Currently 100% of revenues from giveaway entry purchases are donated to charity to help improve the welfare of the planet and its inhabitants. we do this to try and help offset the harmful environmental effects of the textile industry, at the very least karmically if not directly (for example, if we donate to an animal shelter, it wouldn’t really be directly fighting against the harmful effects of the textile industry, but we believe it is important enough regardless)
we plan to keep scuphed mostly feeless, without ads, and without selling your data. thus giveaway entries will be where the majority of our revenue comes from, so The donation of 100% of revenues will be temporary. We don’t want to give the wrong impression that we are a charity when we aren’t, we are a for profit business. so Although a share of total revenues will likely always be donated, the number will dwindle significantly over time. We will send out emails whenever this percent changes so our community is always aware of how much of the money they spend is donated, so they can decide if they want to continue support or not.
The kind of charities we donate to will have to do heavily with how much we trust them. We are skeptical of large charities, and believe many have a tendency to either piss away money to bureaucracy, or pocket it where it shouldn’t be pocketed. for this reason we prefer to donate to small mostly volunteer oriented charities.
donations will be done live at the same time giveaway winners are announced, so viewers and entrants will be able to see for themselves donation amounts being submitted. we will also provide any documentation such as emails or receipts from the donations on our “Our Donations” page.
Unsavory Facts About The Textile Industry (and why we donate):
Water Waste: To make a single cotton t-shirt, 2,700 litres of fresh water are required according to estimates, enough to meet one person’s drinking needs for 2.5 years. On top of this, textile production is estimated to be responsible for about 20% of global clean water pollution from dyeing and finishing products.
Microplastics: In a test done by the Ocean Wise Conservation Association, a kilogram sample of polyester fleece released as much as 4.5 million fibres in a single wash. A devastating finding considering microplastics are often toxic for humans and animals, especially marine life, which consume the microplastics and can have a detrimental effect on their health, with the plastic then being passed on to the next animal that consumes them, such as humans.
Sweatshops: People in sweatshops work very long hours in poor and often dangerous conditions. often there is no overtime meaning the hourly wage can be as low as under 20 cents USD, and often times huge portions of these workers are minors doing child labour.
Carbon Footprint: The textile and garment sector accounts for an estimated range between 6 and 8 per cent of total global carbon emissions, or some 1.7 billion tonnes in carbon emissions per year, more than international flights and maritime shipping combined.
Although this is an absolute fraction of the laundry list of issues associated with the textile industry, the reality is apparent that the textile industry poses a real threat to not only the environment, but our health, and the health and welfare of those around the world. While participating in a community focused on transacting used items amongst each other is an important step in the right direction to curbing consumerism and overconsumption, there is a lot of work yet to do. Thus our donations go to the teams and people who know these issues best, and are best suited to tackle them, so we can all hope for a cleaner better future.