Our commitment to a sustainable future

 

Our founders take climate change and sustainable development extremely serious. Therefore we do everything in our power to make Bashouma as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible. Our policy is based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly focusing on responsible consumption and production, affordable and clean energy, climate action and of course the partnership for the goals. As an integrated approach, the SDGs are a crucial contribution to peace and justice in the world.

 

As a make-to-order business we are actively avoiding over-production. That limits resource use and avoids waste. By cooperating with local partners in your region, we can keep supply chains as short as possible, thus minimising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We offer bio-degradable items. And all of our products can be recycled.

 

To neutralise the emissions we cannot avoid, we invest in carbon offset projects endorsed by the United Nations. For every single order we calculate the attributable GHG emissions and then buy UN certified emission reductions (CERs). That way we can be certain that 100% of our investment go towards the selected project. Together with our sustainability consultant we are able to choose projects that have much greater impact than simply "planting a tree" - like others do. Yes, we know, carbon offset is far from perfect. As we grow, we will completely decarbonise our production. That's a promise!