Stop and Reflect
Issue: # 165May 2014
In This Issue
Become a Team Coach
A new business model
Self Assessment in 5 min
The 1 minute gift
Gentle Interventions is out!
 
The SUSTAINABILITY pick of the month:
Innovation;
280 plastic bottles less
 
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Dear Reader,

  

We live in a visual society  where much attention is given to images, to how we look and how things look. Images are a potent symbol - of something. But what are the messages we are sending out with the symbols we choose? Do we ever give any thought to what we are communicating? 

 

A few weeks ago at the conference Sustainatopia 2014 in Miami, Florida, I met Matt Reynolds, President and Co-Founder of INDIGENOUS, an innovative corporation in the apparel industry. Matt is pioneering a new model of socially responsible business - and  yes, they are profitable and successful at it.

 

Read and get inspired of what can be.

 

(And check out the Quote of the Month at the bottom - inviting you to Stop and Reflect...)

 

INVENTING A RADICAL

NEW BUSINESS MODEL

     Interview with Matt Reynolds

 

S&R: How would you describe, in a sentence, the business of Indigenous?



MR: We are a true pioneer in eco-sensitive and socially-conscious apparel.  INDIGENOUS has provided ecological and fair-trade qu

ality clothing since 1994, and has established itself as a national clothing label, employing over 1,500 highly skilled artisans through independent knitting workshops, cooperatives, and small scale family owned cut & sew facilities.

 

 

 

S&R: And how would you describe the purpose of the company?

MR: From the beginning in 1994, INDIGENOUS has used only the finest natural and organic fibers in our clothing.  We want to keep harmful chemical toxins found in synthetic and non-organic clothing out of our eco-system and away from our body.  In addition, we implemented a model of ethical sourcing to ensure that artisans in our supply chain receive fair wages and enjoy a safe working environment. We accomplish this through a close collaboration with our production partners, artisan workshop leaders and others.  Our mission has always been to elevate artisans in the poorest regions of South America to world-renowned status in the handicraft textile market while preserving the rich cultural heritage. The artisan is one of our most valued partnerships.  This is not charity, but rather paying a fair livingwage for their masterful work while providing the necessary assistance to help make the artisan more successful in the international market place. 


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The Fair Trace Tool
The Fair Trace Tool

       Nike's innovation eliminates water 
                         from fabric dyeing                        

 

       

 

With an estimated 30 liters of water required to dye a single t-shirt using traditional metods, this technology has the potential to save trillions of liters each year. Read more
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
 

What's past, is prologue.

 

Shakespeare
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