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The price of ethically made apparel is a major sticking point for consumers, but the cost for those further up the chain is still far higher.
: Can’t afford sustainable fashion? Stand with garment workers -
A shocking rise in fashion’s green house gas emissions demands answers, introspection and ideas with real impact. We asked fashion industry leaders what needs to change.
: Smoke and mirrors around green fashion claims -
Using social media as a platform, the leather industry is claiming words like “sustainable” and “natural” in a bid to muscle out alternative materials. But chemical runoff, massive overproduction and huge emissions tell a very different story.
: Think Leather is Natural? Think Again. -
Synthetic pigments have become the fashion industry status quo. These commonplace colours are poisoning the Earth and exposing us to harmful, carcinogenic chemicals.
: A Colour to Dye For -
With a drastic rise in beauty and personal care purchases fuelled by social media, the planet is paying the price for influencer culture’s excess.
: The Ugly Side Effect of #BeautyTok -
With jaw dropping numbers of shoes produced and discarded every year, is the footwear industry setting the planet up to fail?
: Your Shoes are Killing the Planet -
A small country flooded with cheap clothes by its two gigantic neighbours, what’s happening in Nepal represents the natural end result of fast fashion’s rise.
: Nepal: The Front Line of the Fast Fashion Crisis -
With the garish and gaudy Boom Boom era coming to a swift close, a more honest and pragmatic aesthetic age is taking shape.
: Fashion is rejecting Trumpist opulence. -
Could the 47th president be an unlikely champion for fashion’s circular economy?
: Are Trump’s Tariffs Killing Fast Fashion? -
Twelve years since Rana Plaza. Still, not enough has changed. While progress has been made, it’s clear that surface-level reforms aren’t enough. Where does the industry go from here?
: Reflecting On Rana Plaza
Fashion. For a future.
January – time to get your sweat on. But if it’s a health kick you’re after, you may want to re-examine your wardrobe
: New Year health kick? Time to ditch your toxic activewear.Who are we?
With Fashion. For a future. As our guiding mission, we invite you to be part of the movement — where style and impact go hand in hand.
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