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Part 2: Extract from Dirty Fashion report: why viscose production needs to transform

When Dirty Fashion was released in June last year, most of us woke up to the horrific production processes of viscose. The Changing Markets Foundation which researched and compiled the report has since established a roadmap to better production processes...

August 28, 2018

Fashion

Part 1: Find out what is being done about viscose’s dangerous chemical pollution

We all love the feel of viscose. It’s soft and luxurious to the touch. So, it shouldn’t surprise you much that after it was first commercially produced in 1905 it was often called “artificial silk”. The silkiness is obvious. But...

August 28, 2018

Features

This kickass Slovakian sneaker brand pulls at our heartstrings

Shoes aren’t an easy product to make sustainably. Most mainstream mass shoe manufacturing involves toxic glues and plastics and unsustainably-sourced rubber and leather. A few companies have succeeded in making a shoe that is credibly sustainable and looks cool too....

August 17, 2018

Features

Damned if we don’t

Wrapped in post-consumer plastic, Rati Lekalakala imagines being an animal in the same situation. This is not much of a stretch of her imagination: high concentrations of plastic materials have been found blocking the airways and stomachs of hundreds of ...

July 29, 2018

Fashion

Ben Nivison’s new textiles are woven yarns of two cultures

In the Kullu Manali Valley valley lies Bhutti, a small hard-to-access village on the foothills of the Himalayas in Northern India. It’s here you’ll find one of the world’s last hand-weaving societies in the world. And it is here that...

July 19, 2018

Features

Why clothes are one of the greatest sources of plastic in the ocean and how to prevent this

In this extract from How to Give up Plastic: Save the world one plastic bottle at a time, author Will McCallum gives us the lowdown on plastic and our clothes. You’ll be surprised by what he has to say. It...

July 12, 2018

Features

Who has pledged to Rethink The Bag this Plastic Free July?

Making very public commitments to give up single-use plastic shopping bags, influencers (including musicians, actors, public servants) reached thousands of people. For Plastic Free July 2018 one person per day pledged to “refuse to buy or accept single-use plastic shopping...

July 10, 2018

Fashion

Take a look who will be showing at the Helsinki Fashion Week

With a few short weeks to go before the eco Helsinki Fashion Week, there is growing excitement about this big and relevant event happening in a small Nordic country. Founded by Evelyn Mora, the three-year-old fashion week in Finland sponsors...

July 9, 2018

Beauty

Esse organic skincare takes beauty into the future

News of our planet’s degradation dominates headlines. Everyday we read stories about the devastating effects of climate change; plastic waste clogging our oceans; carbon emissions; food grown in compromised soil; additives in products we use daily; chemical residues – including...

July 6, 2018

Features

Ditch the plastic bag this July and get one of these re-usable shoppers

If you’re pledging to give up single-use plastic shopping bags this Plastic Free July, you’ll be looking for a great shopper. We’ve curated a collection of sustainably-made ones for you. The bag featured in the main image is made in...

June 29, 2018

Food

Our zero waste heroes show us how to lighten up

You would have heard of the zero waste movement by now. The “priestess of waste-free living” Bea Johnson, a French woman in America, toured South Africa a year ago to promote the global movement, and her book, Zero Waste Home....

June 14, 2018

Features

The T-shirt that keeps plastic bottles out of the ocean

Update: Since this article was published, Into The Green has closed. Roxanne and Stefan have referred us to a colleague for a similar offering Fashion labels across the world, including G-Star Raw, H&M, Gucci, Adidas and North Face, are using fabric made...

June 12, 2018

Features

Designer Porky Hefer’s Endangered works invite a weep and a cuddle

South African designer Porky Hefer’s new artworks depict a kingdom of giant soft toys. Called Endangered, the collection will make you weep. The day before the sculptures were shipped off to Switzerland to be exhibited, a group of journalists were...

June 4, 2018

Features

Message in a bottle: Thirza Schaap makes plastic ocean art that is both beautiful and scary

When you walk along the Atlantic coast’s sandy white beaches in Cape Town, it’s easy to be distracted by the startling magnificence of the scenery. The ice blue waves crash down onto beaches and smash into black brown rocks. On...

June 3, 2018

Features

Aaniyah Omardien: We do beach cleanups to help reduce and eliminate single-use plastic

Not far from where she does new moon beach cleanups in Muizenberg, Aaniyah Omardien spent her happiest times as a child. “On hot days, my mother would pack a picnic supper and we’d go to Dalebrook tidal pool in Kalk...

June 1, 2018

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Author: Jackie May

Part 2: Extract from Dirty Fashion report: why viscose production needs to transform

Part 1: Find out what is being done about viscose’s dangerous chemical pollution

This kickass Slovakian sneaker brand pulls at our heartstrings

Damned if we don’t

Ben Nivison’s new textiles are woven yarns of two cultures

Why clothes are one of the greatest sources of plastic in the ocean and how to prevent this

Who has pledged to Rethink The Bag this Plastic Free July?

Take a look who will be showing at the Helsinki Fashion Week

Esse organic skincare takes beauty into the future

Ditch the plastic bag this July and get one of these re-usable shoppers

Our zero waste heroes show us how to lighten up

The T-shirt that keeps plastic bottles out of the ocean

Designer Porky Hefer’s Endangered works invite a weep and a cuddle

Message in a bottle: Thirza Schaap makes plastic ocean art that is both beautiful and scary

Aaniyah Omardien: We do beach cleanups to help reduce and eliminate single-use plastic

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