Tammam has style, Tammam looks great, Tammam feels good, Tammam is ethical, because for Tammam fair trade isn't just an option.

At Tammam we believe it isn't just about putting on a little green, black and blue sticker. We carefully consider every decision we make to ensure no humans, animals or environments are harmed to produce our garments.

At Tammam we don't want to mislead you - every item is labelled with its fibre content, dye process and place of production. Sometimes it is not viable to use organic cotton every time - for example in Nepal, it is almost impossible to obtain organic certified cotton. Yet our producers rely on our orders, so until we can get it to them we do use regular cotton crop. Occasionally we have to use chemical dyes, but they will be as environmentally friendly as possible.We are trying to help people achieve the perfection of ethical trading but it is an expensive process tied up in a lot of red tape. We are being honest with you and our producers. Nothing is 100% ethical, which is why we are being open and honest instead of relying on a misleading logo.

We promise that our ethical policy is from the heart, not amarketing stunt. No bollox.

All products are made in factories working under fair trade conditions. Factories are either IFAT (International Federation for Alternative Trading) or FLO (Fairtrade labelling organisation) certified, or working towards achieving this status (due to cost and processing times Tammam will work with uncertified companies, while helping them achieve Fair trade status, after inspection by a Tammam employee.

Currently Tammam works with producers in India and Nepal. Personal relationships have been built with each supplier and they are visited and inspected regularly. Each supplier has a speciality and we aim to help them grow as we do.

Oasis - Helping disadvantaged women learn skills and offering them employment.
Anand - Peace silks.
Srinivas - A master of natural dying. Ensures small agricultural villages in Southern Andhra Pradesh have work and security when crops are low or out of season.Using (SKAL) certified organic cotton .
Raj - Organic and Fair trade certified jersey (FLO).
Sahni - Stitching and eco printing.
Sana - IFAT certified workshop and agent.
Bina - The fastest knitter in the east.
Ram - Natural fibres.
Karma - Natural yarns and dyes, hemp specialists.

- Gender equality.
- Responsible and sustainable production methods.
- Ensure all producers, suppliers and workers are paid a fair wage.
- Environmental practices are good and sustainable.
- No forced or involuntary labour.
- Freedom of association and collective bargaining.
- Adherence to UN Convention on the rights of the child.
- Clear and transparent working relationships and buying procedures.
- Environment for working is safe and regulated.

- Advance payments are made to suppliers when needed.
- Relationships with suppliers are built and sustained.
- Training and financial support to partners and their communities.

-Where ever possible natural dyes are used.
-Chemical dyeing is achieved using heavy metal free and AZO-free (less toxic) colouring methods and low-impact fibre-reactive dyes (using less water than conventional processes) along with biodegradable chemicals .
-Wild and low maintenance crops are used to produce fibres.
-Organic and Fair trade certified cotton is used whenever and wherever it can be sourced.
-Hand looms are used by most of Tammam's weavers using man power over fuel power.
-Finishings are Oeko Tex standard certified or vintage.
-Scraps and waste are recycled.
-Carbon emissions are offset.

Tammam products are 100% vegetarian. Few animal products are used, but when they are, we ensure that the animal has not been held captive, has not died or been mistreated in the process and will not be killed when it's use for fibre is over. We will not use mass produced animal fibres.

We only use;
Peace silk - where the moth has been allowed to emerge from its cocoon before the fibre is extracted.
Tussah silk - wild silk cocoons collected, from forests in Bihar, after the moth has emerged.
Tibetan sheep wool - from wild sheep in the Tibetan Himalaya (minimal fibre content used as a mix).

Tammam will ensure a percentage of profits (10%) each season go back to our producers to improve and increase their working conditions, training programs, workforce or to help their local communities. Tammam has released a T shirt range designed for the Breast feeding manifesto and Best Beginnings with 100% of profits going directly to the charity.

www.breastfeedingmanifesto.org.uk