Results for research on: Conscious Consumption

Sustainable Brands Vancouver: Redefining the good life

Sustainable Brands Vancouver: Redefining the good life

Sustainable Brands held its flagship annual conference in Vancouver in June, with the Erb Institute as a strategic partner. Erb and SB had teamed up for the SB17 conference in Detroit, recognizing that our missions and sustainability-related goals were closely...

The future of fashion: Are we missing the mark?

The future of fashion: Are we missing the mark?

Little has changed since the 1940s in the way we make our clothes. We still heavily rely on people to power sewing machines, large swaths of agricultural land to grow cotton, and millions of gallons of petroleum to produce synthetic fabrics. Historically, the fashion...

Why green consumerism isn’t taking off

Why green consumerism isn’t taking off

If sustainability is so “in,” why aren’t more people buying ethically made clothes? The past few decades have changed the shape of the apparel industry. A few iconic media scandals over child labor and sweatshop labor have made Western shoppers sensitive to certain...