A sustainable economy asks for collaboration. As a small player, think about how to facilitate things by working together with your friendly rivals.

Perhaps there’s another designer in your area who needs white bio cotton; you can buy it together at lower prices and with considerably less environmental impact in terms of transport, for instance.

To name some examples:

• the Interloom platform offers the possibility of group purchases for sustainable materials.
• Solid International/Solid Peru en Bombyx are organizations supporting local production