Vegan leather is a material that imitates leather but it is created from artificial or plant products instead of animal skin. Vegan leather is often made from polyurethane (PU) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), however, it can also be made from innovative and sustainable materials such as pineapple leaves, mushroom, cork, apple peels, other fruit waste, […]
Author: Laura Cano
What is ‘Primark Cares’? Let’s talk about Greenwashing
Recently, Primark launched a campaign with influencers, being Laura Whitmore’s recruitment the face of ‘Primark Cares’, an initiative from Primark to support the people who make their clothes and to protect the environment. Do I smell Greenwashing? Two weeks ago, Laura Whitmore announced on her Instagram that she is the new ambassador for ‘Primark Cares’ […]
How To Be Hopeful After 2020
When I was a kid, I was lucky to have people who believed in me from a young age. The world was good and even when sometimes it wasn’t, it had the potential to be. 2020 has challenged all of us. It wasn’t easy to wake up and face bad news every single day. No […]
Buying sustainable brands doesn’t make you sustainable
Social media and influencers encourage us to consume and that’s something we can’t deny. Influencers live of pure and simple consumerism, and it is complicated to raise awareness among your followers once you have fed your audience with daily packages through Stories or monthly hauls on platforms such as YouTube. The connection we can have […]
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I encourage you to be an imperfect vegan
I’m far away from being perfect. In fact, there is no such thing as a perfect vegan, right? I wanted to bring up this several times on my social media but I was and I’m still scared of showing up my thoughts or feelings about it. And also, I just don’t want to offend anyone. […]
Sustainable & Ethical Clothing Brands
Supporting ethical and sustainable fashion brands will give you peace-of-mind. As a consumer, I’ve become increasingly conscious about my purchases to make a positive difference for the people involved in the making of our clothes and goods, and also, for the planet. Below, I round up my favourite sustainable fashion brands that produce eco-friendly collections, high-quality […]
Fired for requesting ‘clean drinking water’
Since I read this post and words by Venetia La Manna, an incredible activist and one of the best call-out accounts I’ve been following for a while who promotes slow fashion, veganism and much more, I couldn’t stop thinking about it: ”Mango fired 738 workers for requesting ‘clean drinking water.” Devastating. You might ask: ”How […]
EU Parliament rejects ‘Veggie Burger Ban’ but supports ‘Dairy Ban’
Win for veggie and vegan burgers, but plant-based dairy lose out. At this time, EU law already bans the use of terms such as milk, butter and cheese for selling plant-based foods. In addition, descriptions such as ‘yoghurt-style’ or ‘cheese-alternative’ could now be banned too. Veggie disks? Sausages tubes? For those who missed the vote […]
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No one needs to die for fashion
Before becoming a slow fashion advocate, I was part of the fast-fashion problem. I’m not proud of my behaviour. I purchased far more clothes than I could wear in my entire life and most of them ended up in a charity shop. My shopping motto was “more is more” and like many other women, being […]
What is Conscious Living
Living consciously is about waking up. It’s about being conscious of what you consume and of the effect it has on you, the environment and other human beings. In every single aspect of your life.