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ESG ORDER IMPACT ASSESSMENT  
Vivienne Westwood 
2022/2023  
 
ORDER SUMMARY 
 
Produced by social enterprise: ARTISAN FASHION  
Country of production: KENYA 
Production time: 4-months 
Units: 3,209 
 
 
 
 
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 
 
This bag contributes to the following SDGs (following the guidelines of SustainCert) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KEY STATISTICS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION OF WORK 
COMMUNITIES 
ARTISANS 
HOURS OF WORK 
BENEFICIARIES 
FINANCIAL IMPACT 
Metal-workers 
1 
15 
11,520 
76 
$16,412.80 
Embroiderers 
1 
3 
144 
18 
$90.91 
Macrame weavers 
1 
22 
4,224 
169 
$4,446.82 
Cotton weavers 
1 
15 
2,880 
75 
$1,942.10 
Cowhorn-workers 
1 
3 
288 
20 
$259.09 
Palm weavers 
1 
8 
768 
56 
$388.57 
Formal employees  
 
40 
30,720 
220 
$46,833.11 
Total 
6 
 
50,544 
634 
$70,373.39

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FACT FILE 
 
 
CAPACITY BUILDING 
Artisan Fashion delivered 30 hours 
of training to the following Women 
Community Groups: Naibosho and 
Ushindi – generating 4,500 USD of 
financial impact. This additional 
income allowed the women to 
actively support their communities 
during the severe on-going 
drought. 
 
 
CHALLENGES IN 
PRODUCTION 
  
Starting from SS23: Artisan 
Fashion and Vivienne Westwood 
included circular styles to their 
product range generating 
challenges during the design, 
procurement and production 
processes. 
 
 
ABOUT THE ORDER 
 
The SS23 order opened a new 
chapter of the 10-year old 
partnership between Artisan 
Fashion and Vivienne Westwood 
exploring circular opportunities – to 
be carried into the AW23 and SS24 
collections. 
 
 
ENVIRONMENT / USE OF NATURAL CAPITAL 
 
 
 
 
48% 
OF ENERGY USED IN 
PRODUCTION WAS 
RENEWABLE 
 
<10% 
OF CHEMICALS USED 
IN PRODUCTION 
(REDUCER TO CLEAN 
THE SCREENS USED 
FOR SCREEN 
PRINTING AND 
CLEANING SOLVENT) 
    RAW MATERIALS 
     Cotton binding 
     Cotton canvas 
     Cotton twill 
     Cotton wax cord 
     Cotton webbing 
     Cow waxy leather 
     Edge paint & ink 
     Glass beads 
     Macrame nylon cord 
     Metal branded poppers  
     Nylon and cotton threads  
     Palm leaves  
     Recycled metal 
     Upcycled pneumatic inner tube 
     Upcycled shirts & jersey 
     Zips 
30% 
REPURPOSED 
MATERIAL 
70% 
VIRGIN  
MATERIAL 
 
SOURCING (excluding communities) 
 
N° SUPPLIERS 
FINANCIAL IMPACT 
Kenya 
8 
$28,330 
Rest of Africa 
1 
$860 
Rest of world 
3 
$1,756 
Total 
12 
$30,946

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WORKER DATA 
 
 
UNDER 40 
WOMEN 
SAVED INCOME 
IMPROVED THEIR 
SKILLS THROUGH 
ON THE JOB 
TRAINING 
INCOME USED FOR 
EDUCATION / 
TRAINING / SKILL 
DEVELOPMENT 
Metal-workers 
86.6% 
6.6% 
70.0% 
100.0% 
60.0% 
Embroiderers 
70.0% 
100.0% 
40.0% 
100.0% 
90.0% 
Macrame weavers 
50.0% 
100.0% 
40.0% 
100.0% 
90.0% 
Cotton weavers 
100.0% 
100.0% 
35.0% 
100.0% 
85.0% 
Cowhorn-workers 
80.0% 
30.0% 
60.0% 
100.0% 
70.0% 
Palm weavers 
70.0% 
100.0% 
55.0% 
100.0% 
90.0% 
Formal employees  
94.0% 
54.0% 
30.0% 
90.0% 
70.0% 
Total 
81.8% 
67.5% 
41.5% 
96.2% 
76.9% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIST OF SUPPLIERS (excluding communities) 
NAME 
PRODUCT 
COUNTRY 
Oriental Mills 
Macrame nylon cord 
Kenya 
Alpharama 
Cow waxy leather 
Kenya 
Thika Cloth Mills 
Cotton canvas and twill 
Kenya 
Freeman 
Cotton webbing and binding 
Kenya 
Giardini 
Edge paint 
Italy 
YKK S.A. 
Zips 
South Africa 
Prym 
Branded poppers 
Italy 
Local second-hand market 
Upcycled shirts, jersey and pneumatic inner tube 
Kenya 
Inkson 
Ink 
Kenya 
Senatori 
Cotton wax cord 
Italy 
Trevina 
Embroidery yarns 
Kenya 
Raj Uchanga 
Glass beads 
Kenya 
Threads India 
Nylon and cotton threads 
India 
MATERIAL BREAKDOWN 
VIRGIN 
MATERIALS 
70% 
 
