Our Beliefs
Spreading Happiness
We have one mission – ‘Spreading Happiness’ and one fundamental belief as Mahatma Gandhi said- “Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.” We believe in spreading smiles across borders and amongst all our stakeholders.
Our belief is that to be happy yourself, you need to make those around you happy. We hire employees depending on their answer to the question – What makes you happy?
Happiness is a simple concept, yet can be a very complex one. We learnt early on that the ability to focus on the ‘Important-but-not-urgent’ is the foundation to spreading happiness, for this ability cuts down your engagement with ‘Important-Urgent’.
The former is peace inducing while the latter is stress inducing.
We believe in keeping things simple – the famous ‘KISS’ rule! ?. For our buying partners, selling the right product, at the right price, at the right time in an ethically produced manner is our primary focus. On the other hand, for our selling partners, our focus is on reliability, ethicality and competitiveness. For our employee-partners, we believe in creating a workplace and work-environment that no one thinks of TGIF – ‘thank God it’s Friday’ or gets Monday morning blues. As a result, we have the lowest attrition rate and highly motivated employees with a sense of ownership of responsibilities. The underlying spirit is – long term Partnership, as opposed to transactional engagement. We even consider the Government as a partner. Hence, have never had fundamental tax disputes or Regulatory non-compliances.
Business Yoga
Business Yoga is a philosophical concept introduced by us. Yoga which means the union of mind, body, energies and emotions can be applied and benefit businesses as much as they do human beings.
Yoga is not just a physical exercise but an integration of yogic rules/belief to business ethics, an amalgamation of the subconscious to the conscious
Yoga creates balance in one’s life, which helps to maintain a better work life balance. It helps one to deal with work in a smart and organised way.
Anything can be enjoyed when one internalizes it. We believe in internalizing our daily activities in fashion similar to what a musician experiences while composing a score.
The closest that comes to our belief is the Japanese philosophical concept of ‘IKIGAI’, which means “a reason for being”. Our belief in Business Yoga helps us know our very reason for being.
Sustainability
Sustainability at Kariwala Industries means Sustainable consumption and Sustainable production. It is about Sustainable production businesses can adopt. The only way of promoting sustainability amongst people outside the business is through awareness of responsible consumption. If businesses resort to only Sustainable production, there will be Responsible consumption.
Sustainability is about making the right choices in the present to have a healthy future lifestyle. Choosing Sustainability over all, choosing the right over wrong, and thus, being sustainable from their mind and soul. It is about the way of thinking and also the lifestyle one would like to adopt.
Partner with us to make high quality garments and bags that align with the 17 SDGs (UN Global Compact’s Sustainable Development Goals) and the ‘spirit’ of Hinshitsu – not just the Japanese ‘word’ for Quality.
17 SDG Goals | Initiative taken |
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GOAL 1: No Poverty |
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GOAL 2: Zero Hunger |
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GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being |
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GOAL 4: Quality Education |
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GOAL 5: Gender Equality |
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GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation |
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GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy |
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GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth |
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GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure |
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GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality |
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GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities |
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GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production |
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GOAL 13: Climate Action |
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GOAL 14: Life Below Water |
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GOAL 15: Life on Land |
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GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions |
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GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal |
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