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PromoCares Radio: The Socioeconomic Impact of Sustainability - alfonsjuniorhouse

"We want to be a Voice for Makers Around the World." Kathy Cheng leads Canadian apparel supplier alfonsjuniorhouse. In this Episode, Kathy lays out for Denise Taschereau and Karie Cowden the ways her journey in the family business takes marginalized communities into consideration and the how their approach to apparel manufacturing is meant to have far reaching impacts. Please take a listen here!   Thank you to our friends at PromoCares for the feature!

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alfonsjuniorhouse x Preloved - Upcycled Pan Am Games Collection

alfonsjuniorhouse and Preloved have teamed up to turn something old into a brand new collection, using unexpected materials that had a very finite shelf life.After Toronto hosted the Pan Am Games in 2015, the city found itself with hundreds of leftover street pole banners. This isn’t a new problem for cities that host international sporting events; on average, these events create over 50 tonnes of plastic waste. While steps are being made to reduce environmental waste from sporting events, banners and other signage are still single-use items. When the opportunity arose to create something useful and beautiful out of the Pan Am banners, while celebrating the legacy of the Games for the city of Toronto, alfonsjuniorhouse and...

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The alfonsjuniorhouse Team Joins the World in Expressing our Deep Concern and Compassion for the People of Ukraine.

The alfonsjuniorhouse team joins the world in expressing our deep concern and compassion for the people of Ukraine. We ask you to join us in raising your voices and standing with Ukraine. If, like us, you have been searching for a way to help, today we are announcing that we will be crowd fundraising for the Red Cross Norway Ukraine Relief Fund. Until March 18, 10% from every online sale made at www.alfonsjuniorhouse.com will be donated to this fund, with the Government of Norway matching it dollar for dollar. Learn more about this program here: https://www.redcross.ca/about-us/media-news/news-releases/government-of-canada-pledges-to-match-donations-for-ukraine We are also launching an internal fundraising campaign in our Toronto factory, and we will match the total amount raised to make an additional donation to...

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