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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