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What Is The “PETA-Approved Vegan” Certification in Sustainable Fashion?

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While reading up on sustainable fashion, you might come across a PETA-Approved logo on products or on websites. This is a certification that is especially interesting for those of you who want to avoid wearing animal-products because you live a vegan lifestyle or for other reasons. It’s important to understand what this label means, and most importantly, what is doesn’t mean. We’ll summarize the true meaning at the end of the article. First, I’ll give an explanation of PETA and their “Approved Vegan” certification, how a brand or product can be awarded this label, and you can see some sustainable clothing brands that offer PETA-certified options…

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What is The Fair Wear Foundation?

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Some of the brands that are featured on the brand list are members of the Fair Wear Foundation. To be able to hold brands accountable for their environmental impact, it’s important we understand all the terms brands mention when they explain their sustainability efforts. In this post, I’m giving a short explanation of the Fair Wear Foundation so you know what it means when a brand is associated with this company…

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What is The bluesign Standard?

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Before a clothing item ends up in your closet, it has to go through an extensive production process. Many different suppliers and manufacturers are involved in making just 1 product. Maybe this is surprising to hear, but brands often don’t have any idea what goes on in the production of their products. At least not from start to finish. They often don’t know which raw materials, dyes and chemicals their suppliers use to make their designs. This is where bluesign® comes in. This post will give an explanation of this standard, so you will know what brands are talking about when they mention this term on their website…

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What is OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100?

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OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is one of the six standards offered by the OEKO-TEX® Association. The association, which consists of 18 research and test institutes in Europe and Japan, developed universal standards to help companies understand the standards their factories meet. But, what exactly does it mean when you see a brand use STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®?…

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What is The GOTS Certification?

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Some brands you can find on this website use ‘GOTS certified’ materials. When something is certified, it often already sounds very sustainable, but what does it really mean when something is GOTS certified? This post will give a brief explanation on the origin, meaning and how to recognize a GOTS product…

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