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Urban legend: THTC takes environmentalism to the streets
Priyanka Mogul
25th January, 2012
Eco-label THTC has launched a new range of organic cotton t-shirts in association with the Soil Association, the Carbon Trust and the Fair Wear Foundation more...
Five of the best…organic cotton t-shirts
Ruth Styles
10th January, 2012
Whether you’re taking up pilates or just going for a jog, there’s an fabulous eco-friendly t-shirt for you more...
TAKE ACTION: Five campaigns to make fashion more fair
Hannah Corr
2nd November, 2011
From supporting garment workers' rights, to ending harmful denim sandblasting, there are many campaigns to improve high street clothing retail practices. Take action and add your voice to the call to make fashion fair more...
Inside the London College of Fashion's eco-hub
Matilda Lee
15th September, 2011
Fashionable ideas get an ethical makeover at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. Matilda Lee reports more...
Ask the Ecologist: cotton, hemp and bamboo - which is the green choice?
Ruth Styles
22nd June, 2011
Green Living Editor Ruth Styles answers your eco-lifestyle dilemmas. This week, we're talking textiles more...
Eco Chic: The Fashion Paradox
Ruth Styles
21st April, 2011
Sandy Black offers a fascinating account of the fashion industry’s attempts to balance the conflicting demands of style-hungry consumers and the impact it has on the planet, says Ruth Styles more...
Cotton is a cash crop, but buy organic and help farmers escape poverty
Eliza Anyangwe
7th December,2010
Buying organic cotton doesn't mean you are depriving a farmer in the developing world of food crops, says Eliza Anyangwe of Pesticide Action Network. Rather, it's one action every ethical consumer should take more...
Green weddings: how to get married ethically
Eifion Rees
3rd December, 2010
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the coming together of marriage and environmentalism. Do you, reader, take this, the Ecologist, to be your guide to environmentally friendly weddings... more...
Where does your instant coffee come from?
Phil Clarke-Hill
7th October, 2010
A new photographic exhibition - Made in Coorg - looks at what life is like for the coffee growers of the Coorg district of southern India, where the highly fertile land is increasingly sought after for larger plantations and tourism projects more...
The new face of eco fashion
Matilda Lee
24th September, 2010
PHOTO GALLERY: The Estethica exhibition at London Fashion Week showcases pioneering designers who make clothes you never want to throw away. This exclusive photo shoot highlights some of the season's best looks more...
Eco chic summer t-shirts
Laura Sevier & Matilda Lee
22nd June, 2010
PHOTO GALLERY: The Ecologist picks its top ten t-shirts made from organic cotton, hemp or recycled materials more...
Second skin: why wearing nettles is the next big thing
John-Paul Flintoff
20th August, 2009
John-Paul Flintoff journeys into a world of sartorial bliss, kitting himself out in eco-friendly fabrics of the future more...
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Child labour still prevalent in Uzbekistan
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Child labour is still in routine use in the cotton fields of Uzbekistan, according to a new investigation by theEnvironmental Justice Foundation.
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What's the most sustainable fabric
Matilda Lee
6th February, 2009
Unravelling a garment’s green credentials isn’t easy, says Matilda Lee. Instead of fretting about what not to wear there’s a few simple things we can do (that could save money too) more...
Help fashion go organic
Ecologist magazine
1st January, 2009
The fashion industry listens to shoppers, even if governments don't. Use your power as a consumer to make safer, organic cotton more widely available:more...
Topical t-shirts
Laura Sevier
1st May, 2008
Bright, bold and branded with a logo... It’s time to wear your ethics on your eco t-shirt. By Laura Sevier more...
"My battle to green the clothing industry"
Katharine Hamnett
1st April, 2005
Katharine Hamnett is one of the UK’s leading fashion designers. In 1984 she famously wore a T-shirt opposing the purchase of US Pershing missiles at a reception attended by Margaret Thatcher. Since then she has campaigned on nuclear power, Third World debt, human rights, HIV and environmental issues. more...Members
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