Fair Trade Fabric – Step 2
With the Fashion Revolution Week falling in the midst of a global lockdown many creative alternatives to public demonstrations and gatherings are emerging. See below for what we’re up to at Chicago Fair Trade. At Motif we’re keen to get you up to speed on...
Fair Trade Fabric – Step 1
On 24th April 2013 the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed killing over 1,100 people and leaving over 2,500 badly injured. Since then the reality of ‘fast-fashion’ has become headline news and movements the world over are pressing harder and...Meet My Fair Trade Muse …
My High School art teacher Mrs Crick – Bless her name! – gave me a project that literally changed my life. I remember the excitement as pages of research revealed to me the mind and heart of the amazing Mr. William Morris, a leading founder of The Arts...
Women of #TheManualRevolution
Inspiring younger women to #beboldforchange was the charge given to a number of us at an International Women’s Day event in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Challenging cultural norms that disallow women a voice in family, educational and professional arenas were well...
What’s love got to do, got to do with fair trade?
What’s love got to do with it? Really? Tina? What were you thinking? Well, at least if we’re talking eco-conscious and sustainable life choices I’d say love has EVERYTHING to do with it – wouldn’t you? But when Tina Turner launched this 80s...
Aiming for ABSOLUTE zero in sustainable fabrics!
We’re all trying to get there … many of us anyway, each looking for ways to be more eco-friendly, make more sustainable choices and choose the smallest carbon footprint. It’s imperative that we consider these daily choices because as our...
Closing the Loop … What?
In the last 3-5 years the environmental and social impact of our consumer choices is increasingly front and centre in the public space. We not only need to be informed, we want to be. We want good information so as to make more eco-friendly choices. We want to see...Fair Trade is Sustainable Trade
How long have you been a Fair Trade supporter? Long enough I’m sure to know that Fair Trade and Sustainability are a match indeed! In fact the 10 fair trade principles every ethical business strives to uphold speak clearly: 1 Creating Opportunities for...
Sustainability and Social Media
As an ethical business you’re promoting sustainable lifestyles, eco-friendly goods and you’re conscious about the use of resources, right? BUT, if you’re anything like me, social media marketing puts you in a tailspin of wasted time, money and...
