Introduced in 2005 in the UK, the Courtauld Commitment is a voluntary agreement that incites businesses to reduce waste and especially single-use plastic waste.
Anticipating the disappearance of plastic bags in the retail world and the emergence of re-usable eco-friendly bags, Supreme Creations invested into high tech printing and stitching machines imported. A modern design studio was also set up.
Within 6 months, Supreme creations was ready to produce high volume of reusable bags.
While Tesco started its “Bags for Life” program, with over a million units successfully produced in a month, the Co-op group approached Supreme Creations with a new challenge: creating a Fairtrade eco-friendly bag.
This was the opportunity for the Supreme Creations team to source new cotton farmers who not only were responsible employers who treated their workers with respect and fairness but also were not using pesticide or herbicides to grow their crops.
Supreme Creations helped some farmers to become more eco-friendly and earn their Fairtrade label.
2005 was also the year where His Royal Highness King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla got married. To stay in line with the then HRH Prince Charles huge interest in sustainability and environment, only ethical companies were commissioned to provide eco-friendly memorabilia and Supreme Creations had the honour to produce commemorative tea towels.