“Our shirts should catch the eye of the buyer first and foremost because they are stylish and high quality. In doing so they prove this goes hand in hand with fairness and sustainability.” These are the words of An Boone, founder of the Belgian fair fashion brand Mr. Manchette. With her sustainable men’s shirts she fills a gap in both conventional clothing and fair fashion shops.
Between Parakou (Benin) where they get their shea butter and Sombreffe (Belgium) where their cosmetics and soaps are made, Nathalie and her husband Wassi have decided to do without as many middlemen as possible. This allows them to better manage the sector and to pay the women producers in the village of Parakou. And it also contributes to making their natural cosmetics a range of very high quality.
Denise Nzeyimana and Adélard Nkeshimana run IDEP, a company producing sunflower oil in Burundi. Since 2017, the company has received coaching from the Trade Development Centre. A look back at an entrepreneurial experience and the impressive progress the company has made.
Most people thought that 60% of the end product’s price is for the producer whereas this is only 15% on average for all products Emmanuel
Niki De Schryver found that many people want to buy sustainable clothing but don’t know how. That’s why she launched COSH!
After two years of coaching with the consultant Dominique Derom, the results are extremely positive for the Yeyasso cooperative. “We have evolved a lot,” confides its director Yeo Yessongbananan Moussa, and, to say the least, it shows!
During the annual Belgian Fair Trade Week in 2019, Sri Lanka’s enthusiastic Ambassador in Belgium brought together producers from Sri Lanka and potential Belgian buyers in Brussels. This event is a first step.
Your favorite chocolate’s cocoa is produced a long way from here. Cocoa is grown by producers such as Djakaridja Bitie, a representative of the Cocoa producers’ cooperative ECAM in Cöte d’Ivoire. ECAM is often showcased as a fair trade model in Cöte d’Ivoire. We take a closer look at the steps they took. Christine Englebert of Enabel’s Trade for Development (TDC) has coached this cooperative since 2017.
Chloé Mikolajczak is the coordinator of Fashion Revolution Belgium, the Belgian branch of the international movement aiming for a more ethically and environmentally sustainable fashion industry. She talks with us about the roots of the movement, its transforming strength and the challenges that brands face.
According to Sandra Rothenberger, marketing professor at Solvay Brussels School, ethical sneakers should follow the path of organic food but taking the fast track.
“Our shirts should catch the eye of the buyer first and foremost because they are stylish and high quality. In doing so they prove this goes hand in hand with fairness and sustainability.” These are the words of An Boone, founder of the Belgian fair fashion brand Mr. Manchette. With her sustainable men’s shirts she fills a gap in both conventional clothing and fair fashion shops.
Between Parakou (Benin) where they get their shea butter and Sombreffe (Belgium) where their cosmetics and soaps are made, Nathalie and her husband Wassi have decided to do without as many middlemen as possible. This allows them to better manage the sector and to pay the women producers in the village of Parakou. And it also contributes to making their natural cosmetics a range of very high quality.
Denise Nzeyimana and Adélard Nkeshimana run IDEP, a company producing sunflower oil in Burundi. Since 2017, the company has received coaching from the Trade Development Centre. A look back at an entrepreneurial experience and the impressive progress the company has made.
Most people thought that 60% of the end product’s price is for the producer whereas this is only 15% on average for all products Emmanuel
Niki De Schryver found that many people want to buy sustainable clothing but don’t know how. That’s why she launched COSH!
After two years of coaching with the consultant Dominique Derom, the results are extremely positive for the Yeyasso cooperative. “We have evolved a lot,” confides its director Yeo Yessongbananan Moussa, and, to say the least, it shows!
During the annual Belgian Fair Trade Week in 2019, Sri Lanka’s enthusiastic Ambassador in Belgium brought together producers from Sri Lanka and potential Belgian buyers in Brussels. This event is a first step.
Your favorite chocolate’s cocoa is produced a long way from here. Cocoa is grown by producers such as Djakaridja Bitie, a representative of the Cocoa producers’ cooperative ECAM in Cöte d’Ivoire. ECAM is often showcased as a fair trade model in Cöte d’Ivoire. We take a closer look at the steps they took. Christine Englebert of Enabel’s Trade for Development (TDC) has coached this cooperative since 2017.
Chloé Mikolajczak is the coordinator of Fashion Revolution Belgium, the Belgian branch of the international movement aiming for a more ethically and environmentally sustainable fashion industry. She talks with us about the roots of the movement, its transforming strength and the challenges that brands face.
According to Sandra Rothenberger, marketing professor at Solvay Brussels School, ethical sneakers should follow the path of organic food but taking the fast track.
