Gandys – “Don’t Just exist- give back”
Back to my visit to Gandys store in London where I saw the Ocean Reader in action. If you haven’t heard of Gandys before, first famous for their flip-flops, they are not a fashion brand but rather a travel and lifestyle one.
Gandys was set up by two orphaned brothers Rob & Paul. Inspired by the loss of their parents in the 2004 Tsunami, they founded Gandys along with their charitable foundation, from their bedroom in London, with the aim of building schools around the world in a touching tribute to their parents. The Gandys foundation supports the Orphans for Orphans initiative – aiding underprivileged children with education, medication and nutrition. If you are interested in their story they have a book, The Tsunami kids, Our Journey from survival to success, which I bought to read and pass on.
I enjoyed looking around their store with so much to choose from. They have smaller items like hats and gloves, through to jackets and their knitwear is gorgeous. All of their products contain materials that are ethically and sustainably sourced. There is an emphasis on unisex clothing made to last that is perfect for adventures and travelling. They want to use fashion for good and use profits to fund their journey to help more countries, children and societies to live a fulfilled and happy life, where they don’t feel threatened or scared to leave their homes. Rob & Paul have now funded 4 Kids Campuses in Sri Lanka (2014 ) which has recently been extended. Malawi in 2016, Nepal 2019 and Brazil which is currently being built.
It’s great to see companies like iZettle and Gandys making these changes and thinking of ways to help, rather than contribute, to the plastic problem!
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This is great! Now we just need others to follow x
This is so great to hear, lets hope now that other organisations follow and start to go down this route
This is such a nice thing to see. It might only be a drop in the ocean but every small thing adds up, here’s hoping more brands start using this x
What a brilliant idea from iZettle! Such an eco friendly design and I love that they are giving 20% of each sale to organisations too!
A Very good idea, more companies should do more things like this to make the change.
This is clearly a very good idea for sure. always good when the environment is helped
I love reading about sustainable companies or products as the environment is a huge deal for me, what a great idea on creating the recyclable card reader as I would have never thought of it.
This is such a tremendous leap in the right direction when it comes to helping the environment.
I’d never even considered that card readers could become sustainable! That’s awesome. Sounds like both Gandys and iZettle are really putting our planet at the forefront of their work. X