Responsible Manufacturing
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Small-scale Manufacturing
All our knitwear is manufactured by women-owned businesses in disadvantaged neighborhoods of Peru, in small-scale facilities. The ‘scouring’ – a process that gets the fibers ready to be made into our products - is all done by hand using ancient, tried-and-true methods, with no chemicals. Why women-owned businesses? Although our efforts benefit Andean men and women equally, we choose to work with female entrepreneurs because we believe they have the power to foster critical infrastructure growth in pivotal areas like education, healthcare, and nutrition. Numerous UN backed studies show that women allocate their resources in areas that benefit their families and communities. |
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