Etiko

The com­pa­ny is the first brand of the sou­thern hemis­phere to be Fair Trade cer­ti­fied and conti­nuous­ly makes sure the people who work on its pro­ducts are paid living wages, impro­ving the lives of eve­ryone in its sup­ply chain. Eti­ko is serious about labor rights in its sup­ply chain and it explains its com­mit­ment expresses itself in three ways: making sure fair prices are paid so wor­kers and far­mers can improve their busi­nesses, only doing busi­ness with fac­to­ries that uphold labor rights, and set­ting an example for other busi­nesses by spea­king out on the topic. Etiko’s cer­ti­fi­ca­tions prove that it lives up to its slo­gan: wear no evil. When you buy an Eti­ko pro­duct, you can be confi­dent that people were not har­med in the pro­cess. The same goes for ani­mals, because it’s a vegan brand.

Though the com­pa­ny gets a per­fect score on labor rights, there is still room for impro­ve­ment in terms of sus­tai­na­bi­li­ty. We’re cur­rent­ly mis­sing a cen­tral sus­tai­na­bi­li­ty report that includes ener­gy and water consump­tion, and offers more insight into the sup­ply chain. We know that most of Etiko’s mate­rials are cer­ti­fied, but there’s a lack of trans­pa­ren­cy on the topic. That being said, the B Cor­po­ra­tion has a very small car­bon foot­print, is redu­cing this fur­ther, and is on tar­get to reach car­bon neu­tra­li­ty in 2020. The com­pa­ny has a take back pro­gram, so you can hand in your old pair of Eti­ko snea­kers for recy­cling. Eti­ko uses almost no plas­tics in its packa­ging and where it does it makes sure it’s bio­de­gra­dable and com­pos­table and from a repu­table com­pa­ny. The Aus­tra­lian brand’s approach to busi­ness is more than just doing what it’s asked, it actual­ly makes a posi­tive impact with its com­pa­ny by lif­ting people out of pover­ty and crea­ting a bet­ter life for them.