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An easy checklist guide to understanding ethical and sustainable fashion

  • June 06, 2019
‘The Three M’s’ are easy to understand and remember, and when you stop to think about it, it all makes sense. Where a garment is MADE, what MATERIALS it's made from and how MUCH it costs, will answer any questions you have about ethics and sustainability.

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Small actions can have a big impact on World Environment Day when we all take a stand

  • June 05, 2019
If no one in Australia bought a single-use coffee cup today and instead used a reusable cup, we’d save 2.7 million cups today alone. 70 million barrels of non-renewable oil are used every year to make the world’s consumption of polyester fabric, and 60% of all fashion bought is made from it.

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The Fashion Advocate introduces zero waste plastic-free packaging

  • November 28, 2018
Online shopping is great, but plastic packaging is not. Only 14 per cent of plastic is recovered from landfill for recycling in Australia and the rest is buried or accidentally washed out to sea. 

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Blue The Film is not just about the 8 million tons of plastic being dumped into the ocean every year

  • August 30, 2018
In the last forty years, half of all marine life has disappeared. Oceans are becoming warmer, sea levels are rising, and the increase in carbon dioxide has started a process of acidification in our ocean.

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How to make a positive impact as a consumer and reduce your carbon footprint

  • July 26, 2018
Margaret Mead was the one who said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

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Five ways fashion can solve the ocean plastic pollution crisis

  • July 21, 2018
It is estimated that between 8 and 13 million tonnes of plastic leaks into the world’s oceans each year to be ingested by seabirds, fish and other organisms, and more than 230,000 tonnes of it are microplastics. 

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53 million tonnes of clothing will be produced this year

  • July 08, 2018
53 million tonnes of clothing will be produced this year and 87% of it will be landfilled or be incinerated. It’s a fact that we cannot ignore any longer; what are we doing about it? 

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