Oxious

Oxious might be small in business standards, but they’re making big changes in the textile industry and for all the right reasons.

Oxious is a Netherlands-based supplier producing high-quality textiles. They’re B Corp certified (just like us!) and are the first company in the world to reach a sustainable AA ranking by the Global Sustainable Enterprise System. They want to be a leading source of inspiration for others to take action, and together, accelerate the movement toward a more sustainable economy.

Their story

Oxious’ studio is situated in the small village of Kızılcabölük, Turkey. The area is renowned for its gender inequality, with Turkey ranked as one of the lowest countries in the world when it comes to gender parity. The Oxious team, determined to make changes for the better, decided to take matters into their own hands. Welcome, the Oxious Women’s Project.

Their mission

In the beginning, only three women responded to work within the Oxious studio. They arrived quiet and insecure, their husbands by their side. They were isolated, poor, and with low quality of life.

But now, thanks to working in a supportive environment, Oxious’ growing team of women has grown in confidence, gets paid fair wages, and has access to their well-deserved worker rights. They’re able to learn new technical skills and socialise, and two women have even passed their driving tests (making them the first women in their village to do so)!

Oxious are enabling women to not only survive but thrive. See more here