Posts Tagged ‘Made in USA’

Five Fantastic Eco-Friendly Gifts for Dad

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Father’s Day is just around the corner and we know it’s sometimes tough to find a high-quality gift that he will really love. So Elegant Roots has rounded up some fantastic, unique green gifts that will appeal to a variety of Dads of all ages. Check it out:

RetreadWallet_XRecycled Rubber Eco-Wallet by English Retreads — Dad’s always digging out his wallet for something — he might as well have a cool, dynamic and incredibly durable wallet like this! Made from the recycled rubber of inner tubes, this English Retreads wallet is a practical gift with a punch.

Prosperity_A_385x315Thai Silver “Prosperity” Dog Tag by Pineapple Seed — If you’re shopping for a young or young-at-heart dad with style and a sense of purpose, this rugged dog tag with the Thai word for “prosperity” is a one-of-a-kind Father’s Day gift he’ll wear every day. (The sterling-silver luster looks great against a summer tan!)

Estelle_Cuffs_XArtisan Labradorite & Sterling Silver Cufflinks by Stephen Estelle — Maybe he has a special event coming up, or maybe great cufflinks are part of his regular attire. Either way, these striking cufflinks, hand-crafted under fair-labor conditions by Nepali artisans, are exquisite reminders of what a fabulous Dad he really is.

EtcetraMedia_XSustainable Wool Laptop/Messenger Bag by Etcetera Media — Handmade from sustainable Blackstone Wool, this durable eco-bag in the classic messenger style can carry laptops, documents, office supplies, or anything else that goes in a “man bag.”  Quality is the name of the game here.

Handcrafted Zulu “Iquamba” Beer Basket by Nozipho — This water-tight basket, hand-woven by an African artisan, is designed to store Zulu beer. Sure, Dad can use it for that — or he can use it as a high-quality storage solution for home or office. Men who like organization and who care about their surroundings would appreciate this gorgeous, yet practical, museum-quality piece.Picture 2

Elegant Roots Gains Green America’s Seal of Approval

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Elegant Roots is proud to announce that its application to the Green America’s Green Business Network has been approved placing ElegRoo among “progressive business leaders who are solving today’s tough social and environmental problems.”

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What does it mean to receive Green America’s application approval? “Members of Green Business Network™ at Green America* have made extraordinary commitments to fair treatment of their employees and workers in their supply chain, promoting healthy communities where they do business, preserving the environment, and delivering quality products to their costumers. To recognize [these] commitments and accomplishments as a green business, Green America has created our Green Business Seal of Approval. This seal signals that [ElegRoo] ha[s] passed Green America’s screening process and ha[s] been admitted as an approved green business to our Green Business Network™.”

Elegant Roots now proudly displays the Green Business Seal of Approval.

And Elegant Roots listing now appears at Greenpages.org and in the 2011 National Green Pages (due out in the fall of 2010).

Green America’s Review Committee “commend[ed] Elegant Roots on the quality of information [it] share[s] with customers on ElegantRoots.com! From a committee reviewing hundreds of businesses, such recognition of ElegRoo’s practice of transparency and “our four Ws” is particularly gratifying.

The members of the committee have encouraged ElegRoo to create two additional categories: Fair Trade products and Made in the USA products. “Often consumers are looking for or give priority to these products.”

We have taken their advice and have created a Made in USA category. While we were at it, we created Made in Africa and Made in Israel categories. We’d love to hear what our customers think about the appeal and usefulness of a Fair Trade category and of other geographical categories: Made in Latin America; Made in Asia, etc. Please let us know what you think by leaving a comment below.

Thanks,
Rob Favole