ethical junction

The Alternative Bag Company, wholesaler of cost-effective, ethically sourced and eco-friendly carrier bags and product packaging. With exclusive contracts with some of the highest quality suppliers from around the world, we provide tailor made solutions to retailers wishing to make the switch away from plastic carrier bags to sustainable, environmentally friendly alternatives. ABC was founded with the notion of bringing together as many of the current viable ecologically sound alternatives to plastic bags and plastic packaging in one place as possible, ensuring that we can provide the ideal solution, tailor made for your business – whatever your sector, volume of manufacture or design requirements. We have exclusive contracts to supply bags to the UK with manufacturers from around the world. Thorough site visits by our team ensure that they fulfil the following criteria:- Strong track record supplying international businesses Competitive pricing structure Experienced management team and industry expertise Independent industry certification such as ISO:2000 compliance Quality control processes Ethical working environment Highly reliable order fulfilment Through our global supply network, we seek out and negotiate the best prices possible, leveraging the combined volume of our orders, and passing these savings onto our customers. We take corporate social responsibility seriously and all our suppliers have been thoroughly vetted for good working conditions, fair wages and focus on developing the local communities in which they are a part. In addition to this, ABC has entered into a supply partnership with the NGO Vidya. This is a charity based in Northern India that helps women who would otherwise be unable to find work. Vidya trains them in traditional Indian craft skills and employs them to work within their facility, so that they can earn a good wage with which to support themselves and their families.