Vote Earth
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
– Robert Swan
How Folk Essence strives for sustainable solutions
People
We purchase all of our vintage clothing, and home goods from local vendors, and local markets in Hungary. This means, there is no extra shipping material, or emission waste accumulated in the process. Folk Essence also partners with local artists (mostly women), to create our beautiful products. Artists are paid fair and ethical wages, therefore are able to keep these beautiful artforms alive.
There is no conversation of sustainability without the inclusion of people. The artists and merchants, are as important of a consideration as any other branch on the sustainability tree. Remember, no artists, no art.
Product
The best kinds of clothing, and other home decor, are the ones that are made with the intention of a happy and long life. This is something we take to heart, and why we love our Vintage collection so much. All artists we partner with align with our low impact goal of sourcing from local and sustainable fabrics, using ecologically responsible methods, and minimizing waste in the production process.
We also encourage our customers to take a deep breath before hitting that Buy button, to be sure that they purchase an item that they absolutely love which will stay with them for years to come. We can, however, assure you that our designs are timeless, and unlike fast fashion trends, these beauties are here to stay.
Planet
So long plastic, you are not welcome here! You may have a hunch that the fashion/homegoods industries are full of plastic and excess packaging. For example, products made overseas are often packaged in plastic polyester bags, or placed into a box and filled with unnecessary plastic (we see you, bubble wrap) and covered with styrofoam peanuts JUST to reach the new owner. And we haven’t even gotten into the waste accumulated during the manufacturing! Yikes.
Here at Folk Essence we do things a little differently. Okay, a lot differently. We cut out ALL that plastic nonsense by using sustainable, biodegradable, plant based, and compostable materials ONLY.
Sounds too good to be true? Well see for yourself…
Packaging Tape
Our packaging tape is 100% plastic free, and biodegradable
Shipping Boxes
Paper boxes > Plastic
Polymailers
And when we MUST use “plastic” for our smaller items, we use Noissue compostable polymailers
Tissue Paper
Naturally our tissue paper is fully made from recycled materials
Bubble Wrap
Our bubble wrap is 100% biodegradable, and 100% just as fun to pop
Packing Peanuts
And our list would not be fully complete without our biodegradable packing peanuts, I mean they are really the stars of the show
