Evolved By Nature Newsletter

July 20, 2020

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And why is ethical, sustainable fashion so expensive? The answer unveils a complicated truth: that the textile industry depends on a fast-paced, resource-intensive economic model. The cycle allows unsustainable textiles to be more accessible to a broader audience. As new clothes continually drop, so do the costs – and so do wages for workers who make those garments. As COVID-19's economic impact festers, long standing issues like workers' rights malpractice and health hazards are once again at the forefront of the conversation about fast fashion. These externalities are the invisible costs of clothing. Fortunately, the industry is now grappling with this more than ever. Setting the right price requires fair treatment of garment workers as central in sustainable solutions. Green chemistry is not only for buyers of fashion, but also for the safety of people who make the products we love.

Vogue: What Is the Right Price for Fashion?
EcoCult: Why is Ethical and Sustainable Fashion So Expensive?
The Atlantic: Fashion’s Racism and Classism Are Finally Out of Style
The Wall Street Journal: Pandemic Crushes Garment Industry, the Developing World’s Path Out of Poverty
Vogue Business: Most Fashion Designers Never Meet Their Suppliers. They Should.
Harvard Business Review: Are You Prepared for Bad Press About One of Your Suppliers?

From oil and gas companies writing off billions of assets, to cancellations of the Keystone XL, Dakota Access, and Atlantic pipelines, the future of the fossil fuel industry is uncertain. Naturally, this was a moment to rejoice a step toward planetary protection. But the fight isn’t over yet, especially as environmental rollbacks continue. A balancing act of transitioning from a fossil fuel-based economy to one that centers around renewables is just beginning. Pressure needs to come from all industries reliant on petrochemicals, by rethinking their relationship with the environment and investing in biocompatible solutions across the supply chain. Silo thinking will not be conducive to change. As the collapse of pipelines becomes a momentous occasion for economic transition, planetary protection must be at the root of transformation.

The New York Times: Is This the End of New Pipelines?
The Atlantic: The World Isn’t Ready for Peak Oil
Southern Environmental Law Center: Feds Gut Cornerstone Environmental Protection Law
The Guardian: Coronavirus: World Treating Symptoms, Not Cause of Pandemics, Says the UN
Time: Why the Climate Movement Is Finally Embracing the Fight Against Environmental Racism
Earthjustice: How Big Oil is Using Toxic Chemicals as a Lifeline- and How We Can Stop It

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