Atlanta business, Barkha‘s Custom Sourcing, Receives Seal Of Approval from Green America Barkha’s Custom Sourcing, LLC has been awarded the prestigious Green Seal of Approval from Green America, a national non-profit organization committed to promoting businesses that are environmentally and socially responsible. “This recognition confirms our credentials for providing natural and eco-friendly fabrics to customers who care not only about the environment, but also about the people involved in the supply-chain” Barkha, CEO and Founder, said upon learning about the designation this week. Click to read more... To receive Green America’s Seal of Approval, businesses must undergo a comprehensive screening and review process. Green America’s screening team reviews all applications, plus other information gathered through research and interviews to determine a company’s familiarity with and commitment to social and environmental responsibility. To earn the prestigious Green America Seal of Approval, companies must demonstrate that they actively use their businesses as tools for positive social change, run “values-driven” enterprises that operate according to principles of social justice and environmental sustainability, are socially and environmentally responsible in the way they source, manufacture and market their products, and are committed to developing and employing extraordinary practices that benefit workers, customers, communities and the environment. Barkha’s Custom Sourcing provides its customers sustainable fabrics that include handloom textiles that have been created from natural and renewable fibers, woven using traditional methods by artisans in India and Nepal. The company also offers certified organic and mill made fabrics from India sourced from fair labor and/or Fair Trade certified manufacturing units. Barkha’s fabrics utilize only low impact, non-toxic dyes. “My goal is to offer my clients alternative sustainable textile choices, and to promote the beautiful handloom crafts of the artisans who create them using their local renewable, natural resources,” Barkha states. The result is an eclectic selection of eco-friendly and organic fabrics from the far corners of the globe. Textiles include cruelty-free Ahimsa™ silk, organic cotton, bamboo blends, wood pulp-based Tencel® fabrics, Benares silks, jute, hemp and soy blends, and fabrics created from naturally grown wild nettle. “I provide my customers a unique collection from across the world.” To learn more about Barkha’s Custom Sourcing, be sure to check out the website at www.barkhascustomsourcing.com.