Customers Tote Green
Focus on Sustainability
Later this month, The New York International Gift Fair will host a special curated exhibit and three-part educational program - SustainAbility: Design for a Better World.
The SustainAbility display will showcase global gift and home industry suppliers whose products or production processes are eco-friendly, as well as companies whose business practices are socially responsible, philanthropic or fair-trade oriented. Exhibit curator, Ilene Shaw, of Shaw + Co! Productions, considered three criteria when selecting products for inclusion: "Green" products, manufactured or constructed with only recycled, recyclable and/or sustainable materials; Environmentally-friendly production processes, use of alternative sources of energy in production, including wind, sun, and alternative fuels; and Socially-responsible business practices, production by indigenous peoples, creation of viable, sustainable trades and markets in developing communities worldwide, or donation of percentage of product sales to not-for-profit organizations.
In addition to the exhibit, a three-part seminar program, addressing "green" issues for retailers, manufacturers and designers, will be presented.
For more information about the SustainAbility display, a list of participants, seminar information, or to register to attend, please visit www.nyigf.com.
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Wholesalers
CBHStudio
978.449.0222
CBHStudio.com
Calypso Studios Inc.
866.897.9648
CalypsoStudiosInc.com
Ecoist
877.ECOISTS
Ecoist.com
EnV Bags
408.370.9090
EnVBags.com
Envirosax LLC
800.491.2533
Envirosax.com
Erda Inc.
888.475.3732
ErdaLeather.com
Fair Hemp
646.485.0939
FairHemp.com
Get Hip Get Green
866.782.7257
GetHipGetGreen.com
Gorilla Sacks
877.9G.SACKS
GorillaSacks.com
Half the Sky Designs
818.376.0125
HalftheSkyDesigns.com
Kimono Designs
417.823.8886
KimonoDesigns.com
Nahui Ollin
732.222.7500
NahuiOllin.com
The News LA
323.899.4941
TheNewsLA.com
TOKYObay
800.653.1771
TOKYObayInc.com
Industry Experts
Eva Anastasiu
604.221.2669
EcoFashionWorld.com
Pam Danziger of Unity Marketing
717.336.1600
UnityMarketingOnline.com
Retailers
Beth Shorrock of Chartreuse
Westerly, RI
401.596.0089
Cheryl Navaroli of La Rutan
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
561.627.6050
LaRutan.com
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Affirm-Aware
818.358.8715
Affirm-Aware.org
Alexx Inc.
818.347.7295
FindersKeyPurse.com
Arcadia Home
212.366.1836
ArcadiaHomeInc.com
Baggu
858.952.1032
BagguBag.com
Balanced Design
401.486.3589
Balanced-Design.com
Bazura Bags
705.741.4733
BazuraBags.com
Betsy Ann Designs/Standard Modern
508.586.4300
BetsyAnnDesigns.com
Blue Q
413.442.1600
BlueQ.com
Bring It In a Bag
917.445.6610
BringItInABag.com
Bring Your Own Bag
877.879.2962
BringYourOwnBag.com
Carrot Seed
703.683.1252
CarrotSeed.net
Chira Designs
805.448.5164
Delphine Press
858.759.7181
DelphinePress.com
Dogeared
310.846.4444
DogearedWholesale.com
Dorfman-Pacific
800.DORFMAN
Dorfman-Pacific.com
Eco Cultura/Sandy USA
800.607.2639
SandyUSA.com
Ella Vickers
910.686.4932
EllaVickers.com
Gypsystyle
484.368.3763
GypsyStyle.com
K Studio
616.363.4993
KStudioHome.com
Kim White Handbags
323.550.8910
KimWhiteHandbags.com
Maptote
646.325.7045
Maptote.com
Matt & Nat
888.446.2636
MattandNat.com
Mielie
Mielie.com
Murval Paris
866.687.8253
Murval.com
My Bag Cares
866.996.9224
MyBagCares.com
My Own Bag
415.503.0186
MyOwnBag.com
O Loves M Handbags
888.MY.ECOBAG
OLovesM.com
Packtoozi
888.722.5866
Packtoozi.com
Pretty Green Bags
310.941.1026
PrettyGreenBag.com
Quotable
212.420.7552
QuotableCards.com
Red Flag Design
604.681.0531
RedFlagDesign.ca
Repurposed 4 You
Repurposed4You.com
RuMe
RuMeBags.com
Salvation Sacks
858.581.0988
SalvationSacks.com
Simple Peace
949.720.8092
Simple-Peace.com
Sustainable Threads
732.940.7487
SustainableThreads.com
The Inconvenient Bag
323.270.2892
TheInconvenientBag.com
The Planet Sack
888.671.8270
ThePlanetSack.com
Three Stone Steps
443.927.9239
ThreeStoneSteps.com
Ting Bags and Cushions
TingLondon.com
TrippworX Design Studio
336.674.0990
TrippworX.com
Whimsy Press
404.474.7385
WhimsyPress.com
Zazou
888.274.1868
Zazou.com
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