Working for a Cleaner Environment in Bali

Supporting programs working towards a cleaner environment is our goal at five ACCESSORIES. When we source our eco friendly designer handbags we strive to partner with locals that meet that same goal. Our natural handbags made by our Bali Partners do just that.

The Jakarta Post in March 2010 stated that Denpassar was developing a sanitation program in a bid to promote a cleaner environment. Denpasar Environmental Agency head A.A. Bagus Sudharsana said the sanitation program covered on-site and out-site integrated waste management, household garbage management and reforestation campaign.
The on-site waste management aims to manage domestic and small-scale industrial waste in a number of areas categorized as densely populated areas, through the community-based sanitation (Sanimas) program

Fair Trade Conference 2010

Do you want to learn more about fair trade? Attend this year's Fair Trade Conference in September in Boston, MA. The event is brought to you by The Fair Trade Federation. Here are 5 reasons to attend:

5. Learn how to bring more Fair Trade into your Life, Town, and Business

4. Meet face-to-face with the Fair Trade Artisans and Farmers behind cool Products

3. Build Relationships with the larger Fair Trade Community

2. Pick up practical advice that's tailored to your needs as an Activist, Entrepreneur, Student, etc

1. Be a part of history! Futures Conferences only happen every five years - don't wait to be a part of this growing movement for change!

Recycled bags made in Cambodia

Conserving the natural resources by recycling products to produce commerce is a priority to our partners in Cambodia. The bags from the five ACCESSORIES' Cambodia line are made from recycled plastic mosquito netting that locals originally used to protect livestock, safety netting and brick layers used as a sand sieve. The material is washed and cleaned to be made into the eco friendly designer handbags available at http://www.fiveaccessories.com/

Empowering Women in India

five ACCESSORIES is partnering with MarketPlace of India to support fair trade co-ops in India make fair trade handbags from India. Please read about how we are helping to shape lives outside Mumbia, India.

'By building and running their own businesses, the women learn valuable skills and are able to earn a living to support their families. Additional programs support the women by offering education and enrichment opportunities. The aim is to empower these women to overcome personal, cultural and financial obstacles and achieve success. Empowered with independence and self-confidence, they can take active roles in shaping their own lives as well as their families and communities.

Their communities benefit, as well. Leadership-building initiatives and decision-making in the workplace have given the artisans the tools and confidence to become social activists. They have tackled such problems as lack of clean water, corrupt shopkeepers, insufficient garbage collection, poor health information and domestic violence. The business itself is a means to an end, a vehicle for social change. And women are excellent agents of change, reshaping lives and cultures, and ensuring that improvements live on through the next generation'

Chicago Green Festival & WCIU TV

This is a recent WCIU TV segment about five ACCESSORIES Eco Friendly Designer Handbags and Eco Friendly Accessories in celebration of Chicago's Green Festival. Also pictured with the OTS picture frames is one of our eco-friendly handbags - a grey messenger bag made from repurposed mosquito netting, which is a part of our Cambodia line.





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