Athkamroo - Gampaha

Athkamroo is a collective of women that produces bags, baskets, containers, and mats from ekel, coconut, palmyra, reed, and bamboo. They encourage people to use accessories and housewares made from traditional natural materials instead of plastic.

Organization
Basic Info

Brand Name: AthkamRoo

Sector: We participate in the following sectors under this brand
Landscaping
Home & Office: Furniture
Home & Office: Housewares: Cookware, Tableware, Rugs & Mats, Curtains
People & Planet

Prioritize: We prioritize people & the planet in our decision making
Purpose: Our mission statement includes social and environmental goals
Communicate: We communicate about how we benefit people & the planet to customers, workers, suppliers, and the general public
Measure: We measure what matters. We monitor our benefit to people & the planet and share the results at least once a year
Revenue

Self Sustaining: We have a strategy for financial sustainability
Reinvest: We reinvest all profits to expand social or environmental impact. We do not issue dividends
Services: We use a percent of profits to provide services to workers, suppliers or communities
Environment
Customers
Workers
Suppliers
Community
Environment
Product Impact

Environmental Benefit: Our products and services were developed to directly benefit the environment.
Toxic or hazardous substance reduction
Resource conservation
Substitute for plastic or fossil fuel based products
Waste reduction
Local focus with low carbon footprint
Product Impact: Our products are developed to minimize environmental impact
Materials harvested or collected from a sustainably managed source
Recyclable. Product can be recycled in at least 80% of communities with recycling facilities
Made from 100% plant-based, renewable materials
Made from organic materials or ingredients
Compostable. Product decomposes with no toxic residue
Packaging: We designed our packaging to minimize environmental impact
Made from biodegradable renewable materials
No packaging
Operations

Supplies: We use environmentally responsible supplies in all our facilities
Natural biodegradable cleaning supplies
Sustainably sourced promotional materials. No signs made from polystyrene or polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
No disposable plastic shopping bags
Waste Sorting: We have a solid waste management plan and separate our solid waste at all facilities
Biodegradable waste composted
Biodegradable waste converted to biogas
Renewable Energy: We use renewable energy in our operations
Solar heating
Wind
Customers
Purpose

Affordable: We focus on providing affordable products and services
Basic Needs: We focus on meeting basic needs with our products and services
Affordable housing
Affordable education services
Purpose Oriented Customers: We focus on serving or supplying organizations that prioritize people and the planet
Service

Responsive: We have systems in place to rapidly respond to customer questions and feedback
We respond within one working day
Guarantee: We guarantee our products and services
Limited Warranty: We provide at least a 1-year warranty for product repair or replacement at no additional cost
Money Back: We offer a money-back guarantee if a customer is not satisfied with a product or service
Lifetime Warranty: We provide a lifetime warranty for product repair or replacement at no additional cost
Health & Choice

Healthy Lifestyle: We focus on promoting and supporting healthy lifestyles
Textiles: We use materials that prioritize customer health and choice
Natural material (e.g. cotton, linen, bamboo, hemp, silk, wool)
Unbleached and undyed
Low impact azo-free dyes
Organic: We use organic ingredients or materials
All products fully organic
Toxicants: We can ensure no toxicants are used in our products, packaging, or production process
Transparency

Transparent Pricing: Our pricing is public and transparent with no hidden costs
Cost-Based Pricing: We adjust our prices based on costs. We pass on savings to customers
Product Materials: We publicly disclose all ingredients or materials
We disclose all ingredients or materials used in the production process
We disclose all ingredients or materials in the final product
Workers
Inclusion

Women: We provide equal opportunities for women and actively remove barriers to participation
More than 80% of our workers or members are women
More than 80% of our leaders and technical specialists are women
Disadvantaged: We preferentially hire or include people from disadvantaged groups
Homeless
Rural poor
Language: All workers or members have access to key information in a language they understand
Discrimination & Harassment: We have policies and procedures to prevent, report & respond to discrimination and harassment
Participation

Influence: Our systems enable workers or members to influence organizational decision making
Own workspace
Information: We share information with workers or members at all levels
Suppliers
Sustainable Sourcing

Sustainability Criteria: We have social and environmental criteria for suppliers and service providers
Small-Scale: We prioritize small-scale suppliers and service providers
Local: We prioritize local suppliers and service providers
Fair Trade Relationships

Relationships: We maintain fair trade relationships with all suppliers and service providers
Long-Term: We maintain long-term relationships with suppliers and service providers
On-Time Payment: We ensure that suppliers and service providers are paid at the agreed time
Advance Payment: We offer credit or advance payment to suppliers and service providers that require it
Fair Price: We pay prices that cover all costs and support socially and environmentally responsible operations
Ethical Practice: We focus on innovation, creating value and supporting other purpose-driven organizations. We do not engage in anti-competitive or unethical practices.
Transparency

Source: We know where all our ingredients, materials or products are sourced from
Source Transparency: We publicly share sourcing information
We publicly disclose the final production location
We publicly disclose the source location of all ingredients and materials in the final product
We publicly disclose the names of suppliers
Promotion: We highlight our suppliers and service providers in our promotional materials