While we adhere to all necessary global certification standards, we also look at our manufacturing holistically, and realistically. One example: if our tests show certain recycled fabrics to be fragile (not sustainable if it means the bag ends up in a landfill) we reject it, despite it's 'green' credentials. 

Certificates and compliances are important, but we look for further ways to reduce our impact on the planet (including our staff’s) and also to invest in programmes that develop communities that previously may not have had access to resources to achieve their dreams. 

With the insight that is only gained from being at the coal face of manufacturing, we've seen how small mistakes can have a far reaching impact at a mass scale. So we pledge quality manufacturing at any level of budget. Product failure = waste. Quality = longevity.