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Ethos Charter, Values and Objectives
Ethos Charter
A Fair Price for Producers and Partners
Purchase products at a price that enables producers to live decently from their natural resources.
Direct Purchasing and Sales
Buy and sell products in the most direct manner possible to maximize profit margins for producers.
Sustainable Partnerships
Establish sustainable business relationships with partners; place priority on working with marginalized groups or with partners who provide employment to marginalized people while establishing enduring relationships based on trust.
Environmental Responsibility
Under the banner of “Producing without harm”, use 100% organic raw materials that are free of chemicals such as pesticides, and choose manufacturing systems that respect the environment and the health of its inhabitants.
Garments of Value
Create fashionable garments of competitive high-quality using Fair Trade practices and organic materials.
Preservation of Traditional Know-how
Preserve and utilize traditional skills and know-how that are disappearing around the world.
Transparent Business Practices
Communicate all information concerning products and their manufacture to distributors and consumers.
Ethos Values
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Respect To imbue each step of the production process with respect:
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Respect for workers (fair conditions at all stages of production)
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Respect for the environment (no pesticides or toxic chemicals)
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Respect for the consumer (business transparency and product quality)
Social & Environmental Responsibility
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Quality To offer the best quality in terms of products, service, originality, social contribution and recompense for our collaborators.
Ethos Objectives
· Put an end to the clothing industry’s exploitive sweat shops by establishing genuine partnerships with producers and uniting forces to bring about positive economic and social change.
· Instead of simple humanitarian aid, we seek to create employment and economic success through viable business activities and equitable trade practices. We assist our partners in developing sustainable businesses and achieving autonomy by establishing management structures and providing training, and by making key investments in such areas as appropriate technology.
· To create employment in France and in the United States and offer careers in ethical fashion.
· To reinvest a portion of profits back into the local communities in order to contribute to their development through such avenues as organic cotton cultivation, training centers and schools.
· To gain recognition as the pioneers of the Fair Trade and organic movement and prove to the public that fashion can be ethical, profitable, enduring and professional.
· To reduce the destructive impact of the global fashion industry on the environment by engaging in such actions as trash recycling, using recyclable or environmentally friendly packaging and by choosing sea over air transportation for our products.
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