Zen Zen
Zen Zen is an eco fair trade company in Indonesia. The name “zen zen” comes from a Japanese expression which loosely translates to “but of course” - that natural serendipity which occurs when you’re doing something positive for the planet. They use ecologically sustainable, natural materials such as bamboo, vetiver, capiz shell and organic cotton. Everything is hand-made by village artisans or in their Balizen in-house, fair trade workshop with the smallest carbon footprint manageable. They utilize, sustain, support and promote traditional, indigenous village handicrafts, so they can be enjoyed by this and future generations. Zen Zen trains their workers and outside suppliers to improve efficiency and sustainability as well as practice the 5 R’s – Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Refuse & Repair. Zen Zen also believes strongly in continuous improvement and are always looking to make things more efficient and sustainable. They support and are involved in sustainable education, re-forestation, organic farming, community empowerment projects.