Frequently Asked Questions About Ethical Practicies
Fair trade is an approach to trade that ensures that workers receive a fair price for what they produce. It also involves a concern for workers’ rights and the conditions in which they are employed.
All the co-operatives we partner with are internationally certified as ‘Fair trade’ by WFTO ”(World Fair Trade Organization)”: http://www.wfto.com. This means they pay their staff a fair and living wage. They provide safe and hygienic working conditions, reasonable working hours (i.e. no forced overtime), training and bonuses.
We ship goods by sea to minimise the impact on the environment. Shipping takes 4-6 weeks. Sometimes, when deadlines are tight, clients choose airfreight.
re-wrap works hard to be as eco-friendly as possible. However, our chief aim is to ensure a steady work stream for our co-operatives. The more products we sell – even if using airfreight – the more disadvantaged artisans we help to earn a decent and sustainable livelihood.
At the heart of re-wrap is a belief that we should recycle as much as we can. We recycle in the following ways:
1. We use fabric scraps and recycled buttons for products
2. We use waste cotton for our webbed handles
3. We use recycled cartons for packing our goods
4. All the products we produce can be recycled
Organic cotton is grown in certified pesticide-free and herbicide-free soil, using organic farming methods, which produce healthier fabrics. Using fair trade cotton ensures that the people involved in its production have been paid a fair wage and work in good conditions. It also certifies that a minimum amount of pesticides have been used to grow the cotton.
All organic and fair trade cotton fabrics re-wrap use are sourced locally from Agrocel www.agrocel-cotton.com and are internationally certified.
Please e-mail us at info@re-wrap.com, call us on +44 (0) 2075031888 or on +44 (0) 7899900616. Thank you.