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Stockholm Fashion Week Canceled—for the Planet

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Meet Coach Cass, the Millennial Face of African travel

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These Rivers, Mountains, and Lakes Are Getting Legal Rights: It’s About Time

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Pining for Piñatex’s Alternative Leather: Made from Pineapple Leaves

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Preventing Rape in the Congo Fights Deforestation—Here’s How

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  • Fair Fashion

    WHO is Bunny Yan and What is the Squirrelz? Just the Smartest Sharing Economy Idea Ever!

    February 20, 2019 /

    A new app lets designers share materials and upcycle locally.

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    Sarah Schuster
  • Fair Fashion

    My Eco Chick Wedding: Ethical Bridal Gowns by Leila Hafzi

    December 15, 2018 /

    Hafzi wanted to help shift the perception of Nepal and raise awareness of artisan communities there; employ and empower women and teach them highly specialized skills.

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    Lindsay E. Brown
  • Travel

    Ethical Travel City Guide to Old San Juan, Puerto Rico: Casa Sol, Castles and Conscious Shops

    December 12, 2018 /

    Where to stay, eat, shop, visit and caffeinate in this Caribbean city.

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    Starre Vartan
  • Fair Fashion

    Carcel is Sewn By Women in Prison (That’s a Good Thing)

    November 5, 2018 /

    When the women's sentences are over, they will have marketable skills and money in the bank.

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    Starre Vartan
  • Featured,  Heroines

    5 Women of Color Who Remade the World as We Know It

    September 24, 2018 /

    Let's keep these women in the conversation.

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    Sarah Schuster
  • Featured,  Travel

    EcoCamp in Torres del Paine: An Ethical Escape to Patagonia

    August 20, 2018 /

    We focused our trip around hiking and were lucky enough to take part in three incredible treks.

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    Lucy Schanzer
  • HomeSoul

    5 All-Natural Incense Brands For Meditation, Yoga, or Just Because

    August 16, 2018 /

    When it comes to incense, it's best to follow your nose.

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    Sarah Schuster
  • HomeSoul

    How to Spend Less Time Cleaning

    March 12, 2018 /

    Clean smarter, not harder.

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    Starre Vartan
  • Health Is Beauty

    Eco-Chick Tested: Inlight Organic Skincare for a Glowing Complexion

    October 4, 2017 /

    Clean beauty for Eco-Chick is quite rigorous: It means a non-toxic product that is made without a list of sketchy ingredients linked to harmful health effects from cancer, hormone disruption, to skin irritation. So, when we bring a product to you, that means we’ve not only used the product consistently, but…

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    Lindsay E. Brown
  • Fair Fashion

    Meet Maurizio Montalti, Biomaterials Design Hacker

    June 20, 2017 /

    He's conceptualizing a “fungal future,” through clothing, furniture, and more.

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    Sarah Schuster
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Love this! Repost via @monicarosquillas: Living sustainably doesn’t mean I live a life of deprivation. Just today I got back from traveling locally, which means no planes were taken, but I got to see a beautiful seaside town. I’m wearing an outfit I like that also happens to be made up of second hand pieces and a 6 year old coat. I ate very well, especially so because it was a plant based meal made with sustainably grown food. And I didn’t buy anything because I didn’t feel the need to. 
The point is, we can enjoy life without destroying it. 
A sustainable life doesn’t have to be a life of sacrifices and deprivation, it’s only that if that’s how you see it. In fact, sustainable living ensures we’re NOT depriving ourselves and other beings from the most important thing there is: a habitable, healthy planet. #climatecrisis
If corporations can be granted the rights of personhood, then why can’t the Earth? In @iam_jessica_williamson latest article, she highlights #rivers, #mountains and #lakes that are are being granted the right to live. And we say, it’s about time. Link in bio: #rightsofnature #earthjustice #extinctionrebellion #newzealand #mttaranaki #lakeerie #personhood #legalrights #environment
Future-oriented Debbie Mielewski and her team at @ford worked to develop a bio-based foam using soybean oil that would meet durability and performance standards while reducing reliance on petroleum: “The biomaterial has helped Ford reduce its annual petroleum oil usage by more than 5 million pounds and its carbon dioxide emissions by more than 20 million pounds. The soy-foam seats can provide a 67 percent reduction in volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.” Link in bio to read more! #ford #cars #soybeanoil #futureoriented
@pinatex Pineapple “Leather Alternative” promotes a circular system, made from byproduct pineapple leaves and processed into a leather-like material. “In the Philippines, long fibers are extracted through a process called decortication by manufacturer Ananas Anam, get degummed and undergo an industrial process to become a non-woven mesh. Then it’s sent to Spain for finishing. The textile becomes soft, flexible, and durable, much like animal leathers. From there, a resin coating covers the leather providing wettability, durability, and elasticity to the final product.” Link in bio for the full article!

#pineappleleather #pineapple #leatheralternative #veganleather #circular #circularfashion #pinatex
Need to reconnect with nature? Here are five TED talks to get you in a meditative headspace. These videos cover time lapse photography, kinetic sculpture, chimp language, cloud appreciation, and trees. Check it out!

#tedtalks #ted #nature #videos #motivation
A spa day at home? Here are seven green ideas to perk up your bathroom! “Instead of needing to schedule expensive treatments every time you need a break, putting your spa right in your own bathroom is a great way to enjoy that relaxation when you need it most. Even better, it’s possible to create a resort-inspired feel to your bathroom while still staying eco-friendly.” Link in bio!

#green #bathroom #spaday #spa #ecofriendly
Let’s talk about Silk. How sustainable is this fiber, honing in on its production and red flags?
“The process begins with the Mulberry tree. Silk worms feed exclusively on the leaves of the white mulberry tree and spin themselves into a cocoon of long and silky thread. These cocoons are then bathed in warm/hot water (killing the worm inside) which loosens the long singular thread from the cocoon. That’s right, each cocoon is made from one long thread.  Depending on the form of silk production, whether industrial or small batch, the silk worm’s threads are then spun into a white or ivory silk fabric that is ready to take on a plethora of colors.” Link in bio for the full article!

#silk #silkworms #fiber #sustainability #wovensilk #silkproduction #ethicalfashion #sustainablefashion #fashiontextile #textiles #lingerie #sustainabledesign #designer #fashiondesign #fashiondesigner
On how a spontaneous first attempt at surfing brought out an adventurous, curious side: “I didn’t care about falling. The risk-taker in me was set free, and she was overjoyed. I paddled with all my might, learned to grab the “leash” when my board got away from me, and floated 15 feet from a pod of dolphins. (Though if I’m being honest, for a second I was sure they were sharks.) Nothing could faze me, because among those violent waves, I was totally at peace.
Later that night, I swore I could still feel the leash tugging at my ankle, the waves whooshing under my back. I was totally connected to something amazing, and nobody else mattered. My risk-taker was reborn, and this time I’m not letting her get away.”
Link in bio for the full article!
#surfing #risktaking #curious #adventurous #surf
Author Stacey Harshman
of Crowning Glory experimented with how different hair colors can bring about a varying reaction from the world through own curated social experiment. “She wore 4 wigs and spent a week in each. She went to the same places and the same time, but each week with different colored hair. On the 5th week she went sans wig in only her natural hair. Because she couldn’t remain objective in reporting the data she had a spy follow her too, logging all sorts of data ranging from people’s expressions to their comments (said in front of her face most of the time).” Read more about Stacey’s book and reactions via link in bio!

#hair #haircolor #socialexperiment #psychology #beauty #redhead #haircare #stacyharshman #wig #brunette #blonde #beautymyths

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