REPURPOSED 
MATERIALS 
30% 
 
CHEMICAL 
USED 
<10% 
 
WASTE 
GENERATED 
5% 
 
WASTE 
REPURPOSED 
3% 
 
WASTE 
DISPOSED 
3%

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LIVING WAGE DATA 
 
WAGE DATA 
 
 
 
 
Investment in Human Capital Development (USD) 
 
KENYA (Daily) 
 
 
 
USD 1 = KES 110 
Average Income 
Actual income 
National Minimum 
Difference 
% difference 
Artisan Grade I Gross  
14.46 
8.47 
5.99 
70.75 
Artisan Grade II Gross  
7.06 
7.01 
0.05 
0.71 
Ungraded Artisans  
9.10 
5.06 
4.04 
79.78 
 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS 
 
 
This collection was produced in line with the Ethical Fashion Initiative’s Code of conduct, a framework based on the UN 
declaration of human rights and the fundamental labour conventions of the ILO: 
• 
freedom of association and effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.  
• 
elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor.  
• 
the effective abolition of child labor.  
• 
the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

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GOVERNANCE 
 
 
 
66.6% 
OF THE COMPANY 
LEADERSHIP ARE WOMEN 
 
 
100% 
OF EMPLOYEES WITH  
CONTRACTS AND BENEFITS 
 
 
100% 
OF PRODUCTS WITH 
TRACEABLE SUPPLY CHAIN 
 
 
>70% 
OF REVENUE USED ON 
SUSTAINABLE AGENDA 
 
 
 
ABOUT THE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE   
 
ARTISAN FASHION  
Artisan Fashion was the first social enterprise to be created with EFI 
support in Sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 2009, Artisan Fashion is a 
regional production hub that, by linking an 18,000ft2 production facility 
with a community network, brings together an array of artisan skills from 
community groups and women’s cooperatives throughout Africa.  
Artisan Fashion specialises in jewellery, homeware, bags and 
accessories, and has recently expanded operations to include apparel. 
 
LEGALLY 
REGISTERED 
COMPANY 
Artisan Fashion is a legally registered company subject to 
the laws of Kenya

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WHO MADE YOUR CLOTHES 
 
 
Anthony Onyango, Rangau Brass Designers 
“Thanks to Artisan Fashion, I founded the Rangau 
Brass designers’ group 13 years ago. This 
collaboration has changed my life for good! In addition 
to my 4 biological children, I adopted 6 new ones, and 
managed to put all them through school. Additionally, I 
employed young people from nearby villages, I taught 
them a job giving them decent income to support their 
families upcountry”. Anthony was responsible for 
hardware production for the Spring Summer 2023 
order. 
 
 
 
Jacinta Musita, Artisan Fashion 
 
Meet Jacinta, a lovely wife, mother to two children and 
valuable member of the Artisan Fashion team.  
During the Spring Summer 2023 order, Jacinta 
supported Violet, the Community Liaison Officer, in 
coordinating logistics, quality control and packing among 
communities across country. The success of the order 
has helped her to strengthen her position within the 
organization! It is her hope to grow the collaboration to 
continue to increase her skills, assume more 
responsibilities and provide communities with a 
continuous source of income. 
 
 
 
Margaret Wangari, Ushindi 
“My name is Margaret, and I am one of the first 
members of Ushindi Women Group. I joined as a young 
single mother, looking to earn an income to support my 
children through artisanal work. Rael, our coordinator, 
has been training me on beadwork since the beginning 
and, over time, I learnt and refined my skills in different 
beading techniques. I enjoyed working on the beaded 
strap for Vivienne Westwood and I hope to work on 
future orders too!” 
 
 
 
Sarah Nadupoi, Ushindi 
 
Meet Sarah, valuable team member at Ushindi Women 
Group: “I worked on the macrame black bags, which was 
a thrilling experience for me! My daughter was so proud 
of me and couldn’t believe that I was making samples for 
such a big brand! It was truly an honor to work for 
Artisan Fashion and Vivienne Westwood and my hope is 
to receive more work in the future”.