some of the problems within the conventional textile industry social : bad working conditions low...
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Some of the problems within the conventional textile industry
Social :Bad working conditionsLow wagesLong working daysLack of organizational rights
Environmental: Water usage, up to 29 000 liter of water to produce 1 kg of raw cottonChemical usage (pesticides)”Wear and tear”Over production Freights
Dem’s Business idea: To be a part of the solution.
Produce clothes with respect for all humans and the environment. ”Positive Footprints”
To act for a fair trade between North and South, show and
prove that it is possible to produce better, inspire the market, other producers etcFoundation: Sustainability and transparency. The fashion industry can be a platform and tool for change, a better and fairer world!
Ecology, Ethics, Quality and Design – To a Fair Price
To do what you say you do – and to report what you do
Transparency through the whole production chain
From the cotton field...
Mr Aryan Bhai, one of the several 100ds of cotton farmers that produces our organic and FLO certified cotton in Gujarat, India
… the Ginning Unit in Dhrangadhra...
…the spinning factory MLR Mills in Tamil Nadu…
… knitting...
…dyeing…
…Water Treatment Plant … (adjacent to the dyeing unit)
...to the ready wear made garmentDem’s first factory started 2004 in Kadawatha, Sri Lanka
Living wages
Regulated Working Hours
Co-determination
Organizational Rights
Staff meeting at the factory. One of our most important platforms for discussions and decision makings
DeminWear, one of our first fashion brands. Stockholms Fashion Weeks
Organized textile workers in Sri Lanka
Dem’s latest designer collaboration, with Josefin Lassbo.
