ethical
There are frequent reports in the media about basic labour right violations in the garment and textiles industry. Child labour is common in some countries and textile workers are often treated with contempt and paid a pitiful amount for long hours. That £2 tee-shirt is cheap for a reason. The Clean Clothes Campaign website highlights these issues and what can be done to improve the worker conditions in the industry.
We don't like the idea of people suffering just so we can buy cheap clothes. So our range is sourced from companies who care about the people who make their garments. There is no child labour and no exploitation, instead workers enjoy reasonable working conditions and pay, and labour policies that enhance rather than degrade their lives.
Some items are manufactured in large factories with good working conditions and a fair employment policy, whereas other garments and accessories are made on fair trade projects or by small-scale manufacturers here in the UK. We are hoping to create our own Eco Eco brand of clothing and home accessories in the near future and we are actively searching for local manufacturers to produce the items so that we can be even more closely involved in the process. Even though most fibres and textiles have to come from overseas we can manufacture nearer to home, perhaps in our own workshop. We are also currently arranging for local Peak District fleeces to be processed and spun here in the UK and hopefully some of the yarn produced will be knitted into garments and home accessories.
We are members of Ethical Junction which brings together businesses and consumers who share a commitment to ethical values.
Browse our range of beautiful gifts and accessories for the home and garden, along with luxury bodycare made with high quality organic and fair trade ingredients.
