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Fast Fashion Promotes the fast production of clothes to keep up with new trends in a cheaper way that has many negative impacts to our world. Purchasing sustainably can make a big a big social and environmental difference.
Fact:
It takes one kilogram of cotton to produce a pair of jeans, and that cotton uses 7,500 to 10,000 liters of water. This is equivalent to what an average person drinks over 10 years.
Action:
Be careful to only buy the clothing you need and avoid the impulse to make purchases based on pressures such as social media advertising.
Fact:
Twenty-two billion pairs of shoes are thrown away every year, and each of them can take 30 to 40 years to decompose in a landfill.
Action:
Drop off old sneakers to textile recycling bins in your area (often located near shopping malls). Textile recycling companies can upcycle old sneaker materials into products such as insulation, surfacing for playgrounds and courts, and carpet padding.
Fact:
It takes 2,720 liters of water to make one t-shirt. That’s how much an average person drinks over three years!
Action:
Donate old clothes instead of throwing them away so they can be further used.
This article by the World Economic Forum walks through what Fast Fashion is, the issues associated with it, as well as an introduction to emerging sustainable fashion practices.
Footwear is one of the larger emitters related to fashion. There is increasing dialog and action plans developing to help make the footwear industry more sustainable in its materials, production & disposal.
Extending the use of our clothing can be very important in the sustainable fashion movement. This can be done through upcycling, recycling, donating and even selling clothing for re-use. This guide helps people better understand their sustainable options.
By director Andrew Morgan and producer Michael Ross this film exposes the dark side of the fashion industry.
The fashion industry has capitalized on cheap labor, harsh chemicals, and aggressive advertising to sell things no one needs. Watching this film will help you to see why the conscious fashion movement was born.
At Sustainable Me!, our mission is to protect and preserve the environment for future generations. We work towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving natural resources, and promoting sustainable living practices.
Founded in 1998, Sustainable Me! was created in response to the growing environmental concerns of the time. Since then, we have been dedicated to making a positive impact on the planet through advocacy, education, and community engagement.
Our team is made up of passionate professionals who are committed to environmental protection. We have experts in sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and environmental policy who work together to achieve our mission.
ChossenWoven is a movement away from cheap fabrics and is a zero waste, zero plastic alternative that redefines this marketplace.
The company's goal is to create sustainable opportunities for women through workers rights, protections, and wages. Able also focuses on its environmental initiatives through its product development.
Pact partners with Fair Trade Certified™ factories because they ensure care for both people and planet. Fair Trade factories provide safe working conditions, empower and uplift local communities, and protect the environment. Furthermore, they product their clothing with organic cotton, which saves vast amounts of water and uses no toxic chemicals.
The company diverts plastic bottles from landfills (nearly 100 million so far!) and transforms them into their signature thread—which are then knit into durable, washable and sustainable styles like shoes, bags and accessories.
Waterless skincare tablets that transform into traditional liquid skincare products upon use. They are cruelty-free, vegan, dermatologist-tested, synthetic preservative-free, plastic-free, refillable, and zero-waste.
Live Tinted is a cosmetic & digital community focused on inclusive, diverse beauty. The community helps shapes a storytelling platform focused on underrepresented people in beauty, and their journeys with culture and identity. The products are Vegan & Certified Cruelty-Free.
Sustainable beauty brand that is 100% Refillable, Recyclable, Compostable, Plastic-Free, Ingredient Transparent & Peta certified.
A clean beauty product line that uses conscious and safe ingredients and strives towards more sustainable packaging through the use of recycled aluminum, glass components, and responsibly sourced paper. They also have a recycling program for end of use packaging.
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