Black Lives Matter. We stand in solidarity with people affected by racism and oppression. In relation to the current movement, we at Marimekko want to remind our community of our founding values. Marimekko was founded almost 70 years ago with the mission of empowering people to be happy as they are. Fairness to everyone and everything is one of our core values and we strive for equality in all our actions.
Marimekko's culture and working environment are founded on equality and cherishing diversity. No discrimination is tolerated. Our internal diversity and equality plan details Marimekko's anti-discriminatory practices. The Marimekko spirit, incorporating the company's values, forms the backbone for our daily work together.
For Marimekko, fairness means a responsible and just way of operating worldwide. We believe in equality, courage and cooperation and foster an open, non-hierarchical corporate culture that is based on creativity and entrepreneurship. In addition to our values, our daily work is guided by our Code of Conduct and other global policies, and we extend similar standards to our suppliers.
As a lifestyle company, we want our communication to represent the diversity of our customers. In addition, we want to promote the discussion around equal rights and diversity actively in our channels and through collaboration with organizations and NGOs. Recently, we have cooperated with Plan International and Pride Helsinki, and made a donation to the NAACP.
We are committed to reflect our actions, listen, learn and continuously develop our ways of working in the future. There is no joy without equality.
With love,
the Marimekko team
