Archive for 'Production'
Business Sustainability: Fair Trade
This is the third in a series about Ellaroo’s efforts at Business Sustainability.
Having just returned from India, this seems like the right time to talk about fair trade. Within the politically correct circles in which I run, if you mention offshoring, people cringe. Not just knee-jerk isolationists, even smart, thoughtful people. Even me! We’ve spent […]
Posted: March 11th, 2007 under Sustainability, Production.
Comments: 1
The thing about India
We currently produce our baby carriers in Guatemala (the Wraps) and Dallas (everything else). While manufacturing in the US has been challenging, I was willing to keep doing it indefinitely in order to “employ my neighbors”. In my mind, the complexities and costs (cash and intangible) of manufacturing overseas is generally not worth the potential […]
Posted: February 7th, 2007 under Baby Carriers, Production.
Comments: 4