Partners

Certified Label STEP Fair Trade Partners—importers, wholesalers, designers, and retailers of handmade carpets—commit to working exclusively with manufacturers and carpet makers that abide by the Label STEP Standard. The STEP Standard comprises the industry’s most comprehensive social and environmental fair trade standards, which are monitored by independent audits throughout every step of the supply chain. As a result, when consumers purchase a handmade carpet from a certified STEP Fair Trade Partner, they know that they are making a direct and positive impact on the lives of the people who created it.

The leading companies and brands listed below—from brick-and-mortar and online retailers to wholesale and business-to-business companies—are distinguished with the STEP label: