ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
Cloth & Co. core values are based on being MADE FOR GOOD and that means that not only do we want to do no harm, but we are committed to our responsibility for continuous improvement towards a positive environmental impact.
Our products are made from natural and organic fibres, we use non toxic dyes that are certified through OEKO Tex.
We plant a tree with every purchase online through our partnership with Ecologi.
Our stitching unit is powered by Solar Energy and we have programs in place for waste water management and water conservation.
We don’t like unnecessary packaging, so you will receive your purchase in a home compostable mailer or recycled cardboard box. Our swing tags are made from recycled cotton paper, and our labels are woven organic cotton.
SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Social accountability means empowering and supporting our workers, supplier partners and their communities through decent working conditions including a commitment to preventing; child labour, forced labour and discrimination as well as supporting workplace safety and health, freedom of association and right to collective bargaining, fair remuneration, fair working hours and HR management systems.
Our stitching unit is certified by the SA8000 international standard, Fair Trade Certified and GOTS Certified.
Cloth & Co. was founded on relationships developed with women's cooperatives and traditional artisan communities in India and Nepal. We continue to work with, support and develop these relationships. One of our partners is the Sewa Shakti Foundation which was established to support victims of human trafficking and domestic violence.
HAND LOOMED denim
Hand Loomed Denim is famously known as Gandhi’s freedom movement, Cloth & Co. have sourced some of the best hand spun and hand loomed denim available in India, produced by a group of village artisans in Uttar Pradesh who have perfected this technique. Our Denim has the softest hand feel and a natural stretch for comfort due to the hand woven technique.
Our Hand Loomed Denim is made from toxin free 100% raw cotton that cuts out many of the harmful impacts involved in traditional manufacturing processes.