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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Ethical Clothing: What Exactly Does it Mean

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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 …

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Petit Bamboo

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Petit Bamboo is an Australian-owned and designed baby wear label made from 95% bamboo blend. The brand is renowned for its natural, sustainable and eco-friendly baby garments that are silky smooth and luxuriously soft on the skin. The label designs classic pieces for ‘modern babies’ with an nature-friendly focus. Bamboo fabric is often considered eco-friendly as bamboo requires little …

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