OUR PEOPLE

We want to be happy working at Silkinc, feel satisfied with the balance our work gives us each day, to thrive, learn and surround ourselves with friends. We know we can always do more. To progress in the right direction, we have started by focusing on a few specific areas.

We are a female led organisation and truly believe a diverse workplace results in the best decisions for our customers, planet and business. We aim for balanced representation in all areas of work, from our board, artisans and sewing teams, designers and farmers. We choose to work with suppliers who have the same values and continuously review that all those we work with meet our standards of best practice.

Silkinc actively encourages the employment of those with disabilities and offers training opportunities to develop weaving and embroidery skills in particular. For example, Silkinc have partnered with XiuNiang to set up an Embroidery Academy for those with hearing impairments in Suzhou, China.

Silkinc offers secondments and rotations within the various handicraft areas, offer training in management as well as technical skills to provide everyone the opportunity to progress their careers at the pace that works for them.

Our workshops and orchards (as well as those of our partners) are often less than 40 people, enabling teams to really get to know one another and to have a comfortable and well-lit space. Each individual is encouraged to have an ergonomic set up that is relevant to their work and many of our larger workshops have a welfare manager to monitor and support this balance in the workplace.  

We promote balance in all that we do and ultimately life is certainly more than just work! Our artisans work during daylight hours and many of our workshops offer after school clubs to provide additional teaching and a safe space for children. Silkinc workshops and orchards are predominantly located in rural areas providing employment opportunities in what would be less developed regions, encouraging a more stable population with old and young families living harmoniously and looking after one another.