Autonomie Project

About Autonomie Project

Autonomie Project is a new Fair Trade fashion company offering stylish sweatshop-free & eco-friendly footwear, clothing and accessories. Launched in late 2007, the founders of Autonomie Project were inspired by the lack in the social marketplace of a truly wearable & affordable ethical clothing brand. Autonomie Project supplies high-quality garments at competitive prices to consumers who wish to make purchases with a social and environmental impact without having to sacrifice their own personal style, or break their wallet.

Our company's mission and value system is directly in line with that of B Corporation. We fully support B Corp's goals and believe in unifying with other like-minded companies and organizations to revolutionize ‘business as usual'.

Their products are relevant and fashionable for today’s market - always vegan, always eco, and always fairly traded so that you can wear your values and still look good! In addition to a feel-good and fun shopping experience, Autonomie aims to raise awareness about today’s most pressing global issues. They hope to inspire their consumers to take action and help them uplift the communities of workers around the world that produce their goods.

The Change We Seek®

Autonomie's mission is to supply high-quality garments to consumers that seek to make purchases that align with their values without having to sacrifice their own personal style, all while making a positive social impact on our earth and raising awareness about today's most pressing global issues.

• Autonomie seeks to ensure that garment workers around the world are paid a fair wage and have access to other benefits, such as affordable health care, that will help them sustain a positive and healthy lifestyle. Through their partnerships with small, independent cooperatives, Autonomie hopes to empower typically disadvantaged workers to become thriving participants in a reconfigured global marketplace where sweatshops are a thing of the past.

• Eco-friendly practices are employed whenever possible at their business's operational level as well as at the manufacturing level of all of their suppliers. Autonomie uses organic cotton, all natural FSC rubber, and other eco-friendly & locally-sourced materials whenever possible to lessen their environmental impact. They never use animal products and encourage cruelty-free purchases and practices.

Autonomie Project

  • Industry: Apparel & Footwear
  • Product/Services: Footwear, t-shirts, accessories and apparel for children and adults
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • http://www.autonomieproject.com

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Summary:

Certified: September 2008
  Points Earned % Points Available
Accountability » 12 80%
Employees » 0 0%
Consumers » 27.5 50%
Community » 90.1 83%
Environment » 15.5 62%
Composite B Score 145.1
  • >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
  • >60% points available = Area of excellence

Highlights:

From B Impact Assessment

Environment: >50% recycled office supplies; top 10% of industry for use of organic and sustainable materials, majority of suppliers monior and implement recycling or recovery initiatives

Community: At least half of expenditures are directed toward local suppliers; partnership with Fair Trade Boston and sponsor of Farm Sanctuary, >10% of revenues given to charitable organizations

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