![]() The Santa Cruz, California–based company is Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified and meets the highest standards for organic fiber. Synergy is now a leader in the organic apparel industry. Workers on Synergy’s organic cotton farm in Orissa, India. By that time, she had married Schwab, and the two officially formed Synergy Organic Clothing. When organic cotton appeared on the market around 2006, she embraced it quickly. She liked the eco aspects of using recycled fabric. “I remember buying an antique Tibetan wool jacket from a Nepalese man and thinking, ‘Wow, I came from thousands of miles away, and this man is so different from me, but we’re sharing this human connection of buying and selling.’ It was this archetypal relationship of being a merchant.”įisher soon started designing her own clothing using material from antique Indian saris. She was 21, on leave from her anthropology and religious studies at Evergreen State College, and had fallen in love with the textiles of Southeast Asia. “Synergy was growing very quickly and wanted to make sure they took on the right kind of capital to grow fast and well.”-Kate Danaher, senior director of integrated capital at RSFįisher founded the clothing company in 1993, when she was on her first trip to Nepal. They are a company that wants to do it right.” Synergy starts with a human connection “We wanted to work with them because they care about the planet, their community, and their employees. “Synergy was growing very quickly and wanted to make sure they took on the right kind of capital,” says Kate Danaher, senior director of integrated capital at RSF. Through treating their employees well, Synergy believes that the future of these communities will be brighter and more prosperous.Kate Fisher and Henry Schwab, owners of Synergy Organic Clothing in the enterprise’s Santa Cruz, CA warehouse. All Synergy employees are protected from unsafe working conditions and toxic chemicals. Kate and Henry are directly connected to all of the moving parts that make up the business, and are connected to Synergy’s family of employees both within the United States and overseas in Nepal and India. Each garment is ethically sewn in a GOTS certified factory by men and women who are paid a living wage for their work. These dyes have a high absorption rate, which decreases the use of rinse water and produces less waste. All of their fabrics are also made with low impact dyes. Organic cotton is grown using methods and materials that have a lower impact on the environment than conventionally grown cotton such as not using toxic pesticides or synthetic fertilizers and without using genetically engineered seed. Synergy is committed to producing clothing with the highest environmental and ethical principles. At the core, Synergy is not only committed to creating clothing with a minimal environmental impact, but also empowering men and women through ethical employment practices. Synergy clothing begins with GOTS certified organic cotton grown and loomed into fabric in India. Synergy is a family run businesses started by husband and wife duo Kate Fisher and Henry Schwab. ![]()
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