April 04, 2019April 4, 2019Activism, Social JusticeGrowing Up African in Australia: Racism, Resilience and the Right to BelongBy The Conversation 6 minThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Author: Kathomi Gatwiri, Lecturer, Southern Cross University. Review: Growing Up...
April 04, 2019April 9, 2019Business, Environment, NewsPathWater is Leading the Bottled Water Industry into the Circular EconomyBy Dudez Perez 5 minWe all know the importance of drinking eight glasses of water every day but the benefits decrease when the water...
April 03, 2019April 12, 2019Ethical Fashion, Fashion6 Cool AF Ethical Jumpsuit Brands You Can Wear All Year RoundBy Olivia Burton 5 minI’m not going to lie, I live in overalls (dungarees / jumpsuits) and nothing is more comfortable. As Sydney has...
April 02, 2019April 2, 2019Lifestyle, Musings, Wellness, Work & CareerOn the Toxic Definitions of Success and WorthBy Mary Imgrund 8 minIt’s heartening to know that no matter what you’re experiencing, countless others across time and geography have felt similarly. In...
April 02, 2019April 2, 2019Activism, Events, NewsEarth Hour is Observed in More Than 180 Countries, Including The PhilippinesBy Dudez Perez 5 minManila, Philippines: Earth Hour isn’t just about conserving energy and turning off the lights for one hour. Sixty minutes in...
April 01, 2019April 1, 2019Ethical Fashion, FashionSustainable Fashion’s Case for Making Clothing Labels Simpler to Read and Easier to UnderstandBy Nnaemeka Ugochukwu 3 minAbuja, Nigeria: When I was a kid, my siblings and I would play a game with our clothes labels, a...
March 31, 2019April 1, 2019Environment, TravelSustainable Wildlife Conservation: The Challenges of Preserving Nature and Animal Species in AfricaBy Nnaemeka Ugochukwu 5 minAbuja, Nigeria: The African continent is regarded by many as the cradle of wildlife, and rightly so. From the most...
March 30, 2019April 12, 2019Ethical Fashion, Fashion8 Ethical Fashion Brands Celebrating Diversity, Inclusivity and Body PositivityBy Dudez Perez 8 minWhen I was a teen, shopping for clothes was extremely hard being that I was underweight and short. I wasn’t...
March 29, 2019March 30, 2019Green Home, LifestyleMarie Kondo’s Netflix Show on Decluttering Sparks Faux Outrage From the Entitled and PrivilegedBy Nnaemeka Ugochukwu 5 minUntil recently, I had no idea of who Marie Kondo was, what she did, or the ideals she preached. When...
March 29, 2019March 30, 2019Green HomeSwitching to Clean Energy? Here are 5 Things to Consider When Designing a Solar Power SystemBy Megan Ray Nichols 4 minIn the push to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, many home and business owners are turning to green energy...
March 28, 2019March 29, 2019Activism, EnvironmentHow (and Why) to Stay Optimistic When it Feels Like the Environment is Falling ApartBy The Conversation 5 minThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Authors: Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide; Sean...
March 27, 2019March 28, 2019Lifestyle, TravelEthical Travel: Who Decides Which is ‘Ethical’ and Which is ‘Unethical’?By Nnaemeka Ugochukwu 5 minI love travelling and I always have. Travelling to as many places as possible and experiencing different cultures with unfamiliar...
March 26, 2019March 30, 2019Environment, Lifestyle5 Best Environmental Docos on Netflix to Watch in the Dark This WeekendBy Contributor 3 minThe team at sustainability and social purpose focused agency The Bravery have pulled together a line up of the best five Netflix...
March 26, 2019March 26, 2019Green Home, Lifestyle, People6 Eco Mum Bloggers Who Inspire Other Parents Towards Green LivingBy Kate Hall 4 minLiving lightly on the planet is difficult. And when little monsters, ah I mean children, are involved… it honestly looks...
![ETHICAL FASHION GUIDE // "A little over a week ago the 2019 Ethical Fashion Guide was released. The report highlights which Aussie brands are making positive strides and meeting these expectations, and those continuing to fall behind the line. The current report, Baptist World Aid’s 6th edition, is the largest to date, grading 130 apparel companies from A to F on the current systems and strategies in place to ethically manage their supply chains.
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Now this report signifies a higher level of progress and even though there remains a lot more work to be done, I heartily commend the work of Baptist World Aid so far. My praise however does not quite extend to the fashion brands because, in my opinion, and regardless of what they share on paper, the majority of the industry have failed to live up to ethical expectations.
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Overall progress may have been made by the clothing brands; but upon closer examination, I find that most of the ‘progress’ is at the final stage. Once the questions get beyond the final stage, past the “low-hanging fruit”, the number of positive answers plummet. This would have been excusable except that it has been shown that the raw materials stage is where it is most likely to have cases of forced labour, child labour and worker abuse. So one might wonder if this “progress” and focus isn’t awfully convenient for the brands. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The [other] problem I see with the Baptist World Aid report is not that the information presented to the readership is wrong, but that it is incomplete. While I do not suggest that the information provided by the companies in this survey were false, I believe there is something wrong with a system that sets the benchmark based on information provided by company representatives and board members of these companies only. I mean what else were they expected to do but cast their operations in positive lights?..." to continue reading our analysis, visit 'Latest Articles' via link in bio. What are your thoughts on this guide? 📸ILO🌏#fashrev #whomademyclothes #ethicalfashion #ecofashion #ethicalclothing #sustainablefashion #sustainability #ecowarriorprincess](http://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/19499352d0eb793f9d9d8f90a7559a9c/5D6F987F/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/56542189_475951249610960_6463815985552987933_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com "ETHICAL FASHION GUIDE // \"A little over a week ago the 2019 Ethical Fashion Guide was released. The report highlights which Aussie brands are making positive strides and meeting these expectations, and those continuing to fall behind the line. The current report, Baptist World Aid’s 6th edition, is the largest to date, grading 130 apparel companies from A to F on the current systems and strategies in place to ethically manage their supply chains.
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Now this report signifies a higher level of progress and even though there remains a lot more work to be done, I heartily commend the work of Baptist World Aid so far. My praise however does not quite extend to the fashion brands because, in my opinion, and regardless of what they share on paper, the majority of the industry have failed to live up to ethical expectations.
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Overall progress may have been made by the clothing brands; but upon closer examination, I find that most of the ‘progress’ is at the final stage. Once the questions get beyond the final stage, past the “low-hanging fruit”, the number of positive answers plummet. This would have been excusable except that it has been shown that the raw materials stage is where it is most likely to have cases of forced labour, child labour and worker abuse. So one might wonder if this “progress” and focus isn’t awfully convenient for the brands. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The [other] problem I see with the Baptist World Aid report is not that the information presented to the readership is wrong, but that it is incomplete. While I do not suggest that the information provided by the companies in this survey were false, I believe there is something wrong with a system that sets the benchmark based on information provided by company representatives and board members of these companies only. I mean what else were they expected to do but cast their operations in positive lights?...\" to continue reading our analysis, visit 'Latest Articles' via link in bio. What are your thoughts on this guide? 📸ILO🌏#fashrev #whomademyclothes #ethicalfashion #ecofashion #ethicalclothing #sustainablefashion #sustainability #ecowarriorprincess")
