ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
In and out of Astral Apparel Angel Armoury I am passionate about eradicating waste and operating in a fashion as environmentally sound as possible. I am not a ‘fast’ business. I consider my collections ageless. I possess no surplus stock or materials. My studio and despatch office are free of single use materials. If I generate any waste that cannot be recycled by traditional waste streams, I let said waste to eco waste management companies. All metal scraps are melted for reuse, indeed my own financial homeostasis is something to be tended to. Not a single offcut goes to waste or landfill. My packaging is recyclable and crafted by recycled materials, utilising environmentally friendly ink. My dispatch and packing materials are biodegradable.
Due to the frivolous nature of my wares, it is paramount that my environmental impact is harmonious at the very least. I consider my work a reflection of myself, so it is essential that my values are mirrored if I am to move with accountability and integrity.
I will only collaborate with traders who values are in alignment with my own. Environmentally speaking, this means sourcing crystals and gemstones cut by hand. Minimising environmental impact and protecting local people, who I believe in turn to be conglomerates of the environment. This requires local traders investing in local communities as opposed to gargantuan corporations. Instead of large scale mining, the crystals, metals and gemstones incorporated at Astral Apparel Angel Armoury are obtained by hand, thus retaining value in all senses of the word. My collaborating traders must abide and honour environmental impact as well as licensing and pollution control.
I am dedicated to learning and developing to maintain my business as a force for good, as far as vanity, materialism and expression goes.
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Astral Apparel X Ecologi
Astral Apparel Forest... growing our woodland together
Astral Apparel is proud to announce that as of Friday 11th November 2022, with every Astral Apparel purchase made, Ecologi will plant 1 tree on the purchaser's behalf. The Astral Apparel Forest has so far planted in Morocco, Kenya, Uganda, Madagascar, Argentina, Mozambique and Tanzania. You can track your seedlings here.
As a small, independent business striving towards sustainable adornment, Astral Apparel appreciates how the actions of your favourite businesses can change your shopping habits. Astral Apparel customers have standards, and so do we.
It is crucial that we make every effort to lessen our carbon footprint on the planet. One small but wonderful change Astral Apparel has made, has been partnering with the UK based company Ecologi. While individual actions are vital, collective efforts lead to a more sustainable world.
We Plant 1 Tree With Every Order
Love knowing that every time you purchase Astral Apparel treasures, you are not only supporting a small and independent business but helping to offset carbon emissions.
Astral Apparel kick started its Ecologi mission with 25 trees to help forests all around the world to flourish, Take a look at how it's going here.
If you are interested in partnering with Ecologi- use this special link and Ecologi will plant 30 extra trees in the Astral Apparel Forest as a thank you!
Why Ecologi?
Planting trees is one of the best ways to tackle the climate emergency by preventing Earth's temperature from exceeding another 1.5C. Trees are crucial to preventing ecological collapse. We would not be without trees. Astral Apparel chose UK based company Ecologi because of their transparency. We can track where and when seedlings are planting, with the receipts to back it up. Ecologi's work takes place all around the world, so that as many people as possible can benefit locally as well as globally. It is also fun to see where your trees are being grown!
85% of money made by Ecologi also goes directly to funding planet saving projects, such as the Eden Forest Restoration Projects, WeForest, Protect Earth, Hommes Et Terre and more. You can vouch that the money passed onto Ecologi is going to be spent with integrity and transparency. Every organisation must cover running expenses and give a living to it's staff, though Ecologi do so not at the expense of the global environmental objective.
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