Our Story

Paper High was born out of our love of travelling. We have travelled far and wide but it's Asia that we have taken to our hearts.

Further travels have led to us finding more great Fair Trade suppliers in India, Nepal and in Sri Lanka too, including our elephant dung paper producer!

We only work with small family businesses, community incentives, charities and accredited Fair Trade organisations and our promise is that every product we sell is Fair Trade as set out by the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO). All our products are handmade by skilled artisans using sustainable or recycled materials wherever possible.

It is an absolute must to us that we have a mutually beneficial relationship with our fair trade suppliers. We love and respect the people we work with and have got to know them and their families well over the years and consider them true friends. It is always a joy to visit them and catch up on all the news.

Our Ethics

We have 3 golden rules for everything that we do:

• Everything must be Fair Trade
• We should have as little environmental impact as possible
• We should make a positive impact wherever we can

We only work with producers we know and visit on a regular basis to ensure that we can live up to our Fair Trade promise. Our producers are small family businesses and charities we work with to Fair Trade guidelines and World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO) accredited co-operatives.All the products we sell are made using natural, sustainable resources. These can be the waste products of larger industry, for example, our Khadda paper is made from the cotton left over from the massive garment industry in India. Or it can be a more extreme sort of recycling like our elephant dung paper - no, it doesn’t smell but it does produce a wonderful natural paper!

Our Producers

This product has been made by Noah’s Ark, a fantastic member of both the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO) and Fair Trade Forum India.

With their mission to commit themselves and the producer groups they work with to Fair Trade principles, their goal is to change the lives of grassroots artisans. The organisation works with around 49 talented producer groups, representing approximately 500 artisans collectively working towards the eradication of poverty.

Their focus on education and capacity building enables the people they support to become more aware of fair working conditions and the environment, in order to promote the value, cultural heritage and beauty of their handmade products.

By making a purchase, you are helping to continue the fantastic work of our producers.