Are you implementing the Sustainable Development Goals? In September 2015 at the UN Sustainable Development Summit, world leaders have adopted the SDG 2030 Agenda including the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This will aim at ending poverty, inequality, injustice and tackle climate change by 2030. Today we are 4 years into this process and 11 …
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Today it seems clear that a change in the fashion industry is important, and that we all can play a part! Working in the textile business for more than 25 years, and seeing all the damage done on a human and environmental level, I am still surprised to see how some brands can continue with …
The first sustainable development goal has the objective to end poverty in all its forms everywhere by 2030. This means ensuring that all women and men and in particular, the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services. This is no easy task. Here’s what we …
I can understand that a customer can be completely lost in today’s jungle of labels, certifications, and naming of materials coming from a “sustainable source”. Majors brands are finally communicating in a more transparent way where their clothes are being made, yet it is still not easy to understand where the materials are actually coming from. Harder yet, …
At one of my latest trip, this time to Mongolia, I was able to see with my own eyes the effect of climate change on the pasture land due to the increased herds of cashmere goats. Cashmere fibre is mostly sourced out of Mongolia and for a while under the radar. NGO’s such as Peta …
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