Sūndar

📣 PRIDE IS NOT OVER! 📣

Tomorrow we are taking over account to talk about why Pride is so important and why as a brand we think it’s vital to highlight LGBTQIA+ voices whenever we can!

We are fully aware we can do more and as we grow we will do more 💪

Oūr space is a safe one + we will never tolerate any hate ❌

Thank you to Eden for this opportunity, and join ūs tomorrow for oūr takeover!

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For Pride month 🏳️‍🌈 we are using oūr platform to share the voices of the LGBTGIA+ community 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We are a strong ally, now + forever 💪

We will not tolerate any hate on oūr platform.

We have set up a fundraiser for the please give what ū can 🙏

Today we hear from and we thank you Ruby for sharing yoūr voice with ūs:

I was very lucky growing up. I had two very loving, le***an mamas who were there for me through thick and thin. I had a wonderful brother, and I grew up knowing it was okay to be different in my LGBTQIA family. I am now able to be an out and proud bisexual woman, but it hasn't always been that way.

Unfortunately, there is still a huge prevalence of biphobia, even within the LGBTQIA community. Even by those who would say that they would never be homophobic!

Being bi is a constant struggle of asking yourself if you're bi enough, if you're straight enough, if you'll be accepted, do people even believe you are a part of the community.

There are many ill judged jokes about being greedy, not existing, having passing privilege that may seem harmless, but may have your peer up at night struggling to feel accepted and filled with anxiety about their identity.

This pride month ask yourself, have you talked to your LGBTQIA friends and family about how they are feeling? If not, just ask! This month is more than buying something with a rainbow on it. Support LGBTQIA charities, businesses and friends and be the best ally you can be!!

I love me now! But it is a journey. Spread the love so everyone can feel accepted 😘

Unsure what to wear with this weather? Nah us neither 🤷
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But how good is it to see everything growing so lushly! 🌷🌿🌱
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What would be even better is there to be less blooming rubbish popping up this Spring!
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Bits ū can do - stay away from yucky single use plastics; buy once, buy well; shop independent brands; litter pick; write to your local MP ✍️
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And if you’ve seen the news today you’ll know that it is just 20 companies that are the source of more than half of all single-use plastic items thrown away globally!
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To top this off, reported that about 40% - or 210,000 tonnes - of the UK's plastic waste exports were sent to Turkey last year. Then it is illegally dumped and burnt.
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Whilst recycling isn’t the answer (eliminating single use plastic from the source is) it is a total missed opportunity to not take this waste and generate renewable energy ⚡️
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At Sūndar everything we do has our environment in mind:
👙- made from Econyl (can be repurposed at end of life)
📦 - all packaging has been up-cycled
👩‍🎨 - our designs are timeless + use basic colours promoting a slow fashion model
💯 - we manufacture low quantities so we don’t have any waste stock
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A circular economy is the way forward; protecting our environment + ūs
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✌️ 💚
Sūndar Swim
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 🌱

Nature 🌿

1 in 4 of us have been affected by a mental health problem 🍂

Tune into Instagram Live tonight at 6.30pm to hear about my own journey + how nature, mostly wild swimming, has helped me through some tricky times.

The biggest piece of advice we can give is to talk: there is always someone there to listen.

Call family, friends, colleagues, partners, lovers, ex lovers - someone will listen.

