Handloom Fabrics Makers of Nepal
ESG Commitment

Environmentally responsible.
Socially inclusive. Institutionally transparent.

HFMN believes Nepal's textile future must be environmentally responsible, socially inclusive and institutionally transparent. This charter guides every programme, cluster and partnership we enter.

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Pillar 01
Environment.
The Story

ESG as a working commitment.

ESG is not a marketing badge in HFMN's world. Environment means the mulberry, the dye plant, the water table. Social means the weaver, the herder, the cooperative accountant. Governance means the paperwork, the audit and the willingness to be checked.

The framework on this page is what we hold ourselves — and every partner cluster — accountable to.

Mulberry field
  1. Nature
  2. People
  3. Cooperatives
  4. Governance
  5. Finished Textile
Overview Dashboard

Three pillars, one working commitment.

A live snapshot of how the charter meets the ground — updated each reporting cycle.

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Environment coverage
0%
Social participation
0%
Governance compliance
0+
Cooperatives
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Farmers
0+
Artisans
0
Villages
0
Products
0
Trainings
The 2026 Charter

Environment, Society, Governance.

Three pillars carried across every cluster, cooperative and product line.

Environment
Environment

HFMN promotes:

  • Mulberry plantation
  • Natural fiber cultivation and collection
  • Wool-based sustainable textile products
  • Natural colorants and plant-based dyes
Social
Social

HFMN supports:

  • Farmer income generation
  • Women's participation
  • Youth employment
  • Artisan dignity
Governance
Governance

HFMN promotes:

  • Transparent producer records
  • Traceable raw materials
  • Ethical sourcing
  • Responsible use of grants and support
Charter Timeline

The commitments, in sequence.

  • Environment

    Mulberry, fibre & wool

    Mulberry plantation. Natural fiber cultivation and collection. Wool-based sustainable textile products.

  • Environment

    Low-chemical systems

    Natural colorants and plant-based dyes. Low-chemical production systems. Compost, organic manure and biofertilizer.

  • Environment

    Land & climate

    Biodiversity protection. Water conservation. Soil improvement. Agroforestry. Climate-smart rural industry. Carbon-readiness.

  • Social

    Livelihoods & inclusion

    Farmer income generation. Women's participation. Youth employment. Artisan dignity.

  • Social

    Cooperatives & skills

    Handloom skills preservation. Cooperative development. Rural industrialization. Skill training. Inclusive value chains. Fair production opportunities.

  • Governance

    Records & traceability

    Transparent producer records. Traceable raw materials. Ethical sourcing.

  • Governance

    Standards & accountability

    Responsible use of grants and support. Quality standards. Producer documentation. Monitoring and reporting. Institutional accountability. Local government and public-private cooperation.

In Practice

The charter, on the ground.

Three vignettes — one for each pillar — from the field.

Water & soil ledger
Environment

Water & soil ledger

Every dye-house tracks water use and effluent; every mulberry block records compost inputs. The environment column of ESG is a spreadsheet, not a slogan.

Weaver dignity
Social

Weaver dignity

Minimum piece rates, women's participation targets and cooperative representation are written into every cluster MoU we sign.

Traceable batches
Governance

Traceable batches

From the fleece bag to the finished scarf, every HFMN-marked product carries a lot number that resolves to a village, a cooperative and a weaver.

The audit sits next to the loom. That is the difference.
— HFMN ESG lead, 2026 charter round
ESG Process Flow

Every stage, one accountable chain.

  1. Mulberry Plantation
  2. Farmer
  3. Cooperative
  4. Natural Dye
  5. Weaver
  6. Quality Check
  7. Finished Textile
  8. Customer
Cluster Map

Where the charter meets the ground.

Every marker resolves to a village, cooperative and named partner across Nepal's ESG-committed textile geography.

  • Silk clusters
  • Handloom regions
  • Wool production
  • Natural fibre sites
  • Community clusters
  • Training centres
Clusters
10
Provinces
7
Co-ops
42+
Environmental Impact

The land, in numbers.

What HFMN's environment column looks like when it's turned into measurable movement across the landscape.

Water conservation
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Dye-house recirculation and effluent tracking.
Soil improvement
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Compost, biofertilizer, cover-cropping across clusters.
Biodiversity
0%
Mulberry, dye-plants and indigenous species reintroduced.
Agroforestry
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Mulberry & fibre integrated with existing farm systems.
Carbon-readiness
0%
Baseline complete; MRV pilots underway.
Low-chemical production
0%
Natural colorants and plant-based dyes prioritised.
Before
Open-effluent dyeing
Now
Closed-loop dye-houses
Δ
72% water reused
Social Impact

Livelihoods, seen by name.

64%
Women's participation

of active cooperative members are women.

01 / 06
300+
Youth employment

young people trained across regional academies.

02 / 06
1.8×
Farmer income

average uplift for silk & fibre farmer households.

03 / 06
15
Skill training

structured programmes across weaving, dyeing, reeling.

04 / 06
42+
Cooperative development

cooperatives strengthened with governance support.

05 / 06
100%
Artisan dignity

of MoUs include minimum piece rates & credit terms.

06 / 06
Governance Framework

A connected chain of accountability.

Transparent Records
01
Traceability
02
Ethical Sourcing
03
Quality Standards
04
Monitoring
05
Institutional Accountability
06

Each node is a checkpoint. Together they form the governance thread that a batch, a grant or a cooperative can be traced along at any moment.

Impact Stories

The charter, told by its makers.

The Panauti nursery ledger
Kavre · Silk

The Panauti nursery ledger

How Kushadevi's mulberry rows became a shared audit book.

Fleece to fabric, on record
Mustang · Wool

Fleece to fabric, on record

A high-altitude wool cluster carries its first traceable batch to Kathmandu.

A dye-house closes the loop
Ilam · Natural Dye

A dye-house closes the loop

Effluent water re-enters the vat — the environment column becomes measurable.

Join the charter

Build the ESG ledger with us — one cluster at a time.

Whether you're a cooperative, a buyer, a researcher or a public partner, the charter is open. Come sit next to the loom.

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