Melissa Elliott
When you think of fair trade and environmentally friendly products, the items in your bedroom may not be what come to mind. Coco de Mer is changing the game with their eco-friendly sex shop, selling all things erotic.
Sam Roddick’s Coco de Mer is a sex shop with an environmentally friendly ethos. Their products, made of high-quality materials usually locally sourced and created by local artists, are all made with consideration towards the environment and human rights. Items from abroad must have the Fairtrade seal of approval, and they seek out companies using small projects and cottage industries instead of sweatshops.
[social_buttons]“The sex industry is totally unethical,” explains Roddick, daughter of Body Shop creator Anita Roddick. “There are no regulations about the materials used for products that people use with their most sensitive areas. That’s a huge worry and it’s really up to people like me that supply these products to have ethics beyond company profit.”
Coco de Mer first rose to notoriety when it held a naked protest against the Iraq war on the streets of London. Since then it has been a champion of many causes, including sex trade rights. This devotion to human and environmental causes has seen Coco de Mer gain a cult following, with two boutiques open in London and Los Angeles and more on the way.
Sam herself is a firm believer that sex can help the environment. “Turn off your telephone, turn off your TV, your computer and have great sex and I promise you that your life will be a happier place.”
Image: Coco de Mer
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