Ethics Girls

"“Eventually, Hamnett said recently, she realised when it comes to clothes, the vast majority would..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:20:48 -0400

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“Eventually, Hamnett said recently, she realised when it comes to clothes, the vast majority would far prefer to look hot than bask in the warm and righteous glow of social responsibility.

“You might think people would buy clothes out of pity,” Hamnett said, “but they won’t. People buy clothes because they want to be excited about themselves. So it can’t just be goody-goody clothing; it has to be great clothing that just happens to be goody-goody, too. You’ve got to put the fashion first.”

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- http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/luke-leitch/TMG10099467/Ethical-Fashion-Is-it-just-Pity-Product.html (via vancouverfashionweek2013)

ybesr: SustainUclothing - Made in USA, amazing sustainable...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:19:54 -0400

ybesr:

SustainUclothing - Made in USA, amazing sustainable apparel company, also provides custom design/private label. Doing so many things right…

ellageorgia: You don’t have to follow the flock to be on trend...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:19:15 -0400

ellageorgia:

You don’t have to follow the flock to be on trend and stylish …. wear what suits you - take inspiration from the latest trends and give it your own twist. Dare to be unique!

eco-age: Winner of the ‘Well Dressed’ award at the Observer...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:18:52 -0400

eco-age:

Winner of the ‘Well Dressed’ award at the Observer Ethical Awards Rosalind Jana, in the Observer’s ethical issue

‘I can’t imagine ever buying from the high street again unless ethical practice changes’

Its recycle week an infographic from DEFRA

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:17:30 -0400

Its recycle week

an infographic from DEFRA

Cool idea - IBM’ s new smart city ads

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:53:07 -0400

Cool idea - IBM’ s new smart city ads

Is TOMS Shoes' "One for One" Business Model Doomed to Fail? | Ecouterre

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:21:18 -0400

Is TOMS Shoes' "One for One" Business Model Doomed to Fail? | Ecouterre

Fashion Victims by Yolanda Dominguez A piece of art by the...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:56:08 -0400

Fashion Victims by Yolanda Dominguez

A piece of art by the Spanish Artist - using art to have an impact on our world.

Spanish artist Yolanda Domingues is not afraid to take on serious social issues with her work, particularly through her “livings” which confront people in the street. You may remember we featured her Poses project a couple of years ago in which she had women recreate the ludicrous poses favoured by fashion magazines in everyday situations.

Her latest piece Fashion Victims took place last week in Madrid’s Gran Via shopping street. It was a response to the horrific accident in Bangladesh where more than 1,000 textile workers, including many women and children, were killed when their workshops collapsed last month.

Yolanda had women placed under rubble and various fashion accessories in what she described as “an appeal for responsible production and consumption, both for people and the planet.”

“Brands, designers, bloggers, media,” she said, “the fashion world cannot dodge the facts and look the other way. We are all responsible for this reality.”

Hard-hitting and thought-provoking, this is Yolanda at her very best and once again the behaviour of the people who encounter her work adds an interesting dimension.

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:49:50 -0400

From bike chains to chandeliers - beautiful example of the...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:49:31 -0400

From bike chains to chandeliers - beautiful example of the upcycle :)

finisterreuk: www.timnunn.co.uk

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:29:21 -0400

finisterreuk:

www.timnunn.co.uk

A shirt that doesn’t need to be washed for 100 days. A...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:21:00 -0400

A shirt that doesn’t need to be washed for 100 days.

A lot of the emissions from clothing is actually from the washing and things we do at home. Great idea but I am not sure if we can easily get people to think about “not washing” as something they would be happy to do?

shopethica: TOMS partners with Ben Affleck’s Eastern Congo...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:36:33 -0400

shopethica:

TOMS partners with Ben Affleck’s Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI) for a limited-edition collection of shoes. For each pair sold, a child in need will receive a new pair of shoes. $5 from each sale will help fund ECI’s programs for youth and families in the Eastern Congo region.

great example of partnership - oh and yes we have a celebrity :)

"Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her..."

