Fashion guide II: greenest fabrics by Kirsten Dirksen on March 12, 2008 Put a bit of hemp in a shirt and call it eco-fashion, but is it? Beyond the hype of alternative …
Fashion guide I: Slow Fashion by Kirsten Dirksen on March 6, 2008 We’re wearing more clothes, more often and throwing them away. Wardrobes don’t even last a year. But fast fashion is …
"Let My People Go Surfing", a book by Yvon Chouinard by faircompanies on August 12, 2007 Let My People Go Surfing is a collection of memories and reflections of Yvon Chouinard, legendary climber and founder/owner of …
The organic wardrobe by faircompanies on May 31, 2007 The stereotype of the responsible buyer: a fuel efficient car, organic food and clothes made with, clearly, organic material. Organic …
Organic cotton rocks & what constitutes green building? by rebecca on May 5, 2007 As a realtor, I see a lot of building here in North Carolina that they are calling green and it …
Yvon Chouinard (founder of Patagonia) by faircompanies on April 25, 2007 Yvon Chouinard is the founder of the sports clothing company Patagonia. Yvon Chouinard is one of those enterprising few that …
First, best, farthest to market by faircompanies on December 20, 2006 This has been a time of firsts for fair trade jeans, what retailers claim is simply their response to consumer …
Greening of a giant? checking in on Wal-Mart by Kirsten Dirksen on November 21, 2006 They’re the world’s largest retailer famous for their focus on the bottom line and infamous for their poor labor practices …
