Sustainable Clothing
In this modern day and age, it is very easy to obtain clothing that is better for the environment, and to minimise purchasing of fast fashion or other new clothes, which causes to much environmental harm and have so many issues in the supply chains.
Easy ways of dressing more sustainably:
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Buy from Ethical Clothing Brands: While they tend to be more expensive, there are lots of options of how to buy very good quality long lasting clothing.
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Buy Second Hand Clothing. If the cost of new clothing is prohibitive, there are now so many options to buy cheap and good quality second hand clothing.
For further information on the reasons why it is so important to dress more sustainably. Read here.
Ethical Clothing Brands:
Company | Type of Clothing | Children's | Comments | Link |
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Bam | A wide range of everyday clothing | No | Sells bamboo clothing, which has a much smaller environmental footprint than cotton. Company has a stated aim of being carbon neutral by 2030. | https://bambooclothing.co.uk |
Ethical Superstore | Broad Range of Clothing from Outdoor Garb to Underwear | Yes | Sells clothes from a number of different ethical brands | www.ethicalsuperstore.com |
Finisterre | Broad Range of Outdoor Clothing | No | Last year 93% of the collection was crafted from organic, recycled or natural fibres. Committed to reducing scope 1 and scope 2 emissions 42% by 2030 from a 2020 base year, with a long term net-zero goal. | https://finisterre.com |
Passenger | Outdoor Clothing | No | Emphasis on responsibly sourced materials, such as organic or recylced cotton. A tree is planted for every purchase. | www.passenger-clothing.com |
Patagonia (*Gold Standard) | Outdoor Clothing | Yes | All virgin cotton used is organically grown. Aiming to be net zero by 2040. All profits from the company are committed to protecting the environment. | https://eu.patagonia.com |
Rapanui | Broad Range of Clothing | Yes | All products are made from sustainable organic materials and printed in a renewable energy powered factory. | https://rapanuiclothing.com |
Sutsu | Mainly Tops, but also some shorts and trousers | Yes (Some T-Shirts) | Uses Organic and Sutainably Materials. Taking steps to be climate neutral. 20% of profits dontated to charity. | https://sutsu.com/ |
Second hand Clothes
While not addressing some of the issues such as the micro-plastics, it is so easy to obtain any type of secondhand clothes now, if new clothes are too expensive. Charity shops have proliferated, and if you want to buy online, you can get almost anything from vinted.
Why it is important to buy more sustainably clothing?
Clothing is a major contributor to environmental harm. It is well documented how bad fast fashion is and the cheap, low quality, and disposeable nature of the clothing industry, from micro-plastics, to industrialised cotton farming, and labour issues. There are various companies selling generally very good quality ethical produced clothing, although they do tend to be very expensive.