Bamboo Socks – Save Our Bees
A Fair Trade cute ‘Save Our Bees’ design! Choosing Bamboo socks over your usual cotton go to means that that you are guaranteed a super soft breathable and comfortable fabric that keeps fresh and dry and is 40% more absorbent than cotton. bamboo is also naturally anti-bacterial, durable, hypo-allergenic and stronger than cotton and ensured to last longer.
Why Bamboo and not Cotton?
– bamboo grows without the need for fertilisers or pesticides.
– naturally requires less water (a third of the water required to grow cotton), farmers don’t need to irrigate their crop, saving water in a country where water shortages are a big problem.
– bamboo yields are ten times higher per hectare than cotton and the plant rarely needs replanting, sprouting on its own.
– bamboo yarns require less dye than cotton and keep their colour for longer.
Available in two shoe sizes: UK 3-7 (EU 36-41) or UK 7-11 (EU 41-47).
Materials:Â 75% bamboo viscose, 22% polyamide, 3% elastine.
How is this item Fair Trade? The bamboo is processed into yarn in Rajasthan, then transported and made into socks in Tamil Nadu. The sock factory is in Perundhurai, a rural district of Tamil Nadu. 17 workers are employed, 6 men and 11 women, with both sexes in positions of management and they earn about 48% above the minimum wage. They follow clear fair trade principles in their production. They don’t have any child labour and the staff are valued and included in decision making processes.