You are not alone 💚

Or if you’d prefer to talk to a stranger:
Call The Samaritans on 116 123

Be part of the solution 👍

We are still in a climate emergency 🚨

Do your bit 💪

Eat more plant based meals 🌱

Shop locally (where possible) 🛒

Buy once, buy well 🛍

See litter? Pick it up / call your council 🚮

Campaign for change 🪧

Be a changemaker 🙌

Spring 🌱 🥵 then 🥶 • ☀️ then ❄️
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We love it! ❤️
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Does it stop us swimming? Nah course not. But it does make our dips a bit shorter.
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Be careful cold water swimming - as a good measure, for every degree the water is take that as the safe amount of time you should be in the water for; eg 11 degree water = 11 minutes dip time.
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Stay safe with a bright float + try not to swim alone.
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Be smart like Ruby; bring layers + a big juicy coat to wrap up warm in. The faster you get changed the better.
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A flask of tea/coffee is also recommended - pour into a reusable cup so your hands can benefit from the warmth of the cup.
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Think; don't sink 👍
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Happy International Women’s day to all ū beautiful humans!
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Here’s to soon being able to reunite with your mums, sisters, aunties, grandmas, granddaughters, friends, tias, the lots of yasss!
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Let’s continue to raise each other up + fight the good fight!
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This year we once again the gender pay gap.

The gender pay gap among all employees in the UK in 2020 was 15.5% which is still so shocking but it is decreasing 👍 sooooooo how about 20% off for the rest of the month!
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Use code: WHO_RUN_THE_WORLD for 20% off store wide till April fools day
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So whatcha waiting for? 🤪

Sustainable vs responsible
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“The most important right we have is the right to be responsible” - Gerald Amos, Environmentalist
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Sustainability is a legitimate term; to not take more from nature than we can give back. Unfortunately we do indeed take more than we can give back, and we do cause more harm to nature than we do to nurturing it.
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Our population here on planet Earth houses seven billion human beings, and everything we make does some damage.
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Until we can figure out a process that does not interfere with nature’s capacity to regenerate itself we have no right applying the word sustainable to our business.
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Responsibility equates to business transparency. Making a positive difference to do less harm, and by using fewer materials, less energy and water, will generate less waste.
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Like many brands we outsource our manufacturing and we do not own a factory, but we make sure this is known, and ethically done so. We design products for longevity, using regenerated materials that do not take away from our planet. We pay our workers a good wage and we use shipping methods that have lower impacts than ‘next-day’ deliveries. We use packaging that has been recycled. And importantly, we give back.
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We are in a climate emergency. We need to restore our planet to its full health. We need to make changes; big and small. And we need to do this now.
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We at Sūndar are part of the consumer industry, so we cannot claim to be sustainable. We are on a path promoting sustainability and we are responsible for our business.
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We understand we can do better, and we are 100% committed to doing better.
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Sūndar Swim

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👙 Hopefully oūr swimmers won’t be hung up for much longer!
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🏊‍♀️ They’re missing their dips at the
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❤️ We hope you’re all keeping safe + well
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🥳 Some exciting news to follow soon....stay tuned
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If yknow, ū know.

HAVE YOU HEARD?! 📣
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We're offering 50% off your entire order!
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WORLDWIDE! 🌎
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Yes that's you guys in the big bad USA 🇺🇸 , and yup you guys in lovely snowy Canada 🇨🇦 eh (can someone mention this to Justin Trudeau as we think he would look killer in a swimsuit, non?), ohhhh of course not forgetting the upside down swimmers in Australia 🇦🇺 + New Zealand 🇳🇿 , and the REST OF YOU TOO - whilst the UK may not be part of the EU🇪🇺 that doesn't mean we're not part of Europe and we're still the best of mates 👯‍♀️
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Oh shoot we nearly forgot the Brits 🇬🇧 , um yeah well you're in lockdown but you can swim in the bath SO GET STUCK IN
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GET OUT (stay in!) + DIVE IN
(as long as your government guidelines allow you to) 🏊‍♀️🤣
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ENTER CODE: AMIGOS_50 @ checkout for 50% off your entire order 🤪
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RUNNING FOR JANUARY 2021 ONLY
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Happy New Year Amigos! 🎉

It’s time to celebrate your pals - the ones who had a rough year (all of ūs) ~ so we’re offering 50% off your entire order!

Because f**k it, this year is the one where we really start livin’ as who knows what’s around the corner (at least Trump will be no more 🙏)

GET OUT + DIVE IN
(as long as your government guidelines allow you to) 🏊‍♀️🤣

ENTER CODE: AMIGOS_50 @ checkout for 50% off your entire order 🤪

RUNNING FOR JANUARY 2021 ONLY