Beyond delivering a beautiful product, our major concern with offshore production was partnering with a manufacturer that didn’t treat their people or environment well.  It was (and is) vital that every production partner of ours takes sustainable manufacturing very seriously.

To our delight, we stumbled across a few non-profit organizations that helped narrow the field:

• WRAP, Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production – WRAP is a non-profit, actually headquartered right in our backyard in Arlington, VA.  WRAP is “dedicated to the certification of lawful, ethical and humane manufacturing”. WRAP certifies under several principles, including:  compensation and benefits, hours of work, environment, prohibition of forced labor, and prohibition of child labor.
• BSCI – Business Social Compliance Initiative – Headquartered in Brussels, BSCI is focused on improving the working conditions of factories worldwide.

We will keep you abreast of any decisions we make that impact the human condition and the environment. Thanks for reading