As a Fashion label, we strongly believe in ethical and giving back procedures. We support home-based women artisans in Bali. We empower women by working exclusively within our local villages of Bali. At Akoia we believe in the production of slow fashion and produce authentic limited pieces ensuring we add to our values on our conscious journey and for quality of each piece. Our pieces are all limited editions. Each piece is like a piece of art can take up to 7 days to complete. We are now working towards a greener 2019, and focusing on becoming a sustainable label. With eco - plastic free packaging, natural dyes, and organic sustainable materials. It has been a lot of effort in regards to being as sustainable and contribute to a zero waste program as much as possible. But it is worth the time and money, to make sure we are working towards giving back to earth. Our time is still not done, and we are constantly working on more ways for making Akoia 100% sustainable. This has been our dream for a while, and we really hope to be making a difference and to encourage and support the movement of being a conscious consumer and sustainability. 100% organic sustainable cotton materials Natural Dyes from Local grown Plants. Our tags made from recycled paper & natural strings from earth. Packaging made from biodegradable recycled news paper No plastic stickers We try to make as little waste as possible, with any left over cotton we up-cycle. Our shipments are sent twice a week, to reduce carbon rather then emissions sending piece daily. Each swimwear after quality control is packed in 100% plastic free baggage.