Ethics of beauty
I've been thinking about fairly traded beads &co recently.
Satu prompted me to with a post in her LJ.
As I mentioned in my last update, one of my core motivations (ideologies, I call them) is Recycling. I would like to add Caring to the list. It's all very well caring for the environment, but want about people?!
Currently, I can't though.
Whilst I certainly make an effort to purchase beads that have been produced in fair and reasonable conditions, whilst I don't (consciously) buy from China or India, whilst I try to avoid buying gemstones; I'm no Bead Saint. I lapse pretty often.
However, Satu's post has spurred me to action. From now on I will be following the advice I found somewhere on the Internet - whenever buying from a mass-production type store with products of uncertain origin, I will ask where they were made/came from. Not hard is it?
This will encourage me to just buy from fairly traded places in the first place. I'll see how it goes for a while. Will let you know how I get on and hopefully, very soon, I'll be able to say I'm an Ethical Crafter!
The Ethics of Beauty?
Fair trade & ethical suppliers
Satu prompted me to with a post in her LJ.
As I mentioned in my last update, one of my core motivations (ideologies, I call them) is Recycling. I would like to add Caring to the list. It's all very well caring for the environment, but want about people?!
Currently, I can't though.
Whilst I certainly make an effort to purchase beads that have been produced in fair and reasonable conditions, whilst I don't (consciously) buy from China or India, whilst I try to avoid buying gemstones; I'm no Bead Saint. I lapse pretty often.
However, Satu's post has spurred me to action. From now on I will be following the advice I found somewhere on the Internet - whenever buying from a mass-production type store with products of uncertain origin, I will ask where they were made/came from. Not hard is it?
This will encourage me to just buy from fairly traded places in the first place. I'll see how it goes for a while. Will let you know how I get on and hopefully, very soon, I'll be able to say I'm an Ethical Crafter!
The Ethics of Beauty?
Fair trade & ethical suppliers