What we mean by sustainable.

Sustainability in silk should be handled as an operating file, not as a vague promise. House of Ranjit is a new trade company, so we separate confirmed practices from goals still being built: supplier standards, product-level documentation where applicable, careful dye choices and packaging decisions buyers can actually review.

1. Supplier standards before slogans.

Approved supplier routes are reviewed against a written standard covering no child labour, safe working conditions, wage transparency, material description and order documentation. Copies can be shared with approved buyers where applicable.

We do not publish broad fair-trade claims unless they are backed by a granted certification or specific supplier documentation tied to the order.

2. Handloom-first sourcing.

Handloom and handwork are prioritized for categories where texture, motif placement and artisan technique are part of the product value. Powerloom may be used for high-volume sheeting basics where uniformity, price and repeatability matter more.

3. Natural-dye preference.

Natural-dye routes may be available for selected handwork and decorative categories when colour variation is acceptable. For larger-volume pillowcases, sheets and solid duvet covers, reactive dye routes may be used because they provide stronger colour consistency.

We are transparent: we do not claim "100% natural dye" across the whole catalogue, because it would not be true.

4. Documentation where applicable.

Approved buyers can request source notes, workshop context, production photos, packing photos and QC checkpoints where they are available for the specific product lot. We avoid using a single documentation claim across every SKU.

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What we are still building.

We will not claim what we have not earned. Here is the honest state of our compliance work:

• Silk Mark India: pending and tracked on the certifications page.
• India Handloom Brand Mark: pending or partner-level only until confirmed for the relevant category.
• GOTS chain-of-custody: targeted for 2027. The auditing requires 12 months of standing supplier relationships and lot-level tracing infrastructure we are building now.
• Supplier code of conduct: used as an internal onboarding and buyer-file standard. Third-party audit claims will only be published after they exist.
• Carbon disclosure: we do not yet publish a carbon footprint. We will when the data is meaningful — currently our volumes are too small for a credible Scope 3 estimate.

The packaging question.

Packaging is quoted by SKU and buyer channel. Stock programs can use simple protective packing; retail-ready and private-label programs can add dust bags, belly bands, care cards or boxes when volume supports it.

The one thing we ask of our partners.

Most sustainability content in this category is too broad to verify. We would rather build the buyer file first: product specs, supplier standards, certifications as they are granted and order-level documentation where applicable.