OUR VALUES
ETHICAL, SUSTAINABLE AND ECO-FRIENDLY
TRANSPARENCY MATTERS
Transparency is a driving factor for us. We believe that you should be able to know what goes on behind the scenes so that you can buy with your values.
We built and own the Deux Mains factory in Haiti. Everything we sell is handcrafted inside these walls. This allows us to have full control over the wages and benefits the artisans receive as well as the quality of our products.
Crafted Responsibly
In Haiti, like many other places in the developing world there is limited access to decent employment.
We believe business can (and should) work to strengthen communities. So we built the brand, Deux Mains to fight poverty and create beautiful products to share with the world.
By providing great jobs to the talented craftspeople of Haiti we ensure that they have:
- Dignified wages - Wellness benefits - Health insurance - Paid holidays - Paid Maternity and Paternity leave - Education Benefits - University Matching Program
Working towards Carbon Neutrality
We care deeply about the environment and the effects of manufacturing. Our goal is to reduce our carbon footprint in every aspect of our production, working towards becoming carbon neutral.
Here is what we're doing to reach our goal:
- We built a factory that is 100% solar powered.
- We rescue and up-cycle discarded tires and inner tube to use as a material in our products. Most notably our signature Sandal Collection and Vegan Leather Collection
- Our leather is sourced from one of the top ten tanneries in the world that has a committed effort to sustainability and the environment by implementing technology that allows them to reduce water use by 30%, recycle 66% of all waste, use more than 50% of solar powered energy.
- 100% of our packaging is made with recycled materials
DESIGNED TO LAST
We produce in small batches and ensure each item is crafted to last.
By combining the highest quality materials with unexpected recycled materials, we have reimagined sustainable fashion.
Your Deux Mains sandals, premium leather goods and jewelry were carefully crafted with an artisanal finish that will last for years to come. You can make a statement and be sustainable at the same time.
We are proudly 100% women-owned and women-managed. Recognizing that women are the backbone of society, as the great Haitian proverb says, fanm se potomitan, meaning Woman are the Pillars of Society.
FIGHTING POVERTY SUSTAINABLY
Sustainable growth is at the core of our values.
We invest in education and paid job training with our nonprofit partner, REBUILD globally as we work with young men and women, training them with the marketable skills they need to live a fruitful life.
The graduates of our charity programs transition into full time employees. Charity is a great foundation a a way to give back but our goal is more long term.
We built a system that allows for someone to be a beneficiary of the charity for only a short time. Quickly becoming a fully employed, tax paying citizen. That’s truly how we fight poverty sustainably.