Sourcing Guidance

Efficiency

Invest in partnerships with suppliers that specialise in the product you need to ensure that even small orders are produced with maximum efficiency.

Cost

Design styles that share readily available materials and consider digital printing for highly customisable very small order batches.

Impact

Regularly place small orders with a long-term supplier partner to provide a steady stream of work for a dedicated team of employees who exclusively work on your orders.

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Collaborations

Collaborate with other brands - work together to create collections that result in more thoughtful choices and products.

Niche

Identify a sustainable niche that will pique the interest of retail buyers and consumers.

Timeframe

Develop products with a distinctive, timeless style, and then maintain a steadfast commitment to their quality and longevity over time.

Purnaa Enterprises 

MANUFACTURER, NEPAL

Best for: Manufacturing services including baseball caps and in-house sublimation printing for sports apparel.

Purnaa is a Fair Trade-guaranteed garment manufacturer offering sustainable and ethical cut-and-sew manufacturing services.

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MTI

SOURCING AGENCY, USA

Best for: sourcing a wide range of sustainable materials and apparel.

With 10+ years of experience, MTI have established global partnerships with eco-conscious mills and garment factories. MTI supply brands across North America and Europe.

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Herbal Fab 

MANUFACTURER, India

Best for: sustainable fabrics and complete garmenting services with a wide range of woven and knitted natural fabrics - with no MOQ.

GOTS-certified stitching factory offering a range of services from the sourcing of sustainable fabrics/accessories to the creation of finished products. All offcuts are repurposed.

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Organic Cotton Colours 

MANUFACTURER, Spain

Best for: European manufacturing services and organic cotton fabric with a fully traceable supply chain.

GOTS certified organic and regenerative cotton. OCC collaborates with more than 400 family farmers in Brazil, creating a positive social impact for more than 30 years.

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Moralfibre 

BRAND & SUPPLIER, India

Best for: natural, biodegradable, handcrafted fabrics and manufacturing.

Moralfibre track climate change parameters and are members of the Fair Trade Forum. They help to generate livelihood support to 2500+ artisans.

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Knitwin Fashion 

MANUFACTURER, India

Best for: custom full package manufacturing from sourcing to export, with a range of 300+ fabrics available. 

Knitwin Fashion is a GOTS certified, French and Indian owned factory manufacturing sustainable and ethical fabrics and apparel. With 25+ years of experience, they work exclusively with a certified network of artisans and Oeko-tex and/or GOTS certified suppliers.

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Organic Lace by Modespitze

MATERIALS SUPPLIER, Germany

Best for: GOTS-certified embroidery and embroidered guipure lace.

Operating in Germany since 1897, Modespitze supplies embroidery and embroidered lace for womenswear, fashion accessories, Prêt-à-Porter, bridal and lingerie.

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Citrus Fashions

MANUFACTURER, India

Best for: Resortwear, handweaving, hand screen printing, and intricate embroidery.

Citrus Fashions is a manufacturer and fabric supplier working with local weavers and artisans on sustainable fabric, consciously focusing on handcrafted work and slow fashion.

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Yevu Foundation 

MANUFACTURER, Ghana

Best for: Full-service manufacturer utilising locally sourced Ghanaian wax prints.

Founded in 2012, Yevu is female-owned, led and majority employed. Paying above urban Ghana's living wage benchmark, Yevu is a registered not-for-profit and provides up to 200 hours on-the-job training per year.

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