We want to show that you can run a commercial business without trashing the environment and people, not because we’re tree-loving hippies but because we think that’s how all business should be done.
Giving to charity is a wonderful thing to do as well as, not instead of, running an ethically responsible business. Both us and many of our brands put our money where our mouth is ….
- We highlight the brilliant charitable projects connected to the brands we sell, making us even more proud to work with them. We hope to help these brands be as successful as possible, so they can support their chosen charity as much as they’d like to.
- We sometimes get asked to speak at events (generally on ethical fashion and how we set up an ethical business). We donate any speaker fees to the London College of Fashion Center for Sustainability, because we think they’re doing brilliant work with young students.
- We’ll continue to link up with charities and campaigning organisations that we feel passionate about and as we grow, we’ve got big plans to give even more back!
- There are over 200,000 registered charities in the UK alone
- Around 2.7 billion people live on less than £1 a day and persistent hunger affects 854 million people across the world (Oxfam)
- According to Save the Children 1 in 3 children in the UK live in poverty.
- The UN International Labour Organization estimates that there are 246 million child labourers worldwide (aged 5-17yrs) with 171 million of those working in hazardous conditions.
One of our jewellery brands, Silver Chilli, has a fabulous take on giving to charity. They invest part of their profit every year in a social project, near where the jewellery is made in Mexico. However, the best bit is, it's the artisans involved who choose where the money goes. So far, projects have ranged from rural (providing spectacles to villagers in a remote area) to urban (providing laptops to a primary school in a Mexico City slum).