Ethical Statement
At our head office, stores and warehouses we are working tirelessly to reduce the amount of waste we send to landfill, and we would love you to help us by thinking about your waste too. After all, one man's trash is another man's treasure.
We especially want to make sure that all electrical products are taken care of properly; things like batteries can be extremely harmful to the environment if not disposed of correctly. Within the UK, we have grouped together with other retailers and joined the 'Distributor Take Back Scheme', helping the UK's local councils with the provision of improved recycling facilities for you as part of our commitment to the UK and European WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment).
This is why on these products we display the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol. Please do not dispose of these with your household waste. For our UK customers, please take them to your local recycling centre run by your local council. You can find your closest centre at www.recycle-more.co.uk. Here you can also find out where to recycle things as diverse as fridges, milk cartons and even your old Ted clothes.
We also believe in playing fair. It's not just about being honest and open in the way we do business. We encourage our suppliers to do the same. Important as those points are, it's bigger than that, global in fact.
You see we also have a responsibility to do right by the environment in terms of reducing our waste and consumption of resources. In other words, keeping our carbon footprint as dainty as possible.
We have joined forces with MADE-BY, a not for profit association who are helping Ted to look at our garments a bit more closely, from the fibres we use to make the products to the conditions for the people who work within our factories. They have helped us to set targets to continuously improve the overall sustainability of our collections, and you will soon be able see our progress measured against MADE-BY's internationally accredited and recognised benchmarks on their website www.made-by.org.