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:12:21 -0400

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Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment.

The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this green thing back in my earlier days.” The young clerk responded, “That’s our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment f or future generations.”

She was right — our generation didn’t have the green thing in its day.

Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were truly recycled. But we didn’t have the green thing back in our day.

Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags, that we reused for numerous things, most memorable besides household garbage bags, was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property, (the books provided for our use by the school) was not defaced by our scribbling’s. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags. But too bad we didn’t do the green thing back then.

We walked up stairs, because we didn’t have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn’t climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn’t have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby’s diapers because we didn’t have the throwaway kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts — wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right; we didn’t have the green thing back in our day.

Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house — not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana.

In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn’t have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.

Back then, we didn’t fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn’t need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she’s right; we didn’t have the green thing back then.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn’t have the green thing back then.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn’t need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint.

But isn’t it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn’t have the green thing back then?

Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a smart-ass young person.

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For All Makers Out There Keep Going :)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:40:29 -0400

For All Makers Out There

Keep Going :)

The Fair Phone - at last! Great news that they have got the 1st...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:49:54 -0400

The Fair Phone - at last!

Great news that they have got the 1st batch prefunded :)

15 Major Retailers That Haven't Signed the Bangladesh Safety Agreement | Ecouterre

Thu, 30 May 2013 07:01:53 -0400

15 Major Retailers That Haven't Signed the Bangladesh Safety Agreement | Ecouterre

A very simple way of fixing a puncture on a bike inner tube -...

Wed, 29 May 2013 04:36:01 -0400

A very simple way of fixing a puncture on a bike inner tube - suitable for Africa - very good idea & a great demonstration of simple techology and using what you have :)

unconsumption: Each tab on this credit card-sized pack by...

Mon, 27 May 2013 07:02:01 -0400

unconsumption:

Each tab on this credit card-sized pack by American designers Bolt Group can be torn off and used as a USB stick.

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Each tab on this credit card-sized pack by American designers Bolt Group can be torn off and used as a USB stick.

The GIGS.2.GO pack by Bolt Group is made of recycled paper pulp and contains four tear-off tabs with a USB flash drive in each.

The concept was inspired by Bolt Group designers frequently having problems sharing presentation and CAD files with clients….

Though the drives are designed to last for many uses, the paper and electronic components can eventually be separated and recycled.

Read the rest here: http://www.dezeen.com/2013/05/20/gigs-2-go-usb-stick-by-bolt-group/

upcyclista: Fun with clothes hangers, by Pierre Lota

Mon, 27 May 2013 06:59:58 -0400

upcyclista:

Fun with clothes hangers, by Pierre Lota

Ethics Girls

"“Eventually, Hamnett said recently, she realised when it comes to clothes, the vast majority would..."

ybesr: SustainUclothing - Made in USA, amazing sustainable...

ellageorgia: You don’t have to follow the flock to be on trend...

eco-age: Winner of the ‘Well Dressed’ award at the Observer...

Its recycle week an infographic from DEFRA

Cool idea - IBM’ s new smart city ads

Is TOMS Shoes' "One for One" Business Model Doomed to Fail? | Ecouterre

Fashion Victims by Yolanda Dominguez A piece of art by the...

Photo

From bike chains to chandeliers - beautiful example of the...

finisterreuk: www.timnunn.co.uk

A shirt that doesn’t need to be washed for 100 days. A...

shopethica: TOMS partners with Ben Affleck’s Eastern Congo...

"Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her..."

For All Makers Out There Keep Going :)

The Fair Phone - at last! Great news that they have got the 1st...

15 Major Retailers That Haven't Signed the Bangladesh Safety Agreement | Ecouterre

A very simple way of fixing a puncture on a bike inner tube -...

unconsumption: Each tab on this credit card-sized pack by...

GIGS.2.GO by Bolt Group

upcyclista: Fun with clothes hangers, by Pierre Lota

GIGS.2.GO by
Bolt Group