SUSTAINABILITY
IN 2021 CTK ARE RE-THINKING THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS AND ARE WORKING HARD TO REDUCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE AND COLLABORATE WITH DESIGNERS WHO ARE CONSCIOUSLY TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. OUR AIM IS TO ENCOURAGE OUR CUSTOMERS TO BUY BETTER, WELL MADE PRODUCTS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
DESIGNERS STOCKED WITH CTK WILL BE RECOGNISED FOR THE FOLLOWING VALUES:
SUSTAINABLY SOURCED. RECYCLED MATERIALS. MINIMAL IMPACT. FAIR TRADE AND ETHICAL. GROWS HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS. LOCAL. HANDMADE.
SUSTAINABLY SOURCED:
MATERIALS TO MAKE THIS PRODUCT HAVE BEEN SOURCED IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS AND ETHICAL WAY. EG. LABORATORY GROWN DIAMONDS, SUSTAINABLY MINED MATERIALS.
RECYCLED MATERIALS:
MATERIALS USED TO MAKE THIS PRODUCT HAVE BEEN RECYCLED. EG. RECYCLED METALS.
MINIMAL IMPACT:
THE DESIGNER IS CONSCIOUS OF WASTE AND THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT ACROSS THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES. EG. USES RECYCLED, ECO FRIENDLY PACKAGING, UTILISING GREEN ENERGY ETC.
FAIR TRADE AND ETHICAL:
THE MATERIALS USED ARE OF ETHICAL ORIGIN INVOLVING NO SLAVE OR CHILD LABOUR, WITH FAIR PAY AND FAIR WORKING CONDITIONS.
GROWS HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS:
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL EG. BOOKS, ART AND COMMUNITY BASED PRODUCTS WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO A HIGHER PURPOSE.
LOCAL:
PRODUCTS THAT ARE MADE IN AUSTRALIA.
HANDMADE:
ARTISANAL PRODUCTS MADE BY HUMAN HANDS.