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    Our responsibility principles


    EVERY ACTION COUNTS TOWARDS THE DELICATE EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN WHAT WE TAKE FROM NATURE AND WHAT WE GIVE BACK. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A FRAMEWORK WHICH RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF NINE RESPONSIBILITY PRINCIPLES.
    THEY GUIDE EVERY STEP OF THE BAZAAR, AND THE SELECTION PROCESS.
    TOGETHER WE #CHOOSETOMORROW.

     

    UPCYCLED

    To upcycle means to give a new and improved life to a material or product that already exists. Our priority is to become less dependent on virgin materials, by designing for durability and circularity.


    We follow these principles:
    • Creating with existing materials and focus on turning them into better and more useful products.
    • The use of deadstock and industry excess materials to develop new fibres, innovative products or create clothing.
    • To find and re-purpose products that already exist, such as second hand and vintage items. To give a new life to left-over stock of previous collections.
    • Nothing goes to waste — everything is valuable.

    MADE WITH LOVE

    With industrialisation and globalisation came the need to make products faster, cheaper and more accessible. We believe this should never happen at the cost of humanity and the environment.


    We give preference to products created by local artisans and professionals that make unique products. Every item embodies a piece of the organisation identity and was made with passion and purpose.
    ‘Made with Love’ brands focus on one-of-a-kind pieces, limited editions, made to order, hand-made and/or tailor-made items. With this principle we create products made-to-last and cherished for a lifetime.

    TRANSPARENCY

    People crave more and better information. Thus it is our duty as creators and creatives to be honest and transparent, sharing and enlightening people on the origins of our products and the resources employed and utilised to create them.


    Sharing information on every step of our supply chain from material origins to distribution, environmental footprint, as well as the true cost of our items is how we value transparency.
    Acknowledging that maybe we don’t have all the answers yet, but we’re working our way to improve our social and environmental impact.

    SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

    Our economic system is failing to meet the needs of millions of people around the world. Businesses can thrive only if society and nature also thrive.


    Brands represented by this principle take utmost care to secure ethical and just social conditions of workers. They pay livable wages, choose suppliers with ethical social conditions, focus on social inclusion and employ workers with disabilities.
    They invest in developing social policies that impact their local and broader society to generate positive externalities, thus entirely assuming responsibility of their system boundaries.

     

    RESPONSIBLE MATERIALS

    All human life depends on soil. All human life depends on water. Thus we believe that it is fundamental to use materials that:

    • Are organically produced;
    • Have internationally accredited certifications;
    • Use as little fertile soil and water (especially potable) as possible;
    • Use regenerative farming, extraction and production practices;
    • Do not harm people and the planet during production processes.
    Brands represented by this principle are conscious and demanding of the origin of the materials they use and what processes they underwent.

     

    CIRCULARITY

    We must begin to actively restore the Earth’s capacity to meet humanity’s needs. Thus developing less dependency on virgin materials and designing products that can always be re-integrated into the system becomes a priority. This principle looks at the entire lifecycle of a product and all the resources utilised to create it. The goal is to create a closed loop system that is self-maintained.


    The goal is to create products that do not have an end in mind. Items that are designed to be collected by the companies that created them to mend and return them until they cannot be used in their original form anymore and are then transformed into new and better items.


    We aimed to closed loop recycling points with citizens and/or guarantee a way to make sure the entire lifecycle of the item is traceable to enable recycling or upcycling (eg. QR codes and RFID tags).

     

    MADE IN PORTUGAL

    Boom Festival is a biennial gathering in Portugal and part of our backbone lies in supporting our local economy.

    With this marketplace our wish is largely to share beautiful and considered locally created products. We want to give visibility to our carefully selected Portuguese brands’ sustainable and regenerative practices. Our aim is to support our local economy, always fully aware that we are children of the world and our greater context must always be valued and considered.

    As supply chains can be extremely complex and it is often challenging to source raw materials in Portugal, brands represented by this principle must complete at least two steps of the production process in Portugal. 

    Products that have been entirely made in Portugal receive a special mention.

    RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

    There is sufficient scientific proof that the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, resulting from burning fossil fuels, is causing disproportionate disruption to the environment.


    When considering the entire system boundaries of a company or product, we must analyse the resources that make it possible for us to create them.


    Boom Bazaar follows the principle of creating products in facilities that use renewable energy, water efficient and bio-based local treatment loops and sustainable construction solutions for energy efficiency — such as green roofs, solar and PV panels,efficient solar orientation, high performance and non-toxic materials, double glazing, energy-efficient lighting, water-saving systems and fixtures, amongst others. We also pay close attention to the way products reach citizens and use low-impact or circular packaging and low carbon emitting delivery services.

     

    REGENERATE

    Our use of resources continues to exceed planetary boundaries, making it inevitable that we restore and replenish what we have lost.


    This principle prioritises environmental and social regenerative practices. Boom Bazaar manages projects that give back to communities and the environment, raise social awareness and activate movements towards positive environmental practices.


    The demand for this kind of products makes a positive contribution to society, replenishing biodiversity. Grow forests that sequester carbon. Practise regenerative agricultural methods and farming solutions or even create products that sequester carbon, detoxify pollution and enhance soil fertility.