Pachacuti - Panama Hats and Fair Trade Clothing

Pachacuti is extremely proud to announce that we have been awarded a Big Tick from Business in the Community.  The award is for the Sustainable Fair Trade Management System which has been implemented at Pachacuti for the past two years, resulting in sustained progress towards Millenium Development Goals amongst our producer groups. We will receive our Big Tick at an Awards ceremony next week.

Moreover, we have been shortlisted as an Example of Excellence in the International category for our work towards Millenium Development Goals and helping to create a replicable model for international development through the SFTMS.   The overall Example of Excellence in the International Category will be presented by Prince Charles on 5th July.  Pachacuti is running alongside Barclays Bank, Thomson Reuter and Cisco Systems for this coveted award.

 

The Awards for Excellence reward businesses who demonstrate the positive impact they have had on society and also the business benefits created by ensuring that being responsible is integral to their business model.

 

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Here at Pachacuti we have had an exciting few weeks hearing that we are shortlisted for 3 awards:

I am a down to the final 3 in the Women in Ethical Business Awards Small Business category. You can vote for me at The Times online here
I am also shortlisted in the Social Entrepreneur category of the Ernst&Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards in the Midlands/Northern region
Finally, we are finalists in the Observer Ethical Awards with our Panama Hats in the Fashion category.
June will be an exciting month with three award ceremonies to attend.

Pachacuti has had some fantastic press and PR over the past few months, featuring in The Telegraph, The Times, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Easy Living, French Elle and more... see our press photos here

Our mail order department and shop have been very busy over the past month with sales substantially up on last year. Pachacuti started in a recession in '92 and so we feel well placed to weather this downturn. In fact, we see it as an opportunity to carve out a niche for ourselves and thrive. I believe that consumers are looking for ways to connect with the products they buy. They want to know that the money they spend is well spent, both in terms of buying a quality, durable product and also knowing that the purchase will benefit marginalised producer groups on the other side of the world. Stylish designs which will last for years, made slowly, with care and attention to detail, under the highest fair trade and environmental standards - all of these will set us apart from the competition and I believe that we will be a stronger organisation at the end of 2009.