Christien Meindertsma Quotes

Once you start thinking about where your products come from and what they 'do,' that's going to be an inherent part of your choice as you purchase products throughout your life.

When I buy something from Raven & Lily, I know that it is good, it is not harming anything, and the people making it are being helped.

People do care where their food, or other goods, comes from, not merely if the price is right. And that means no business can afford to ignore the impacts their buying practices have on producers and on the perceptions and choices of consumers.

Customers want good value, but they care more than ever how food and clothing products are made.

I like a lot of independent brands - Melbourne's Kloke, Handsom and Neuw Denim, and Bassike in Sydney. It's easier to be proud of what you're wearing if you've met the people behind the brand and there's more of a personal story.

Buy your fair-trade coffee beans by all means, but don't assume fair-trade principles govern the conditions of the men who fetch it to you. You would be mistaken.

Yes, I will put it out there - I will work for anyone for free if they're prepared to make their clothing Fair Trade and organic. It's really hard to get people interested in it.

Conscious luxury is the wave of the future because everyone should be aware of what they put on their bodies just like they are aware of what they consume.

What is special about the House of Marley is that it's my father's vision that guides our production process.

Consumers need more insight into the goods and services they purchase. Businesses need to produce those goods and services more sustainably.

We will seek to implement specific changes in the manufacturing and distribution practices to promote more responsibility and accountability.

People aren't buying blindly anymore, they want transparency. They want to know informed about where their clothes were made. I think that's why we have a loyal clientele.

There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.

India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.

Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good.

I like to bring people together so we don't waste opportunities and resources and keep doing the wrong things when we know better. Corporate America makes great things and things that can hurt us. They have to be part of the solutions. There's nothing to say you don't make a profit by doing good.

Issues such as transparency often boil down to which side of - pick a number - 40 you're on. Under 40, and transparency is generally considered a good thing for society. Over 40, and one generally chooses privacy over transparency. On every side of this issue, hypocrisy abounds.

I call upon governments to start supporting companies to use more sustainable materials in their products instead of continuing with antiquated incentives, such as import duties on synthetic materials that are in principle much higher compared with those placed on leather goods regardless of the environmental footprint.

I think good companies can navigate being public and doing the right things for their customers.

It's hard to be a good philanthropist in China.

There is no conflict in looking good. You buy things you need, and then you do something good for society.

Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice.

A very big passion of mine and that of the people that run our production is finding factories that have fair labor practices and treating them more like partners in our family than people just who are going to produce for us.

Developing compassion for Congress and politicians is a good way to begin practicing the new social activism if you want to make effective changes in the world. Perhaps the most startling new insight of all is that there is no other way to effectively change the world.

I'm pretty conservative. I believe that buying good quality is a good investment. I buy fewer things but of better quality.