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
GOAL 1: No Poverty
  • Empowerment of one and all to earn and be economically independent 
  • We provide fair wages to our workers
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
  • Empowerment to earn livelihood
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • Ambulance services
  • We have an air purifier at Head Office to check the air quality
  • Yoga at factory and HO.
GOAL 4: Quality Education
  • We have a 19 days training program for new stitching operators.
  • We’ve associated with multiple village schools.
  • Learning Saturdays at Head-Office.
GOAL 5: Gender Equality
  • Women workforce at our factory.
  • We have been recognized by UN for our initiatives towards Gender Equality and Women Empowerment
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Water purifier at Factory.
  • Effluent Treatment Plants at our factory.
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Solar panels have been installed in both factories.
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • We’ve had over 150 audits.
  • Our Factories are compliant to both social and technical norms.
  • We’re Fairtrade, GOTS, Oeko-Tex certified.
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Our Head Office and Factories are being continually upgraded to stand above prevalent industry standards
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality
  • We believe in Women empowerment
  • Fair wages are provided
  • We have Yearly appraisal system and we appreciate talent
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • We believe in manufacturing sustainable garments and bags.
  • One of our primary areas of interest is our factory workers and their well being
  • We hold annual Eye screening and operation camps free-of-cost to the local villages.
  • We encourage and promote bicycle use for our factory workers to reduce the carbon footprint.
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • We believe in responsible consumption, by providing Fairtrade and organic products.
  • We support various other sustainability programs – some being : OVS -We care, M&S- Joy in Life, KRB-Conscious collection campaigns.
GOAL 13: Climate Action
  • We actively promote and participate the reduction in carbon footprint and water usage.
GOAL 14: Life Below Water
  • We believe in Plastic ban and offer sustainable eco-friendly cotton bags and garments.
GOAL 15: Life on Land
  • Tree plantation is encourage in our offices and factories.
GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
  • We believe in a strong business continuity plan
  • We are ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 compliant.
  • We ensure our facilities adhere to all prevalent industry norms.
GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
  • We are active partners in all sustainable initiatives with our Clients as well as Suppliers.
  • We follow Fair Trade practices – Also providing complete transparency in our operations.