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In the Community
Intimo believes in taking a proactive role in the community, environment and society as a whole. We are committed to ethical, socially responsible and sustainable manufacturing and production and are extremely proud of the strong relationships that we maintain with our like minded suppliers and our community awareness program Intimo Aware.
Intimo is an organisation all about women. When it came to our attention that domestic violence affected so many women, (One in five Australian women have been affected by domestic violence) we developed the community awareness program INTIMO AWARE to raise awareness and understanding about domestic violence. Through the Intimo Aware program we have created a website of links and resources, printed information brochures, facilitated guest speakers and raised funds for domestic violence support services throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Raising Awareness and Understanding of Domestic Violence
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Intimo is firmly committed to the Intimo Aware program. We believe that every woman has the right to live and work in an environment that is respectful and free from abuse, violence and fear. Everyday. Always. For more information on Intimo Aware, click through to the Intimo Aware section of this website. |
Intimo & Curves - Inspiring and Strengthening Women
During the month of October, Intimo is delighted to be working with the Curves Victorian Co-op in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Together we are aiming to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer with the McGrath Foundation. . We are delighted to work with Curves whose philosophy and practice focuses on “strengthening women” and transforming lives, which is in alignment with Intimo’s commitment to “inspiring women”. Each of the Curves Victorian Co-op Centres, will be running a bra decorating competition and raising funds for the McGrath Foundation to help support the introduction of the first Victorian Breast care nurse. Intimo has sponsored this competition by donating a $100 voucher as the prize for each centre’s winning bra.
You can support this exciting initiative by visiting your local Curves centre, participating in the Bra Decorating Competition and raising awareness about the importance of early detection.
Breast Cancer is common and will affect 1 in 11 Australian Women. The earlier breast cancer is found, the simpler the treatment and the better the outcome. Early detection has been proven to save lives. Be breast aware and check your breasts monthly. For more information about breast checks log on to www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au or www.intimo.com.au
For more information, log on to the Curves Victorian Co-op website: www.curvesvictoria.com
A Community Organisation with Art
Victorian community organisation Family Life utilised the funds donated by Intimo as part of the Intimo Aware White Ribbon Promotion to offer an art class to the women attending their Making Choices program. The Making Choices program is an important stage in the process of reconnecting with people, learning how to make choices and regain control after violent and abusive relationships. The mosaic class offered not only an opportunity to learn a new skill, create a masterpiece and connect with other women, but was symbolically piecing life together for many of the participants.
Many talked about the sense of pride, joy and confidence they experienced from their involvement in the class. Intimo was privileged to receive an invitation to the celebratory afternoon tea where the beautiful mirrors designed, created and painstakingly put together by all the members of the class were unveiled. The results were spectacular and showcased the valuable work and support that Family Life provide women who have experienced unhealthy and violent relationships.
For more information about Family Life, log on to their website www.familylife.com.au
Partnership with the McGrath Foundation
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It is with deep regret that we share the sad news that Jane McGrath passed away on Sunday the 22nd of June. The legacy of Jane's work and dedication to make a difference, lives on in the McGrath Foundation and the message she advocated to all women; early detection saves lives. We were privileged to have Jane personally attend the 2007 Intimo Conference to launch our joint initiative to communicate this message to as many Australian women as possible and were in awe of her passion and dedication. We are deeply moved by the loss of such a remarkable individual and trust that we can keep the importance of her work at the forefront by making every woman aware of the importance of breast examinations. Intimo is incredibly proud to partner with the McGrath Foundation to promote the importance of breast awareness and the early detection of breast cancer. The McGrath Foundation was co-founded by Jane McGrath and her cricketing husband Glenn after Jane's initial recovery from breast cancer. The McGrath Foundation aims to raise money to place breast care nurses in rural and regional Australia as well as educating young women to be ‘breast aware’. We encourage you to read more about the values, purpose and mission of the McGrath Foundation and log on to their website for more information. Click here for more information on Intimo Aware and the McGrath Foundation |
In Support of the UpLift Project
Intimo has donated over 20,000 discontinued new and secondhand returned bras to the UpLift Project, an organsation that is supplying bras to indigeneous women in Fiji, and now in other Pacific Island countries. Many indigeneous women in Fiji do not have access to bras because of multiple reasons including the price, size and accessibility. A new bra in Fiji costs around $40 (Australian) and many women in the villages cannot afford these types of prices and rely on purchasing secondhand clothes. However, secondhand bras are rarely available, especially in the larger cup sizes needed by many of the Fijian women. As a result, many of the indigeneous women go without bras and have never owned or worn one in the hot and humid climate. This then contributes to a host of physical problems, including back issues, fungal infections and abscesses between the breast and the chest wall.
