Month: April 2019
31 posts
The Last Animals: a tragedy
There are only three Northern White rhinos left in the world, all of whom live at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya where they are heavily protected. Photograph: Kate Brooks. Portrait…
Environment
Feeding the Future – the new, old ways Natalie Bennett, former head of the Green Party, talks about the move to plant-based agriculture. Read More Patagonia makes film about fish…
With Love Project: makers with purpose
Inevitably, talking to people has wrought personal transformation in Evans and Roberts. Evans gives the example of Hiut Denim, one of the earliest makers the pair visited. Huit has revived Cardigan’s…
What exactly is sustainable fashion?
Mayamiko provides skills, training and employment for their workforce in Lilongwe, Malawi. As awareness of the environmental and human rights impact of the fashion industry deepens, more and more concerned…
Fairphone: the world's only ethical smartphone
Fairphone staff on a fact-finding mission to DRC in 2011. Picture: Fairphone. In a short film by Sky News about the conditions of a cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic…
It's So Vegan: going vegan is easy
The idea to spread their message was born when Ben came across short cooking videos on social media, taking note that none of them were vegan. “It kind of just…
How to be a Craftivist: gentle activism
Delicate, fragile, contemplative: this is the modus operandi of Craftivist Collective. By BEL JACOBS This September, during London Fashion Week, high street shoppers may have been surprised to find tiny…