Sustainable Cane Furniture from Desser & Company
We take great care and pleasure in producing our furniture in accordance with all current government controlled environmental legislation. Desser & Company promote Fair Trade and follow a low carbon emission business plan.
We know that green credentials are increasingly important to discerning customers, so we follow a policy of sustainable sourcing and traditional manufacturing methods that minimise the damage to the natural environment in which we operate.
Our quality rattan is sourced largely in Indonesia, which is the biggest rattan supplier - accounting for nearly 70 percent of worldwide trade, and we work closely with local factories and growers to protect this stunning natural landscape.
Rattan is ecologically very important, growing up to 6 metres a year in areas that cannot support other land products – such as those remaining under flood waters for long periods of time. But the real beauty as far as conservation is concerned is that rattan can only grow amongst existing trees such as fruit orchards and rubber estates, so it can accurately be claimed to encourage the preservation of forests in its very nature as a companion crop.
The social significance of rattan is no less. Ideally suited as a smallholder crop, it provides sustainable income to some of the poorest people living on the fringes of forests. It lends itself to uncomplicated labour-intensive processing and generates diverse employment.
You can buy Desser & Company furniture knowing that it is produced in accordance with Government Controlled Environmental Legislation and with sustainability as a high priority. We also promote a policy of Fair Trade and provide low Carbon Emission products