Category Archives: Sustainable textiles

Liv Organic Fashions ‘For Life, For Style’

Posted on 31/03/2013 by Emma

Liv is a small clothing brand with big ideas. They believe that fashion can be beautiful and ethical, thinking clearly evident in their products. Liv first launched in 2005 with the belief that by building an ethical and sustainable business … Continue reading →

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Ethical Fashion Futures Workshop: Changing Habits in Retail

Posted on 15/03/2013 by Emma

Back in the summer of 2012, fellow PhD retail researcher Ellie Tighe and I decided that there was something of a gap in the ethical fashion conversation. There was quite a lot going on in London; a number of ethical … Continue reading →

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Elephant Branded: Bags to Give School Children the Chance they Deserve

Posted on 23/02/2013 by Emma

Elephant Branded, run by uni friends James and Tim, is an accessories brand fronting a beautiful story. Put simply, for every ethically made, recycled bag or similar product they give one school bag and kit to a child in Africa … Continue reading →

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Ethical/Sustainable Sale Bargains

Posted on 30/12/2012 by Emma

Have you been shopping the post-Christmas sales yet? I hope you weren’t one of those mad people who got up at 4am on Boxing Day to hit the shops . . . A common complaint for shopping ethically is that … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Wrapping Paper Alternatives

Posted on 19/12/2012 by Emma

At Christmas last year I searched high and low for recycled wrapping paper and eventually settled on buying some from Oxfam (although I’m not sure whether it was made from recycled paper). Along with Christmas cards, gift wrapping is a … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace and Textile Industry Pollution: The Dirty Laundry Case

Posted on 20/11/2012 by Emma

Last week I ventured from the cosy walls of Geography and Environment over to the Management School at the University of Southampton. There, Dr Doris Merkl-Davis from Bangor University, presented a seminar on ‘Rhetoric and Argument in Corporate Social Responsibility … Continue reading →

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