The UpLift Project supplies bras to women in villages all over Fiji and now in other Pacific Island countries where women are suffering similar problems due to a lack of bras. Intimo has supplied UpLift Fiji with this shipment of bras which are now making their way over to the islands. The UpLift Project is especially excited because of the number of larger cup bra sizes within this stock. Intimo is very proud to assist and help women every where enjoy the dignity of a well fitting bra. Every day. Always. For more information on the UpLift Project and the program they are running, log on to their website: www.upliftbras.org
October 2008 - Intimo has just sent across another 4,000 garments to the Uplift Project
See here Intimo's Warehouse Manager Gavine Wood and Amy Greetham from our Marketing Department loading up more boxes for the Pacific Islands.
Consultants in the Community
Gold Coast Intimo Consultant Tania Fouquet is passionate about the Intimo Aware program. Tania has been raising awareness about domestic violence donating bras to the Still Waters Emergency Accommodation Unit on the Gold Coast. Here Tania is pictured with Tracey Schultz from Still Waters with some of her donations. For more details on the Intimo Aware program, click through to the Intimo Aware pages of our website.
Ethical Production
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Intimo is a proud Australian company that has been fitting women with beautiful lingerie since 1995. Our garments are designed, fitted and tested in Australia and manufactured with our partners in the global epicentre of lingerie innovation and production, China. All Intimo garments are carefully manufactured to the highest quality in terms of production, social and environmental values and with suppliers accredited with Oeko-Tex Standard 100, the global safety standard in the manufacturing chain and WRAP the Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production certification of lawful, humane and ethical manufacturing.
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For more information about our manufacturing, please contact Intimo, or read the article in Management Today, "The Chinese Connection" where Sue Whyte discusses manufacturing Intimo products in China. Management Today |
Visiting Suppliers in China
Intimo is very proud of the close partnerships that we forge with our suppliers. Our Consultants have enjoyed the unique privilege of visiting the facilities, touring the factories and viewing the complete production process with our Consultants firsthand.
In 1999, a group of Intimo Consultants visited the sewing factory in Beijing, then in 2006, a group of 43 Consultants toured the production facilities in Panyu and the textile manufacturer in Shenzhen, China. Our Consultants were introduced to the cutting, sewing, moulding, quality control, planning and product development departments in Panyu. They then toured the knitting, lace and elastic factory, seeing the dyeing, printing and elastic webbing machines, colour management laboratory and lace embroidery facilities.
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Environmental responsibility of Lenzing MicroModal®
Did you know that MicroModal® is 100% Natural and made from Beech Wood? Intimo’s Anywear Essentials MicroModal® is sourced from an Austrian company called Lenzing who extract cellulose from Austrian beech trees to produce the Modal fibres. With its high environmental standards, the Lenzing Group plays a leading role in ecological sustainability and environmental awareness, and thus have become a show-case company in the textile industry. Every year 10 million cubic meters more wood is grown than harvested in Austria.
Lenzing are a global company that implement high environmental standards in all production processes. Careful utilization of resources, reduction of emissions and careful management of energy sources are some of their principles for ensuring ecological sustainability. Secondary products which occur during the production process are sold as valuable substances - one example of this is wood sugar which is further processed to sweeteners.
- Lenzing MicroModal® is 100 % Natural
- Lenzing ensure sustainability of forestry plantations
- Lenzing ensure the highest environmental standards
- 47% of Austria's area are forests, growing by 40 square kilometers annually
- About 252,000 people in Austria earn their living fully or partially from wood
- Austrian forests are only 15% state-owned and 85% privately owned
“We manufacture products made of renewable raw materials, with a high rate of yield. Our production processes and our energy production serve as models of ecological management. We continuously monitor and evaluate the environmental impact of our production by internal and external assessment. We consider environmental aspects before taking decisions and making investments. Before employing new materials, we evaluate their ecological compatibility and test new products for their environmental impact already in the planning phase. We are committed to continuously improving our environmental performance.” Lenzing AG, www.lenzing.com
Lenzing Modal® Quality Seal and Awards
- Lenzing was awarded the European ECO Label - the first company to use only totally chlorine free pulp
- Lenzing Modal® only uses wood from tree farms which practice sustainability
- Lenzing Modal® contains no toxic substances. This also makes it suitable for babies.
- ÖKO-TEX Standard 100 Certificate - Confidence in Textiles - Textiles Tested for Pollutants
- Responsible Care - Initiative for Health, Safety and the Environment
- Certification of the quality management system according to ISO 9001
- Certification of the environmental management system according to ISO 14001
- Eco Label of the European Commission, 2002
- European Award for the Environment, awarded in 2000 by the European Union
- Panda Award (WWF Austria) - for support of the WWF Water Program and nature conservation
- PEFC Chain of Custody Certificate-global labeling of wood from ecologically & socially sustainable forestry
For more information on Lenzing MicroModal® visit their website at www.lenzing.com to read about ‘Sustainability in the Lenzing Group”.