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=6.7.1 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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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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What Makes an Apparel Brand Sustainable? https://betterworldapparel.com/learn/what-makes-an-apparel-brand-sustainable/ https://betterworldapparel.com/learn/what-makes-an-apparel-brand-sustainable/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:06:00 +0000 https://betterworldapparel.com/?p=1185 Chances of finding a truly sustainable apparel brand is quite difficult, if not impossible. In a research paper released by Mintel, 79 percent of people find it difficult to determine if an apparel brand is truly sustainable. So, the question is, what really makes an apparel brand sustainable? It was John Elkington who said that …

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