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How to Sustainably Source Your Fashion Products

Posted by Lizzie Weakley on September 5, 2019 at 11:21am

Living a sustainable lifestyle means trying to greatly lessen your impact on the environment. Instead of taking things from nature that cannot be adequately replaced, you only take things that can be efficiently replaced. It requires effort.

People may assume that living a sustainable lifestyle requires going without a lot of things people take for granted in modern society. This isn’t actually true. In fact, even fashion can be created in a sustainable way. Many eco-conscious and fashionable peo

Unsustainable: Fashion Industry Has a Waste Problem

Posted by Margarita Goroshkevich on February 19, 2019 at 10:15am

The cat’s finally out of the shopping bag as fashion companies are being denounced for a variety of unscrupulous business ethics.

One damning report after another has unmasked the ugly face of fashion waste, as shops ranging from budget to high-end clothes have come under scrutiny.

A New Yorker made a startling discovery near Union Square’s Eddie Bauer store last December, pointing out that it actually sabotaged its unused overstocks so that no one could wear them.

“Eddie Bauer in NYC threw out bla

Adele Dejak- Edgy Sustainability

Posted by London ShopHunting Divas on September 13, 2013 at 4:52am

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American Retailers Take Sustainable Steps, Part 1

Posted by AirDye on June 2, 2011 at 11:57am

Kohl’s released their first corporate sustainability report last week. As we were reviewing the press release, we began to wonder what the other major American department stores are doing to amend their wasteful ways. After looking at the top six retailers, there are some who are taking real steps towards building sustainability into their operations and others who haven’t even begun the process.

In part one, we’ll look at Kohl’s, JCPenny and Macy’s. Let’s see where these three retailers stand…

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Which is the top eco-friendly fashion brand for 2011?

Posted by AirDye on February 24, 2011 at 2:38pm

The Daily Green is asking everyone to help them choose the standout eco-fashion brand for 2011. While it does seem a tad early in the year to declare a winner, let's see who's been nominated...

H&M: Conscious Collection

Last spring international retailer H&M debuted their first eco-friendly line with the Garden Collection. Turns out, H&M is committed to sustainability for the long haul as they’ve recently announced Conscious Collections. On April 14 you’ll find a new lineup in stores, this time th

FASHION FORWARD: The FQ + EQ Movement

Posted by JAPJEE KAUR on October 11, 2010 at 5:54am

Fashion – a synonym for glamour, beauty and style and something we deal with everyday. Even people, who say they don’t care about what they wear, chose clothes every morning that speak a lot about their personality. Fashion is in everything that surrounds us. Be it ads on buses, billboards, magazines, TV commercials, uniforms, malls and even kids. Today fashion is not only about wearing trendy and beautiful clothes but it includes everything that is used to accessorize it and make a complete sta

AirDye's Sustainability Tour

Posted by AirDye on September 24, 2010 at 6:00pm

Thought everyone might like to know about two fashion events that we'll be speaking at in the coming weeks:

Eco Fashion Week Vancouver

Paul Raybin, our chief sustainability and chief marketing officer, is appearing at two events. At noon on Wednesday, Sept 29, he's on stage with Mark Trotzuk for a presentation on the lifecycle of fashion. Paul will be focused on the vast amounts of water used in the textile industry. Then, at 3pm on Thursday, Sept 30, he's on a panel along with Summer Rayne Oakes

Sustainability Through Technology

Posted by Macala Wright on May 18, 2010 at 5:30pm

Guest Post By Daniel Zeltzer, Marketing Director of Los Angeles based fashion brand XCVI Clothing.

Is fashion design really possible on a computer? It’s hard to work with garments without touching the fabrics and getting a real feel for the product, but more and more designers are reaching towards technology to help them create unique designs. Have we reached the age of “computer generated garments”?

Not quite, but…technological innovations are certainly helping talented people work to their fulle

One Million Tee

Posted by Tricia on January 12, 2010 at 12:03pm

Onemilliontee is a project to sell 1,000,000 t-shirts, each with a unique number (from 1,2,3… to no. 1,000,000) . Our first collection is focused on Africa, aims to create job opportunities in Africa.All t-shirt will use 100% organic cotton produced in Africa. Currently we're still looking for the right supplier and partner.Please visit our blog: onemillionteeblog and our websiteGive us your support to make this project works ! ^^ Subscribe to our newsletter to get updates of our upcoming site a

Green Initiatives Showing Signs of Significant Progress at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Posted by Lady Lux on September 30, 2009 at 9:01pm

Sustainability has become a buzzword in our lives. The future of our planet has evolved from something briefly talked about to something that we all have started to put much more emphasis on.Well known consulting company, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), declared publicly last week at the Climate Week in New York City that they’ve officially reduced their carbon footprint by 10% this fiscal year! This positive progress is all part of a much larger green initiative they announced last year to reduce

ECO-LUX: ‘Plates With a Purpose’

Posted by Lady Lux on September 8, 2009 at 9:01am

Looking to purchase a gift that also helps give back? Well, then maybe this is just what you’ve been searching for! We’ve found an eco-chic dining option that supports you in doing just that.Riverside Design Group has just recently launched its ‘Plates with Purpose’ series that includes customized glassware aimed to support six crucial non-profit organizations. And the great thing—RDG donates 15% of all of its profits to local charities. Click here to read more.

How to Sustainably Source Your Fashion Products

Posted by Lizzie Weakley on September 5, 2019 at 11:21am

Living a sustainable lifestyle means trying to greatly lessen your impact on the environment. Instead of taking things from nature that cannot be adequately replaced, you only take things that can be efficiently replaced. It requires effort.

People may assume that living a sustainable lifestyle requires going without a lot of things people take for granted in modern society. This isn’t actually true. In fact, even fashion can be created in a sustainable way. Many eco-conscious and fashionable peo

Unsustainable: Fashion Industry Has a Waste Problem

Posted by Margarita Goroshkevich on February 19, 2019 at 10:15am

The cat’s finally out of the shopping bag as fashion companies are being denounced for a variety of unscrupulous business ethics.

One damning report after another has unmasked the ugly face of fashion waste, as shops ranging from budget to high-end clothes have come under scrutiny.

A New Yorker made a startling discovery near Union Square’s Eddie Bauer store last December, pointing out that it actually sabotaged its unused overstocks so that no one could wear them.

“Eddie Bauer in NYC threw out bla