Commitment To Transparency
Sustainability goes hand in hand with a holistic form of Transparency: from transparent supply chains and pricing to the creators behind each product. Keeping our collaborative footprint in mind, our goal is to share the full story behind every product to empower you to make a mindful choice. We strive to ensure that everyone in our ecosystem from the creator to the consumer is empowered with access to information.
WHAT IS THE ACTUAL COST AND HOW CAN I SEE IT?
With every product, you get to see a transparent cost breakup and learn more about how it was made. Within the Flourish ecosystem, sustainable and ethical production involves innovative processes and natural raw materials which are then pieced together by artisans. Therefore the actual cost of each product consists of raw material cost, artisan wages, producer group margin as well as the Flourish margin.
WHAT MAKES UP THE FINAL PRICE?
With our curation process, we ensure that the brands that are onboarded align with the core values of fair wages and responsible manufacturing. This commitment extends to being transparent about nuanced and often complex supply chains.
As a result, open costing can help buyers who expect social and environmental compliance from makers understand the costs suppliers/producers/creators must incur to be compliant. While on the face of it, a thoughtful choice can seem expensive but the cost breakup helps the consumer see what it takes to ethically make products.
Commitment to Transparency
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Raw Material Cost |
Expenses associated with sourcing natural raw materials locally. Not driven by price, rather quality and eco-friendly sourcing. |
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Artisan Wages |
Flourish Makers are striving to fulfill a commitment to fair wages, to ensure that artisans have access to a secure livelihood. Traditional skills passed down by generations can only be sustained on consistent wages for an artisan. |
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Producer Group Margin |
Running costs of working with a sector that is primarily rural, informal, and creativity-led. Craft-based enterprises are customized to reach these creative communities in often scattered inaccessible areas. Sometimes it also includes development cost: design development and interventions to strengthen the artisan economy. |
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Flourish Mission Margin |
A part of it goes into a producer welfare trust aimed at improving the livelihoods of creators behind the products. It also covers our operational expenses like the costs associated with running the platform. |