This past Saturday we celebrated and supported Earth Hour by donating our sales from the Filippa K Second Hand to WWF.
The Second Hand store had a wonderful Saturday, with lots of people shopping for a good cause. Filippa K therefore want to thank you for all your support!
As a way to show our support of WWF´s Earth Hour Filippa K will match all revenue made from the Filippa K Second Hand store in Stockholm on Saturday the 28th of March and donate the money to WWF for the just cause that Earth Hour is.
Turn off your lights on Saturday the 28th of March at 8.30 pm until 9.30 pm
For more information on Earth Hour please visit www.earthhour.org
This Saturday, the 28th of march we can all make a difference by simply switching of our light for one hour and joining Earth Hour.
WWF is organising a worlds first global election and and your vote is your switch. The target is 1 billion votes and the result will be presented to the worlds leaders at the Global Climate Conference in Copenhagen 2009.
Vote earth, swich off your lights!
PRESS Filippa K continues the long-term CSR commitment by opening up a collaboration with Dutch organization Fair Wear Foundation.
As a result of Filippa K’s CSR work the company has chosen to begin a collaboration with special interest organization Fair Wear Foundation.
Fair Wear Foundation works with securing labour conditions at organization members suppliers and helps members with independent controls and inquiries. The main purpose of the collaboration between FIlippa K and Fair Wear Foundation will be inspecting suppliers, implementation of any possible changes and a focused work towards improvement.
“After having looked around in the market for partners who would be able to help Filippa K’s CSR-work, we found Fair Wear Foundation to be the ones who matched our values the most. We believe in a long-term commitment where we, together with suppliers and Fair Wear Foundation will be able to make the biggest difference. It is hard for us to operate this on our own but we believe that with Fair Wear Foundations network, experience and knowledge we will be able to reach better results in a shorter time-span. ” says Maj-La Pizzeli, Product Director Filippa K.
The work which means greater transparency from Filippa K as well as its suppliers is a way for the company to furthermore show its commitment and long-term thinking in the production-line. Together with Fair Wear Foundation Filippa K wishes to use the synergy effects of its good relationships with suppliers in conjunction with Fair Wear Foundations local expertise and authority.
“Fair Wear Foundation is delighted to welcome the Swedish high fashion brand Filippa K as a member of the organization. We know that Filippa K will put a lot of effort in the improvement of labour conditions in factories of their suppliers. We look forward to working together. The partnership between FWF and Filippa K will hopefully be inspiring for other Swedish brands”. says Monique van’t Hek interim Director Fair Wear Foundation.
Fair Wear Foundation is regarded as one of the most credible organizations in the trade with a global network. The foundation has specialized in local complex of problems with the help of regional collaboration-partners where independent inspections are conducted.