Greenwashing – Are You Being Fooled?

Greenwashing concept. Oil barrel with recycle symbol and green text.

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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WHAT DOES FAIR TRADE CLOTHING MEAN IN PRACTICE?

What does Fair Trade clothing mean in practice? A Fair Trade shirt and label

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 …

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