Anya Hindmarch bag isn't so green after all

It's not like Anya Hindmarch has tried to hide the fact that they used conventional production techniques to make the notorious "I'm Not A Plastic Bag" tote but today the Evening Standard was up in arms over news that her sold-out shopper is made in factories in China.

Shunning the opportunity to make a truly ethical bag by using organic cotton and Fair Trade manufacturing practices has angered many with Martin Hearson of Let's Clean Up Fashion stating: "There is an incompatibility in claiming a product is ethical and then manufacturing it in China." A spokeswoman for Anya Hindmarch said: "We never claimed this bag is perfect. We have just tried to use our influence as a manufacturer of luxury goods to make it fashionable not to use plastic bags." Wonder how many we'll be seeing in charity shops once they have been declared passé? [via Catwalk Queen]

yas

my only criticism for this bag is that it's limited. if the intention was to enforce awareness towards the cons of using a plastic bag, then why not produce more if people like it so much?

i don't necessarily condemn her for using chinese manufacturers. i've worked with chinese factories, and i have a lot of friends who work in the industry, and a lot of them are ethical and conform to a good standard and actually treat their employees well. also, i work in the USA, and it seems that they actually have a LOT of holidays...moreso than what i have.

chinese manufacturing doesn't necessarily equate to slave labor. sure there's a bunch of bad apples out there, but it's unfair to assume that they all are. also, FYI, there's slave labore IN the usa as well.

yasmine

my only criticism for this bag is that it's limited. if the intention was to enforce awareness towards the cons of using a plastic bag, then why not produce more if people like it so much?

i don't necessarily condemn her for using chinese manufacturers. i've worked with chinese factories, and i have a lot of friends who work in the industry, and a lot of them are ethical and conform to a good standard and actually treat their employees well. also, i work in the USA, and it seems that they actually have a LOT of holidays...moreso than what i have.

chinese manufacturing doesn't necessarily equate to slave labor. sure there's a bunch of bad apples out there, but it's unfair to assume that they all are. also, FYI, there's slave labore IN the usa as well.

Elaine

I am not surprised. I am not a big fan of the trendy way in which the Go Green trend is marketed. Too much marketing, and not enough sincerity.

Chris

the bag wasn't supposed to be organic or whatever else people assumed it to be. it was to raise awareness!! I bet 99.999999% of people never thought about the effects of plastic bags on the enviornment before this bag came out. Anya wasn't setting out to save the world with this bag, just to raise awareness on one issue. Chinese labor laws, pollution from the boats bringing them over, and organic materials weren't supposed to be the focus of the project. I think it is fabulous.

Rita

Made in China so it's not ethical? seriously? has ANYONE ever been to a factory in China lately? they have minimum wage practices, required holidays, retirement plan (required by law), etc.

How ignorant! Makes them look pretty much like an idiot who has absolutely no idea what they are talking about...

Anya Hindmarch bag isn't so green after all

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