Jackets made from alternative materials, recycled leather and truly one-of-a-kind vintage pieces.
an annual initiative that consults and scores fashion companies on rigorous criteria such as traceability, environmental justice and diversity.Katrina Caspelich is the director of marketing for Remake, a nonprofit organization that empowers citizens to advocate for fair wages and eliminate environmental injustice in the fashion industry. Caspelich spoke with HuffPost about what sustainable fashion really means and what it needs to look like in order to be truly ethical.
The complexity and sheer size of these systemic problems can seem nearly impossible to fix. But de Castro and Caspelich encourage us to push beyond the apathy that we may feel about something that seems larger than ourselves for the exact reason that environmental devastation does affect more than just us.
Casepelich also said to be wary of greenwashing, a tactic that uses vague terms to appear more ethical to consumers.Unfortunately with the rise in popularity of the term ‘sustainable,’ many fashion brands have taken the public’s movement to invest in sustainable companies as an opportunity to cash in on people’s concern for the environment and the makers sewing their clothing.
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