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Posts tagged with organic cotton

• The women who make our clothes

  

  By Leigh McAlea.

  March 8, 2021

  • International Development
  • Social Justice
  International Women’s Day’s roots extend back to 1909 when women garment workers in the United States went on strike protesting […] Read More...

• Covid’s Impact on Cotton Farmers and Garment Workers

  

  By Leigh McAlea.

  May 26, 2020

  • Campaigns
  • Fashion Industry
  • Social Justice
  There has rightly been a lot of media attention on the coronavirus crisis’ devastating impact on garment workers as brands […] Read More...

• Interview with Dana Thomas, author of Fashionopolis.

  

  By Dana Thomas.

  April 14, 2020

  • Ethical Fashion
  • Fashion Industry
  For thirty years, Dana Thomas has covered the fashion and apparel industry for the Washington Post, the New York Times, […] Read More...

• Meet Dinki Human

  

  By Ester Ford.

  October 2, 2019

  • Ethical Fashion
  Meet Ester Ford, founder of Dinki Human, a sustainable clothes brand for kids and babies. They created a special ‘Earth […] Read More...

• 200 cotton farmers first in Ethiopia to gain organic certification!

  

  By Leigh McAlea.

  January 11, 2018

  • Environment
  • International Development
  • Social Justice
  200 cotton farmers in Ethiopia are the first EVER in the country to gain organic certification! This TRAID funded project […] Read More...