Handbags and Purses made from Recycled Materials.

WORDS FROM LEBANTE:

At LaBante London the state of our environment is of the utmost importance to us. Our small contribution in helping to reduce the amount of plastic which is ending up in our oceans and landfill sites is by using recycled polyester for the interiors of all our Designer Vegan handbags and purses.

‘In the UK alone 35.8 Million plastic bottles are discarded each day’

The polyester is made by breaking down single use plastic bottles (PET bottles) into pellets, these are then melted, cooled and spun into yarn. So instead of using new fabrics, which waste water we use this recycled fabric. 

Ethical working

Here at LaBante London we believe that everybody in our supply chain should be treated with dignity and respect, we also believe that everyone should earn a fair wage. building a modern and resilient supply chain that can provide jobs, and foster people’s skills, we are committed to empowering women worldwide, which is why our design and production team is made up of 99% women.

We primarily manufacture in Guangzhou, China in a sweatshop free environment. Guangzhou is one of the richest provinces in China the workers especially in Guangzhou are paid very high wages to cover their living expenses.

We work very closely with our factories, and only work with factories that have SEDEX certification, in addition our founder and design team regularly visit, and perform spot checks and social audits as part of our due diligence processes, to ensure the workers and work environment are safe, we continually check payroll, attendance sheets, so no working double shifts, something that we are very proud of.

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WHAT YOU CAN FIND AT LEBANTE: HANDAGS, TOTE BAGS, BACKPACKS, LAPTOP BAGS, PURSES, HOBOS, CLUTCHES, CROSSBODY BAGS, SHOULDER BAGS, SUNGLASSES & JEWELLERY.