not all items can be put back into

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Otrium continually works towards the  mission that all clothing should be worn. We do this by helping to eliminate unsold inventory and using  technology and data to change the way clothing is created and sold.