It’s been a while since we uploaded a podcast, but we’re back and brimming with excitement to introduce you to our next super inspiring podcast guest. Her name is Jackie Ruddock and she is the brilliantly-dressed changemaker, founder and CEO of The Social Outfit, a Sydney-based social enterprise and ethical fashion brand using fashion to...
While some shoppers may base their consumer choices on conscience, for the vast majority of fashion lovers ethics is a consideration that often comes after design and fit. Many use fashion to express themselves artistically and creatively, and use style to explore their sense of identity. Even though ethical fashion is still a niche, the...
Early this month the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its landmark report on emissions, which made it very clear that we must all “pursue efforts” to limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius or face the disastrous effects of climate change. From record-breaking droughts affecting farmers through to kilometers of dying coral in the Great Barrier Reef,...
Former President Barack Obama is backing 260 Democrats ahead of the country’s midterm elections on November 6. He released his second wave of 2018 midterm endorsements which features Democratic candidates from across the country. “Over the next several weeks, we have a chance to elect lots of talented diverse, patriotic candidates who represent what’s best in...
Motivated by the scientific consensus that their region of Florida will be hardest hit by rising sea levels and flooding as a result of climate change, two south-Florida Congressmen, Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo and Democrat Rep. Ted Deutch created the Climate Solutions Caucus hoping to build bipartisan support for climate legislation and explore options that will...
On Saturday, around 10,000 people marched in Helsinki for “The Time to Act is Now!” climate rally to demand Finland’s politicians implement climate policies to curb the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and commit to zero emissions by 2035. The demonstration comes just weeks after the UN’s recent IPCC report revealed that drastic measures were...
Independent candidate Dr Kerryn Phelps wins the crucial Wentworth seat over Liberal candidate Dave Sharma, a seat held by former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for 14 years. A safe Liberal seat since 1944 and comfortably held by a margin of almost 18 percent, the unprecedented voter swing of more than 20 percent against Liberal candidate David Sharma...
It is argued that the ideology at the root of all our environmental and social problems is neoliberalism. Although neoliberalism is all around us and is the ideology that drives almost all of our political and economic systems, most people couldn’t explain to you what it is if you asked them. It’s likely, however, that they’ll...
According to new research conducted by The Lyda Hill Foundation and Geena Davis’s Institute, improving media depictions of females in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math – will encourage more women into these fields. The study entitled “Portray Her: Representations of Women STEM Characters in Media” is the most comprehensive analysis of STEM characters in entertainment...
Given how long I’ve been writing articles and pieces about sustainable fashion and ethical living, I sometimes coin phrases that make its way around the world wide web. It’s always a lovely feeling when my words resonate with someone and they are so affected by them they create a beautiful meme and tag us on...
Whether you just watched the eye-opening The True Cost fashion documentary or are just concerned about climate change and the state of our planet, we’re glad you’re here and looking to get educated about the clothes you wear and how you can bring more sustainability into your wardrobe and other aspects of your life. So without...
If you’ve landed on this page, we assume you already know the definition of fast fashion, but for those of you who don’t, fast fashion is a term to describe the speed at which fashion designs move from design concept to fashion product available for purchase. It is usually characterised by high volume, low margin, fast-paced,...