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Sari for Change is more than just an upcycling fashion project

Sari for Change is more than just an upcycling fashion project

by Nabeela Karim | Apr 12, 2021 | Fashion

The fashion industry is one of the most polluting and wasteful in the world. After garments have been bought and worn out (some not worn out), they are discarded with, leading to over 84% of clothes ending up in landfills or being incinerated. Some brands are turning...

Book extract: Why the act of caring for our clothes extends to the act of caring for our environment

Book extract: Why the act of caring for our clothes extends to the act of caring for our environment

by Orsola de Castro | Mar 29, 2021 | Fashion, Fashion Revolution

Ahead of Fashion Revolution Week 2021 we are publishing an extract from Orsola de Castro’s book Loved Clothes Last. Orsola, who together with Carry Somers, launched Fashion Revolution in 2013, a global movement calling for change in the fashion industry. If you...

Slow down on this Western Cape slackpacking trail

Slow down on this Western Cape slackpacking trail

by Catherine Del Monte | Mar 10, 2021 | Places

Just over Sir Lowry’s Pass, an hour’s drive from Cape Town, is a slice of hikers’ heaven: the renowned Blue Mountain Trail. Regarded as a punchier sister to the Green Mountain Trail — a four-day, 60km slackpacking hike founded in 2007 — the Blue Mountain Trail is a...

Long read: Why you should join the Fashion Revolution

Long read: Why you should join the Fashion Revolution

by Cyril Naicker | Mar 4, 2021 | Fashion Revolution

The national co-ordinator of Fashion Revolution South Africa Cyril Naicker addressed a UN panel discussion on Sustainable Fashion for All: Examining the Industry through the Lens of Social Justice. Here is an edited transcript of his talk. Below the transcript is...

Private planes, mansions and superyachts: Why billionaires have such a massive carbon footprint

Private planes, mansions and superyachts: Why billionaires have such a massive carbon footprint

by Beatriz Barros and Richard Wilk | Feb 17, 2021 | Features

Tesla’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos have been vying for the world’s richest person ranking all year after the former’s wealth soared a staggering US$160 billion in 2020, putting him briefly in the top spot. Musk isn’t alone in seeing a significant increase in...