How to Find and Research Ethical Fashion Brands

If you want to find more ethical or sustainable fashion, in this video I show you how I search for brands and stores and what I'll look for on their websites.
How you research brands or products definitely depends on what you're looking for, so this video is just general tips, but if you have specific questions feel free to leave them in the comments!


List of certifications - Ecolabel Index http://www.ecolabelindex.com/ecolabel...

My brand directory http://verenaerin.ca/brand-directory/

Other directories and Guides:
EFW Eco Fashion Guide http://www.ecofashionworld.com/Eco-Fa...
One Green Planet - A Guide to Buying Sustainable, Fair-Trade and Cruelty-Free Clothing http://www.onegreenplanet.org/lifesty...
50 Places To Buy Affordable Ethical Fashion Online http://ethicalfashionblog.com/2011/10...
Source database http://www.ethicalfashionforum.com/so...
The Guardian - UK ethical clothing brands http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandsty...
Save the Garment Center - Made in USA list http://savethegarmentcenter.org/madei...
Ethical Clothing Australia http://www.ethicalclothingaustralia.o...
PETA's vegan clothing companies http://www.peta.org/living/fashion/cr...

Websites that rate brands (read what they are rated on to first make sure it fits what you're looking for):
GoodGuide http://www.goodguide.com/categories/2...#products
Ethical consumer http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/buyers...
aVOID child labour plugin http://www.avoidplugin.com/

Official Signatories of The Bangladesh Accord http://bangladeshaccord.org/signatories/

Further Reading:
Where can I buy "clean" clothes? http://www.cleanclothes.org/issues/fa...
Surfing to swishing: how can I source ethical fashion? http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandsty...

Other Websites Referenced:
article - BC Living - 7 Canadian Clothing Brands to Add to Your Wardrobe http://www.bcliving.ca/style/7-canadi...
Kowtow http://www.kowtowclothing.com/
People Tree http://www.peopletree.co.uk/
Gather & See http://www.gatherandsee.com/



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