CFM Market Linkages Private Limited

“CFM is a social enterprise with aims to provide employment opportunities to artisan communities in India by providing access to global markets for their handmade products.”
CFM Market Linkages Private Limited
IMPACT
Employees1-9
OF LEADERSHIP ROLES HELD BY WOMEN75%
LIVELIHOODS1500
OF PROFITS REINVESTED IN OUR SOCIAL MISSION20%

PROFILE

CFM Market Linkages is a fair trade organization working with artisan communities across India to connect their products with the rest of the world. Our goal is to build sustainable livelihoods for the marginalised, with a special emphasis on women empowerment, which will result in an overall improvement in their & their children’s lives.

We are collaborating with 15 artisan communities, using their age-old craft and our creative inputs to make unique, contemporary products. Our focus is on products that appeal to customer tastes; maintain high quality & standardization, on time delivery and ongoing skill development.

Our product portfolio includes fashion jewelry, bags, stoles, table linen, x-mas hangings, other home décor items, and any other product that can be handmade in India, and help us with our mission.

Our top customers include Noonday, Ten Thousand Villages, Global Girlfriend & Fair Trade Winds. We also do private labels and exclusive, customized designs for customers.

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Founded in2009
Business Size$100.000 - $2mio
Business StructurePrivate Company
Employee BenefitsHealthcare, Education
Supported CausesEnabling dignified life for artisans and farmers, Women led, Up-cycling, Recycling, Majority women made, Indigenous

Products &
Services

Skills and TechniquesEmbroidery, Jewelry, Kantha stitching, Sewing, Weaving, Woodcarving
ServicesArtisan production, Full service manufacturing, Sampling, Custom design
ProductsHome decor, Kitchen and dining, Gifts, Fashion accessories, jewellery, Other Fashion
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Ratio Hand-Made / Machine-Made90:10
Packaging and Labellinglightweight packaging, eco packaging
Typical Lead Time60 days
Shipping MethodsAir, Sea, Courier
Minimum Order Quantities or Values100
Countries we export toUSA, UK, Europe, Australia
Maximum order size50,000

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