In 2018, Lucie Tailhades, on her return from a voluntary service in Vietnam, joined TrendEthics. Touched by the ecology and the cultural richness of the ethnic groups of South East Asia, she wishes to make their know-how, their textile industry and their sustainable way of life known.
She spent one year in July 2019, to structure weaving programmes in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Burma, but also to accompany local social or ecological initiatives.
Engineer, she is now working in a start-up to measure environmental and social impact of products such as clothes, accessories, shoes, decoration … This experience helped her improve her knowledge in finding sustainable suppliers and building a responsible supply chain. Besides she continues to develop the NGO TrendEthics.
About Lucie Tailhades
TrendEthics features offers collections of ethical and solidarity cushions and pouches (made from scraps), woven in South East Asia by women from ethnic minorities. TrendEthics supports 8 ethnic groups in the creation (Burma, Cambodia and Vietnam) and development (Laos) of a local weaving activity in order to preserve know-how and activities in the villages.
TrendEthics acts as an incubator for ethnic minority women to help them develop their local activities, especially weaving. The weaving cooperatives are set up by TrendEthics with a local partner who is familiar with the local culture and needs.
The benefits from the sales of products finance empowerment, education and environmental projects in the villages.