The project, focused on soil health, is one of 16 pilot hemp projects in Pennsylvania- the first grown legally in the state in 80 years
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We've all been told we should buy organic cotton instead of the conventional kind. As it turns out, there are really good reasons to heed that advice.
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Meet the women behind a new wave of companies that are using footwear to solve global problems
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Major fashion brands are sourcing viscose from factories in China, Indonesia and India which are polluting and damaging health, according to new report
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Clearing our kitchens, makeup bags, and medicine cabinets of toxins has opened our eyes to many of the ways we’re inadvertently exposed to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors on a daily basis, from cleaning products, to perfume and personal care.
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A large Canadian gear retailer is working on a project to trace the microplastics that come off its apparel in the wash and prevent them from entering local waterways
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The future king of England said cotton production is “all too often associated with the depletion of local water supplies and the widespread, and sometimes indiscriminate, use of harmful pesticides [that] can take a heavy toll on human health.”
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Today, cotton is the second most used fibre in apparel manufacture, after synthetics.
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Dana Geffner, Executive Director of Fair World Project, sat down with the Director of The True Cost to learn why this story was so important to tell and what we as consumers can do to stop exploitation in the clothing industry.
Read moreMuch like current trends in food consumption, shoppers are placing a higher value on where their clothing comes from and how it’s made. They will even spend 10 to 15 percent more on ethically produced clothing, according to Marshal Cohen, retail analyst at NPD Group.
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