Clothing with values
The EU has announced plans for a fast fashion crackdown. Why is this necessary? Did you know that as little as 1% of all the clothing produced across our planet is recycled? It’s a shockingly low percentage, but things get worse when you look closely at the textile industry. The quantity of fabric that each …
We hear a lot about environmentally-friendly manufacturing, Fair Trade principles and our responsibilities as ethical consumers. But what does Fair Trade clothing mean in practice? To ensure that your clothes are sweatshop-labour free and contributing toward improved labour conditions for textile and factory workers, we recommend suppliers that have partnered with the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF). The partnerships are …
In an effort to vote with your dollars, you may likely have come across terms like “ethical clothing” or “ethical fashion”, and discussions about “shopping ethically”. But what does “ethical” mean? How can you know if what you’re buying is supporting your values? Ah, the dilemma of the “ethical shopper”. Let us here unpack what …