About Ethical Supplies

We were founded as Clarity North West Ltd in 1995 to support ethical trading in the UK.

We supply high quality products sourced locally in the UK produced by small & medium sized local charities, companies, workers co-operatives and social enterprises who put ethics and environmental concerns at the forefront of their business activities.

The high quality products we distribute help to support ethical organisations who employ local people in small towns and cities all across the UK. The charities and social enterprises we work with are particularly close to our heart as they provide meaningful employment for as many people with severe disablities as possible in the areas where they live.

We work hard to ensure that our carbon footprint is maintained at an extremely low level, for example, even our refill bottles are made in Wolverhampton with fully recyclable materials and are not shipped from across the globe. 

Our aim is to continue to support UK manufacturing, charities, social enterprises & companies who put ethics and the environment at the forefront of their trading activities.

 

Certifications for our Hand & Body Products.

The way our products are made reflect over 140 years of manufacturing experience which speak for themselves. The production facilities we use are RSPO certified and certifications include:

  • BRC Certified: British Retail Consortium (BRC) Grade AA (2022). First certified in 2005.
  • GMP Certified: ISO 22716/Good Manufacturing Practice.
  • RSPO Certified: Supply Chain for Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil since 2012.
  • SEDEX: Our soap, shampoo and hand wash manufacturing facilities are Sedex approved. Sedex is home to one of the world’s largest collaborative platforms for buyers, suppliers and auditors to store, share and report on information quickly and easily.
  • Years of experience: The production processes used to manufacture our products reflect over 140 years of experience manufacturing soap base noodles and flakes and finished contract-manufactured bar, liquid soaps, lotions, creams and hand sanitisers designed and manufactured for customers worldwide.
  • Our beliefs: None of our products are ever tested on animals.