SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

経済的および環境的持続可能性へのShokayの取り組みは、2006年以来、私たちの精神の中心的な部分です。繊維およびファッション業界でのヤク繊維の持続可能な使用を促進するモデルは、国連が掲げた持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）と密接に関連しています。。過去15年間の私たちのコミュニティ開発プログラムは、教育、エンパワーメント、環境に焦点を当ててきました。

私たちは若いチベット人が地元の企業や協同組合を設立し、Shokayが現場でのトレーニングや調達を支援できるよう支援することで力を与えています。
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15

チベット高原における経済的および環境的持続可能性への15年以上の取り組み

18000

18000人のチベット人家族がShokayサプライチェーンに参加しました

5倍

Shokayの製品開発への投資の結果、ヤク繊維の価格はここ数年で5倍に上昇しました。

800

青海省の800人以上の遊牧民は、ヘルスケアトレーニング、無料の診療所、無料の眼鏡の配布など、Shokayのヘルスケアプログラムの恩恵を受けています。

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20％

私たちの編み物と紡績の協同組合に参加した女性の収入は20％増加します。

Providing sustainable income for Tibetan herders

Shokay operates 5 sourcing bases in Tibet, Qinghai, and Sichuan Province. We source directly from Tibetan herders and have helped increase their fiber income by increasing both the value and market demand of yak fiber.

Empowering young Tibetans to become local leaders

Shokay established its first sourcing base in 2007 at Hei Ma He Township, located 3 hours from Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province. From our initial method of sourcing directly family by family, Shokay now identifies young Tibetans to set up local cooperatives and organize their communities to become a sourcing base. We train the cooperative leaders on how to classify fibers, how to set up sourcing stations, how to apply for legal registration, and how to arrange logistics.

Herders receive immediate cash income for their fibers

Sourcing happens early summer. Our local cooperative sets up sourcing stations near the local township or during local festivals, making it convenient for herders to bring their fibers on site. The cooperative examines each bag of fiber and pays the herders in cash based on the quality of their fibers.

Shokay's Community Development Fund

We commit 1% of our revenues towards community development programs and over the years have supported women's empowerment and health care projects.

Empowering local women through a knitting cooperative

Shokay built and operated a knitting cooperative on Chong Ming Island in 2007 to provide stable income for 50 local women. We designed hand knitted products, trained local women how to knit complex pieces, and sold the products through our retail locations. Over the 13 years of operation, they hand knitted over 30,000 pieces.

Training local Tibetans how to handspin yarn

Shokay started training 12 local women in Hei Ma He Township hand spinning techniques in 2010. The local women spun over 1000kg of yarns sell through Shokay's retail locations.

Innovation driving demand

Shokay has helped catalyzed the growth of the yak wool industry over the last 15 years. We innovate across the supply chain to provide premium yarns & fabric that brands can use in their collections. Developing market demand for yak wool enables to expand our sourcing bases and provide economic opportunities for the Tibetan herders. We launched Shokay Lab, a community of like-minded brands, designers, retailers, and manufacturers, to work together to create beautiful products that are sustainably made.

Shokay cooperative leader shares best practices at the International Nomadic Herders Conference sponsored by the United Nations

Shokay's cooperative leader, De Ji Jia, shares about his experience building Shokay's fiber cooperative at the International Nomadic Herders Conference sponsored by the United Nations. Leaders of herding communities from Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia also attended the conference.

Shokay's R&D project earned the Geneva Invention Convention Award in 2018

Shokay sponsored a R&D project organized by HKRITA (Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles & Apparel) that earned the Geneva Invention Convention Award with Jury Distinction in 2018. The research established a baseline on how to compare yak fiber with other natural fibers and created production innovations for worsted yarns.

Setting industry standards

As demand for yak wool grows, setting industry standards is critical to maintaining sustainability. Shokay works closely with both local and international organizations on issues ranging from animal welfare to product quality. In 2018, Shokay signed an MOU with non-profit ICIMOD to explore how to set best practices for the livelihoods of yaks and the herding communities, coupled with grassland preservation initiatives in the mountainous areas which span across eight countries (China, Nepal, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan).

Creating a sustainable ecosystem

Yaks are naturally sustainable, low carbon emission animals. Their grazing habits are gentler on the grassland than that of cashmere goats because their shorter tongue prevents them from pulling out the roots of the grass. As yak fiber enters the fashion industry, sustainable herding practices must come hand in hand with economic growth.

Starting from 2021, Shokay & UPW will donate 1% of revenues from yak wool towards a community-organized Grassland Conservation Project that will recover over 240mu of land.