craig's blog

More and more of our customers are concerned about the contents of thier products. They ask where they are made and what assurances we have that they are safe.

A large majority of bags on this web site are from one supplier. Recently this supplier's President emailed all distributors with this message:

Recently one of our suppliers started a Wiki entry with information on a variety of eco-friendly fabrics and materials.

It is a pretty good cross section of what is available and the pro's and con's associated with each.

The one gem of wisdom I gleaned from this thing was the recycled PET (ie- the same fabric as a zillion so called eco shopping bags) is not bio-degradable.

http://wiki.aztex.com/index.php/Aztex_Green_Handbook#Cocona.C2.AE

  We live in a bike crazy community called Squamish. It boasts some of the best mountain biking in the world. There are hundreds of miles of amazing municipal trails, single track and brand new commuter bike lanes.

Trees Matter is a BC based company that rescues trees from job sites and residential renovations. Trees up to 150 feet are now being moved aside during development and rescued.

IKEA Canada was looking for a unique way to launch thier "IKEA OUR WAY" Campaign. This massive internal procurement and ethics overhaul, is the start of a multi year journey to make IKEA's operations sustainable and create educational and healthy environments for it's workers in worldwide factories.