Opinion - Better World Apparel https://betterworldapparel.com/tag/opinion/ Making Better Choices Together Sun, 25 Apr 2021 20:41:14 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://betterworldapparel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-Artboard-1-32x32.png Opinion - Better World Apparel https://betterworldapparel.com/tag/opinion/ 32 32 165853665 How Long Should You Use a Piece of Clothing for the Purchase to be Sustainable? https://betterworldapparel.com/learn/sustainable-clothing-purchase/ https://betterworldapparel.com/learn/sustainable-clothing-purchase/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:34:20 +0000 https://betterworldapparel.com/?p=1485 Before becoming an essentialist, I’d been going on unintentional shopping sprees at least twice a year. Most of the time I would buy a complete outfit that looks good when I try it in dressing rooms, but don’t actually wear it in public. Other times I would buy an outfit for a certain trip, and …

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]]> https://betterworldapparel.com/learn/sustainable-clothing-purchase/feed/ 3 1485 Why is the Growth of Fast Fashion Unsustainable? https://betterworldapparel.com/learn/growth-of-fast-fashion-unsustainable/ https://betterworldapparel.com/learn/growth-of-fast-fashion-unsustainable/#respond Sat, 12 Sep 2020 09:53:39 +0000 https://betterworldapparel.com/?p=1375 As we’ve discussed in this previous article, any sustainable industry must treat these three aspects: economy, environment, and society as foundational. However, with the fashion industry focused solely on profit, oftentimes these ethical foundations are overlooked entirely.  A Look at Fast Fashion: Environmental Impact According to the UN Environment Programme, the fashion industry is the …

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