Greenwashing – Are You Being Fooled?

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Choosing to be environmentally aware and wanting to wear sustainable clothing is admirable. However, you can only make ethical choices if the information that you receive is reliable. And this is where the scourge of greenwashing muddies the waters. Our collective shift of focus towards safe-guarding the future of our planet is having a huge …

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Fast Fashion Crackdown – the EU Proposes Action

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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 …

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Op Shopping – A Generational Love Story

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Is there anything more Aussie than an arvo spent Op Shopping? Whether you have a local Salvation Army store, a St. Vincent’s or one of the numerous fund-raising charity shops that dot our cities and country towns, the Opportunity Shop is a fixture of many suburban high streets. And op shopping is alway a great …

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