whomadeyourpants has been featured in the Guardian Society pages – lovely!

The article titled ‘Scheme offers refugees work and produces ethical underwear‘ written by Frederika Whitehead is an in-depth piece depicting Frederika’s visit to the Southampton based cooperative, and covers some of the background to why founder, Becky John started the enterprise. 

Here’s a few snippets of the article:  

It’s a little after 11am and I am standing in the office of a Southampton factory unit with my trousers lowered while two women I have never met before discuss the design of my underwear.

“Two panels, two side seams, no top seam,” concludes Samir, an Afghan in her late 40s, looking her companion directly in the eye.

Becky Johns is English and a little younger: “Marks & Sparks spring season last year,” she says, nodding sagely. I am impressed. These women are connoisseurs of pants. They sit back and look thoughtfully at each other.

John – who previously sold corporate software for a living – says: “I’ve always loved underwear but I couldn’t bear to buy knickers from a sweatshop. I came up with the name Whomadeyourpants? and that was it – I had to do it.”

Visit the Guardian to get the full article.

whomadeyourpants? is an active member of Ethical Junction, learn more

Do you want to know where your clothes come from and do something positive with every pound you spend ?

If so, have we got an offer for you!!  New pants for you, or the special someone in your life, and we’ll throw in a warm, fuzzy feeling inside, for free.

whomadeyourpants? pants are like no other. They’re gorgeous, they fit well, they feel good, and every pair sold helps the women who make them, women right here in the UK. We’ll tell you exactly who made them, and when, and even show you photos of where. Based in Southampton, we’re owned by our workers (No fat cats. No sirree.) and provide training and jobs to women who want to work but have struggled to find jobs. Every penny profit we make will go back into providing them and more women like them with more training, more support and more advice. We’re aiming to show that ethical can be beautiful (think pink lace rather than beige hemp and you’re getting the idea), and affordable too. 

We’re launching our first collection, ‘Jasmine’, on the 1st December and are taking orders now for guaranteed December delivery, and for gift vouchers for Christmas presents too. These pants will be hot off the presses, the first ones of our first collection. By buying them you’ll be ensuring that we can keep supporting women, and that we can bring you collection after collection of gorgeous, ethical pants.

To find out more and to order now please check out http://whomadeyourpants.co.uk/preorder.html or calls us on 023 8022 5536 and we’ll answer just about anything about pants!

Do you want to know where your clothes come from and do something positive with every pound you spend ?

If so, have we got an offer for you!!  New pants for you, or the special someone in your life, and we’ll throw in a warm, fuzzy feeling inside, for free.

whomadeyourpants? pants are like no other. They’re gorgeous, they fit well, they feel good, and every pair sold helps the women who make them, women right here in the UK. We’ll tell you exactly who made them, and when, and even show you photos of where. Based in Southampton, we’re owned by our workers (No fat cats. No sirree.) and provide training and jobs to women who want to work but have struggled to find jobs. Every penny profit we make will go back into providing them and more women like them with more training, more support and more advice. We’re aiming to show that ethical can be beautiful (think pink lace rather than beige hemp and you’re getting the idea), and affordable too. 

We’re launching our first collection, ‘Jasmine’, on the 1st December and are taking orders now for guaranteed December delivery, and for gift vouchers for Christmas presents too. These pants will be hot off the presses, the first ones of our first collection. By buying them you’ll be ensuring that we can keep supporting women, and that we can bring you collection after collection of gorgeous, ethical pants.

To find out more and to order now please check out http://whomadeyourpants.co.uk/preorder.html or calls us on 023 8022 5536 and we’ll answer just about anything about pants!

As part of Article 13’s commitment to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) we “encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies” (Principle 9). This includes sustainable water technology.  See our UNGC events pages (URL:  http://www.article13.com/csr/ungc_our_csr_events.asp).

Integrating sustainable water technologies into an organisation is
not only an ecologically sound and socially beneficial investment, but
there is also a solid business case attached. Utilising green water
technology:

• Helps to reduce organisational operating and waste cleanup costs; 
• Reduces overall water consumption costs;
• Can prove to be a source of competitive advantage; and
• Will
  make companies eligible for support under the Green Technology
  Challenge, i.e. companies can receive 100% first year capital
  allowances on investments that encourage sustainable water use http://www.eca-water.gov.uk/.

Here
at Article 13, we have leading edge experience in water resources
management, including waste water treatment, water demand management,
trade in water services, water technology, and water management
programmes.

New innovations in water technology have the
potential to pave a sustainable way for the future by making important
contributions to our lives, and the environment we live in.

Some particularly useful Article 13 resources are:

• Tackling water consumption as a core business issue http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1239
• World Water Day report

http://www.article13.com/UNGC/World%20Water%20Day%20report_23.03.09.pdf

• The elements water

http://www.article13.com/A13_VintageSelection.asp#lst_The_elements_-_water

Article 13 case examples:

• BAA – Water management at Terminal 5: http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1364
• AWG – RiverCare community water conservation programme: http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1314
• United Utilities – Multi-partner sustainable water catchment management programme:

http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strAction=GetPublication&PNID=1360

For
information on how Article 13 can assist you in auditing your company’s
water management practices, developing water action plans, and reducing
your business’s water use and related impacts on the environment,
contact Fiona Banyard on 0208 840 4450 or mail fionab@article13.com

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