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Hi,

In 2016 I launched Everpress with the mission of having a positive impact on the world by reducing waste in fashion, and supporting grassroots creators from all backgrounds. That determination to create positive impact remains as strong as ever.

However, positive impact should begin at home, and until recently I didn't understand how our work environment contributed to some employees being unsupported. We failed our Black and Brown employees, and so have failed you and all of our community.

I have reached out to our previous employees to apologise for not addressing their very real concerns sooner. This was a failing on my behalf that will sit with me forever. Their comments, and the feedback of our current team, have been the catalyst we needed for permanent long term change.

I am determined to build a new kind of working culture at Everpress, one that I hope in years to come will be an example to other businesses of how to do things right. As a start, alongside financial contributions to The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust and the global Black Lives Matter movement, we will be actively seeking to understand and dismantle any conscious and unconscious bias across hiring and management. I have also already started surrounding myself and our team with the tools and expert support required to build a culture that is safe and inclusive.

This is just the start. A full list of our initial actions to address the issues of diversity and inclusion at Everpress can be found at everpress.com/people.

Now the work begins. Please hold us ruthlessly accountable as we restart, building again towards becoming the kind of company I always wanted us to be.

Best,


Alex Econs
Founder
Everpress

Hi there,

It''s been a few weeks and I wanted to share an update as we continue improving and moving towards being a fully diverse and inclusive organisation, as per our public commitment.

1. I''m very excited to announce that a full time D&I manager will be joining Everpress in September. They will be involved in all key decision making, helping us develop and foster organisation-wide inclusion, well-being and culture strategies that create lasting change. The D&I manager will also run regular workshops and training covering topics such as unconscious bias, authentic and inclusive leadership, and diverse recruitment

2. We've engaged Hustle Crew, an amazing D&I consultancy. Their goal is to help us understand structural oppression, and to learn how bias, privilege and identity can be used as tools for positive change, through a series of ongoing workshops and management training

3. Since June, we've donated ?59,060 to charity, made up of our revenue share on charity campaigns. This means that we cover the cost of producing and shipping these garments on behalf of our creators, with all additional revenue going to the Global Black Lives Matter Movement Fund. Creator donations on these campaigns are ?83,512, so total donations from both Everpress and creators comes to ?142,572 so far. Please get in touch if you''d like to run a campaign in support of BLM, or related charity, as Everpress will continue to donate 100% of its revenue on relevant projects

4. We've also made a separate donation of ?5,000 directly to Stephen Lawrence Foundation Trust

5. Mental health support: We have partnered with an industry leading Employee Assistance Program to provide ongoing mental health support. For our team, this will be a permanent initiative as of September

6. Mentorship Program: Work in progress - we will kick this off under the guidance of our D&I Manager in September

7. Annual report & quarterly updates: Work in progress - we will kick this off under the guidance of our D&I Manager in September, when we will set the 6 month, 1 year & 3 year D&I objectives

I look forward to sending more updates as we continue to progress in the coming weeks and months.

Thanks,

Alex Econs
Founder
Everpress

Hi there,

As the current crisis continues to bite, at Everpress we feel very fortunate to be in a position to help by providing a source of income to the artists, designers, DJs, record labels, venues and non profit organisations that we've worked alongside for so long.

For the past three weeks, the team have been rallying and pulling out all stops to make sure we can continue to do so. 

As it currently stands we are able to fulfill and ship all orders. We aim to continue our service for as long as possible considering the current environment, but I wanted to tell you about some of the challenges we're facing:

Our people

Our priority remains the health of our team, fulfilment partners and our community - it goes without saying that we're respecting the new government guidelines, and following all advice closely. 

Our supply chain

We face a tricky few weeks ahead - our garment suppliers, printers and delivery partners are bound by the same challenges facing us all at this time. Already our total production capacity has been halved and although we still have the capacity to print thousands of items a week, we are preparing for further reductions in the coming days and weeks.

We are seeing some of our garment suppliers suspending work until the situation is more stable. As a result we will need to get very creative, finding alternative garment options for our creators. Your patience and flexibility would be really appreciated here.

Finally, we're experiencing delays in delivery to countries with extra restrictions such as Italy and Spain, which is understandable at a time like this. We expect further delays as the scenario unfolds, but we will keep you posted.

What happens if we can no-longer fulfill orders?

• If push comes to shove, we plan to extend the pre-order period to a minimum of 8 weeks, allowing us more time to get our supply chain back on track
• You'll be able to continue to crowdfund orders on your Everpress campaigns as normal
• You'll get paid your profits at regular intervals throughout the 8 week period, to ensure campaign profits can be put to use
  
• Buyers will be asked for patience and to understand that any purchase made throughout this period should be valued far-beyond the price-tag. If ever there was a time for consumers to get behind independents trying to shake things up, it's now

The extended pre-order period will be on the premise the fulfilment will happen at a later date, and the items will be delivered when production/shipping is back to normal. We'll make sure your buyers are made fully aware of that and we will be sending them regular communication and updates.

There is no playbook for navigating a situation like this but I hope that by coming together we will emerge stronger.

Thank you for being part of the Everpress community.

Alex Econs

Founder / CEO

Everpress.com

Hello, 

We hope this email finds you well! 

Earlier this year we laid down our long-term sustainability roadmap, which commits us to becoming a fully certified B-Corp company by 2022.

B-Corp certification is a fancy way of saying that we will be held to super strict standards by an independent body, whose focus is on creating a more inclusive and sustainable economy. They will make sure we meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability in order to balance profit and purpose.

As part of this journey, we''re developing our understanding of our community. This is so that we can become the company we want to be, by ensuring that we are helping everyone in our community to achieve their goals.

Today, we are asking for no more than two minutes of your time to fill in a short survey that will help us better know our community of creators; who they are, what they do, and why they use Everpress. The answers you give will remain completely anonymous unless you decide to leave your name and email address to be contacted for further research and some (fun!) focus groups. 

If you are happy to help, follow this link to complete the survey. 

And if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reply to this email. 

Thank you for your contribution, we really appreciate it.

The team at Everpress