D&J’s Environmental focus.
D&J understands the history of the garment manufacturing industry in China and the negative impact on our only home planet our industry has had along with every other high intensity manufacturing system currently in use today. We also understand that change can only be driven by our customers and by their customers demands, be it either for unsustainable cheap throw away garments or more earth friendly products sustainably made and sourced. We can only do what the consumer is willing to pay for and the rise of the current leading cheap global fast fashion supplier clearly shows what the consumer wants, cheap. As an industry leader how can we change the current practises if green washing is more important than actual change that costs the end consumer. If we tell the consumer what they should buy, then we will end our business as just another victim of misguided positive action.
The difficulties our industry currently faces can not be resolved by greenwashing and are a key focus for our teams moving forward.
- Implementation of two ESG offices in Los Angeles and Mexico City.
- Air curtains to reduce AC loss at all our facilities.
- Situating our new office close to public transport.
- Supplying staff accommodation close the our plants to reduce commute costs and pollution.
- Suppling home cooked lunches and dinners in house across multiple sites with staff’s own utensils that they wash themselves, a practise that has been in place for over a decade eliminating the throw away of one-use plastics. Saving over 5.5 million plastic takeaways, lids, sauce PC containers and bags.
- Returned items transported at our cost to Africa to be sold and used rather than put to land fill.
D&J’s Environmental focus.
D&J understands the history of the garment manufacturing industry in China and the negative impact on our only home planet our industry has had along with every other high intensity manufacturing system currently in use today. We also understand that change can only be driven by our customers and by their customers demands, be it either for unsustainable cheap throw away garments or more earth friendly products sustainably made and sourced. We can only do what the consumer is willing to pay for and the rise of the current leading cheap global fast fashion supplier clearly shows what the consumer wants, cheap.
As an industry leader how can we change the current practises if green washing is more important than actual change that costs the end consumer. If we tell the consumer what they should buy, then we will end our business as just another victim of misguided positive action.
The difficulties our industry currently faces can not be resolved by greenwashing and are a key focus for our teams moving forward.
What are we currently doing?
- Manging what we can – our own environment.
- Implementation of two ESG offices in Los Angeles and Mexico City.
- Air curtains to reduce AC loss at all our facilities.
- Situating our new office close to public transport.
- Supplying staff accommodation close the our plants to reduce commute costs and pollution.
- Suppling home cooked lunches and dinners in house across multiple sites with staff’s own utensils that they wash themselves, a practise that has been in place for over a decade eliminating the throw away of one-use plastics. Saving over 5.5 million plastic takeaways, lids, sauce PC containers and bags.
- Returned items transported at our cost to Africa to be sold and used rather than put to land fill.
D&J’s Social Focus.
- Social responsibility has always been our founder’s focus and will only continue to grow in importance and be reflected in company policies and procedures. At D&J human dignity will never be in conflict with profit, especially as we expand globally and face new issues that reflect local cultural norms such as the difference between the way the U.S.A and Angola or Australia safeguard their countries less fortunate.
- Women’s rights come under the broader heading of human rights and there is no distinction at D&J based on gender. With over 70% of our team being female and with a female CEO, D&J leads the industry in women’s rights.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. A beautiful notion aligning perfectly with our founders deep Buddhist beliefs. But our staff are hired on merit and not doctrine producing a healthy and vibrant company capable of global expansion and surpassing customer expectations.
- Every aspect of D&J’s staff equity policies are based on performance and profit share. Every staff member receives a share of the profits according to their abilities, not gender or identity.
- Staff training is free to all that wish to increase their knowledge and includes topics for the management team through to the merchandiser teams covering, Leadership. Time Management. Basic Human psychology. Management. Cultural differences. Communication with other Cultures.
- How are our manufacturing and buying policies affecting our supplier’s staff’s families? Unlike the common practice within the industry of withholding payments for as long as possible D&J pays in full and on time.
D&J’s Social Focus.
- Social responsibility has always been our founder’s focus and will only continue to grow in importance and be reflected in company policies and procedures. At D&J human dignity will never be in conflict with profit, especially as we expand globally and face new issues that reflect local cultural norms such as the difference between the way the U.S.A and Angola or Australia safeguard their countries less fortunate.
- Women’s rights come under the broader heading of human rights and there is no distinction at D&J based on gender. With over 70% of our team being female and with a female CEO, D&J leads the industry in women’s rights.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. A beautiful notion aligning perfectly with our founders deep Buddhist beliefs. But our staff are hired on merit and not doctrine producing a healthy and vibrant company capable of global expansion and surpassing customer expectations.
- Every aspect of D&J’s staff equity policies are based on performance and profit share. Every staff member receives a share of the profits according to their abilities, not gender or identity.
- Staff training is free to all that wish to increase their knowledge and includes topics for the management team through to the merchandiser teams covering, Leadership. Time Management. Basic Human psychology. Management. Cultural differences. Communication with other Cultures.
- How are our manufacturing and buying policies affecting our supplier’s staff’s families? Unlike the common practice within the industry of withholding payments for as long as possible D&J pays in full and on time.
D&J’s Governing focus.
- D&J’s governing thinking is equality and opportunity reflected in our companies’ policies and procedures. The CEO has created a flat management structure with two levels of management, her and the team leaders. This creates a governing opportunity for easy communication and transparency of operations creating equality and opportunities for all staff to grow and earn an income to improve their families’ lives.
D&J’s Governing focus.
- D&J’s governing thinking is equality and opportunity reflected in our companies’ policies and procedures. The CEO has created a flat management structure with two levels of management, her and the team leaders. This creates a governing opportunity for easy communication and transparency of operations creating equality and opportunities for all staff to grow and earn an income to improve their families’ lives.
