All T-shirts in The Fairganic range are organic, the cotton is independently certified by Control Union. The T-shirts are also currently being audited against the new Global Organic Standard which is recognised by both the Institute for Marketecology and the Soil Association. Organic farming improves soil stability through crop rotation and improves natural biodiversity. It prevents pollution of the water table and the risk of pesticide poisoning. Fairganic T-shirts are GM free and coloured with dyes which contain no heavy metals.

Fairganic organic cotton is grown in Northern India by a farmers co-operative. The growers are paid a premium price for their cotton and there are ongoing positive projects to strengthen the infrastructure of their community. The supply chain is being formally audited against the new 'Global Organic Standard' in which various checks are carried out to ensure that the following criteria are fully met; No child labour is used, working conditions are safe and hygenic, working hours are not excessive, regular employment is provided and no discrimination takes place. Faiganic never buy our T-shirts from any source where we think the workers are being exploited or treated unethically. Fair enough?

Organic cotton, fair-trade cotton, organic wool, hemp and bamboo.  When it comes to green and ethical clothing the Natural Collection website has got the lot!

And when you see the huge range of clothing that is available from their online shop, not to mention the massive range of gifts, accessories, books and household products, you really can see why they were one of the winners of last years Ethical Awards.

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ETHLETIC sneakers set benchmarks for both environmental and social standards: The latex for the sole is responsibly harvested as well as Fairly Traded, AND the production takes place in a unit covered by a Fair Trade agreement, ensuring a unique and sustainable footprint.

ETHLETIC sneakers are perfect for a fashionable future. A fashionable lifestyle combined with concern for society and the environment

The basis: The natural rubber sole of our ETHLETIC sneakers is sourced from a plantation in Sri Lanka, where rubber is produced in a sustainable and responsible manner.

Environmental protection and social requirements for the workers are equal concerns of the management, in both the harvesting and the manufacturing process.

For this reason ETHLETIC sneakers carry the logo of the Forest Stewardship Council on the sole. FSC works to ensure the protection of forests worldwide and to support responsible forest management practices.

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The garment industry is one of the worst offenders when it comes to use of pesticides on the fields that grow the cotton used to produce many clothes.   The global textile trade has one of the worst records of working conditions and pay some of it?s workers.  The synthetic fibres and dyes used in many textiles use oil as their raw material, the resulting clothes are not biodegradable and create pollution at the time of manufacture and for years to come.  

Gossypium, Patagonia, People Tree, Howies and Hug ? what do they have in common?  They are all pioneering brands addressing one or more of these issues, showing that ethical fashion is possible.   One other thing these brands have in common is that they are all available from the Adili ethical fashion shop .

Just launched in the UK,  Adili, meaning  'ethical and just' Swahili,  believes that it is possible for fashion to be both stylish and made in an ethical and just way; in a way that gives rather than takes from people and the planet; in a way that upholds the dignity of those along the supply chain.  But it?s not just clothing that Adili sells ? they stock a range of fair-trade and ethical jewellery and accessories from the likes of Silver Chilli and Made, along with super soft bamboo fibre towels from Babaloo.

Adili showcases these pioneering brands which are tackling head on one or more of the ethical issues involved in fashion production.

• Brands that use organic cotton - kinder to the environment and the farmer.
• Brands that trade fairly with small producers - supporting artisanal production, using the garment trade to overcome, not contribute to, poverty.
• Brands that use alternative natural fibres: hemp, silk, nettle, flax - thus reducing the dependence on cotton and synthetics.
• Brands that use recycled textiles and clothing - reducing our waste and saving the energy needed to create new materials.
  
  

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