Undyed canvas gives the Hilo tote its character. The fabric is 100 percent recycled and left in its raw form, skipping the dyeing and bleaching stages entirely, which is both a lower-impact choice and the reason for the natural, slightly irregular look of the finished bag.

Practically, this is a tote built for real loads. A zipper closes the main compartment properly, so contents stay in place on a crowded train, and there are two carrying options: top handles for short trips and shoulder straps when hands are needed elsewhere. Two open exterior pockets at either end take a phone, a transit card or a water bottle. At 37 by 45 by 15 centimetres it swallows a laptop, a gym kit or a supermarket run. AWARE tracer technology is embedded in the fabric to verify the recycled content, and 2 percent of proceeds from each Impact product sold goes to Water dot org. Black, blue, white and green are available.

A zip tote suits audiences who commute and carry: office teams, university and campus partnerships, retail loyalty gifts, summer event bags, and conference packs where delegates need something better than a flimsy giveaway. It also works as a sustainability-report gift, since the certification story is easy to explain.

MerchRepublic prints or embroiders your logo on the raw canvas, where dark thread and ink show up strongly, and we manage bulk production with delivery across the EU.