Easter definitely means Spring and even though one might argue that it’s not quite Spring weather yet it’s high time to start preparing for those Spring outfits for when we’ll abandon the warm coats and thick socks. Below are some sustainable and ethical current favourites that’ll give you the perfect look in the Springtime sunshine! BySigne…
Month: March 2016
Fourteen fair trade favourites
One could argue that the term ‘sustainability’ mainly brings our mind to the environment and making sure resources are considered and that we’re being mindful or waste and durability. But true sustainability should also entail considerations around human factors, such as the creators of the products we use and buy. This brings us into the…
International Women’s Day
It’s 8 March. It’s International Women’s Day. And even though women should be celebrated every day for making the world a better place and for doing what they can to limit the damage men are making to the world, let’s take this opportunity to shout about those that are doing particularly good things. International…
The pace of fashion
The phrase ‘fast fashion‘ has these days got a range of (negative) connotations – it represents the actual speed of how fashion is produced, marketed and consumed and it is increasingly being used to characterise non-ethical fashion. Fast fashion is developing alongside technology with labels like Burberry offering customers to pre-order clothes from its live-streamed…
Model: Sharing
That our consumption habits are draining our planet on resources isn’t news to anyone but the amount of stuff we buy just doesn’t seem to decrease at all. Looking at fashion specifically we buy 80 billion items of clothing each year across the globe and we’re continuously being told this isn’t sustainable. To do something…
No waste
A visit to Amsterdam last week resulted in a great deal of inspiration in terms of social innovation and responsible business. One of the highlights was dinner at Instock restaurant where they create dishes using food that would otherwise go to waste. Products are collected at supermarkets each morning – picked up by their electric car…