Green Policy

Policy updated as of December 2018.

At Selkie Patterns, we strive to be happy and green. Here is what we already do and commit to continue doing:

Continue to host our website on a green server (see our certificate below).
Continue to print our business cards with material made from 100% recycled cotton t-shirts.
Continue to purchase recyclable packaging materials for our products.
Continue to purchase paper materials for our office made from green or recycled resources.
Continue to print on fabrics that are ethical, sustainable or organic.
Continue to print our fabrics in a way that uses very little water and the most eco-friendly inks possible.
Continue to print our paper products on paper from an FSC-certified paper supplier, and with a printer who is a member of the Woodland Trust.
Continue to be mindful of who we bank with.
Continue to put sustainability at the forefront of our business, not on the sideline.
Continue to exercise a preference for working with suppliers in the UK and professionals in London.
Continue to keep our business as local as possible, limiting our transport miles.
Continue to limit the use of plastic, be it in our packaging or setting up an event.
Continue to use eco-friendly detergents in our business.
Continue to limit our textile waste through reusing and recycling our fabric scraps, and collaborating with other organisations so our customers can do the same.
Continue to sell products that, to the best of our knowledge, do not contain animal products.
Continue carrying stock from other businesses that contribute to a green sewing room.

And did you know one of our payment providers, Stripe, is a carbon neutral company? Read more here.

We always want to improve and educate ourselves on ways to run our business. Here is what we commit to doing in the future: