The Sustainability Delegates
If we are to succeed as an industry, we need a whole army of sustainability delegates placed in fashion companies all around the world. An in-house CSR expert would not only mean shorter lines of communication. It would also mean an easier and more natural integration of CSR and sustainability. When CSR is represented in a company through a trusted employee, it doesn’t just pop up once in a while when meeting with external consultants. CSR is now present in the day to day life, at the coffee machine, during lunch breaks, meetings and more. As such it oozes into a company’s culture and the unconscious level of employees’ workflows.
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Regenerative agriculture – the future beyond “sustainable” fashion?
Regenerative agriculture, or farming as it is also called, has very quickly become a buzzword, especially in the fashion industry. Several outlets haves even dubbed it the future of fashion. But what is it, and how is it different from the agricultural practices we already know?
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Why make a lousy T-shirt out of organic cotton?
It is not going to make a huge difference to our world, if we are turning lousy T-shirts into organic lousy T-shirts. We would still be using natural resources, but only to produce something that can be worn – maybe 8 times and then it is twisted, peeling or simply torn.
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The Snowball vs. The Avalanche
But what I am also seeing is that this snowball is becoming an avalanche of requirements, paperwork, mapping, documentation, policies, certifications, that are simply just burying everyone. Requirements where it seems, that they do not know the reality of their supply chain. Requirements where it is actually an aspiration rather than an actual requirement.
I will explain further……
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SMALL FISH UNITE!
As you are probably aware by now, the fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world after the oil industry. The fashion world has severe problems that we need to fix. But we can’t fix them alone. We need to help each other!
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SHAME ON YOU!
We don’t lift each other up by preaching from the top. Companies that are 100% sustainable (if there is such a thing) can’t serve as a source of inspiration for the majority of companies, but companies that take realistic steps can be the best source of inspiration for many.
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The story of the happy cow, who became a pair of leather pants
As a CSR manager, it has always been my task to answer (critical) questions from consumers – either on social media or through a company e-mail. And it struck me that these questions were always about animal welfare!
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Issues in the Leather Supply Chain
Consumers and customers are increasingly asking for more transparency in the leather supply chain and are becoming aware of the challenges involved in the supply chain.
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