Many Leaves... One Tree
Like Leaves Of A Tree - We Are Unique But Connected
Choose a subject to learn more about our ethics and values.
Your Health & Safety
Certified Safe Inks & Genuine Brands
For the health and safety of all customers and workers, we print all items using only child-safe inks certified by the US CSPS (Consumer Product Safety Commission) under the most up to date criteria under the CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act).
Printed in the USA - Always!
ALL orders with inkBrave - every single custom t-shirt, hoodie, sweatshirt, hat, etc. - is printed here in the USA. Why is this important to customer and workers' health?
In addition to strengthening our communities and families with work, and supporting (not competing against or driving out of business) small highly skilled artisans -- it also supports our policy to only use certified inks, as the Consumer Product Safety Commission is a US regulatory agency with standards and criteria applicable to items printed in the USA.
In addition to strengthening our communities and families with work, and supporting (not competing against or driving out of business) small highly skilled artisans -- it also supports our policy to only use certified inks, as the Consumer Product Safety Commission is a US regulatory agency with standards and criteria applicable to items printed in the USA.
Genuine Brand Products
While manufacturers of different brands may have factories throughout the world including the US, too often you may see custom shirts and apparel without any manufacturer info in them, or that have been re-branded by a for-profit printing company. This could be because the tags were removed but it may often be because these garments are not genuine branded merchandise.
The problem with this is, if there's no brand transparency, then there's no accountability. This leaves open too many questions regarding the humanitarian aspects of the manufacturing as well as the actual materials and processes used in the manufacturing.
For these reasons, quality and further ethical beliefs, inkBrave only uses genuine brad apparel and always leaves in the brand identifiers for transparency and accountability.
Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing & Printing
Reducing Waste Saves The Environment & Your Money
inkBrave reviews our partner-printers based on several criteria. These include quality and attention to detail on all orders, and quality assurance levels for volume printing. Also, very importantly it improves efficiency for cost savings and environmental impact.
This aligns with our triple-bottom-line philosophy and inkBrave's exclusive 3-pillar environmentally friendly cost-savings approach.
Proper Waste & Ink Disposal
In addition to using only certified inks for both your safety, the safety of children (a primary goal of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act), we also only work with printers who regularly recycle and dispose of inks using environmentally sound procedures. It's unfortunate that this isn't just a given in the custom apparel industry. Though there are many highly ethical companies, there are also organizations that you may consider lacking ethics and values.
Accountable Brands
Beyond the humanitarian, health and safety concerns that unbranded apparel can create with a lack of accountability and transparency, there's also environmental concerns. If we don't know the name of the manufacturing brand, we can't research their environmental compliance.
inkBrave researches every company whose goods we carry and print on. Of course this is for the safety of our customers and workers, as well as for humanitarian reasons, but beyond all these reasons, it's also for the environment. We research the environmental responsibility of every manufacturer and this can only be done and independently verified by agencies and non-profit groups when the manufacturer is known, transparent and accountable.
Humanitarian Values
Fair Working Conditions & No Child or Forced Labor
You might think, so what if it's not a certain brand? Well, beside questions about product quality, safety, environmental and transparency concerns, there is a humanitarian aspect to consider.
Unbranded and counterfeit items may have been assembled in hostile environments and unsafe working conditions. But we go further than just using official brands, we only work with organizations that are independently certified as a WRAP (World Responsible Accredited Producer) or FLA (Fair Labor Association) brand.
Shared Values
We partner with printers and manufacturers who share our values. By this we don't mean that all organization and employees have to think exactly as we do. We support and welcome diversity in all its forms including thought.
Having shared values simply means that our partners have a policy and practice in place of giving back to their communities and to charitable causes. While this is a significant and central part of our mission here at inkBrave, we don't expect every organization to feel the same level of commitment as we - and you - do. Still, we're encouraged when we meet other leaders who share aspects of this philosophy and are eager to work together.
Causes That Unite Us
Below are some uniting causes inkBrave supports with custom t-shirt fundraisers, donations, both personally and professionally, as well as in our ongoing volunteer work as a team and family.
Start a T-shirt Fundraiser
We'll make a custom t-shirt fundraiser for you... for Free!
What's Your Cause?