Eco-Fashion~Label it!

Green living is a conscientious and impactful choice, but environmentally friendly threads are labeled with lots of different seals and stamps and can result in a dizzying array of choices. Even savvy environmentalists get fuzzy about all the terms used to label sustainable goods.

The creation of clothing starts with the use of lots of environmental resources. 25% of all pesticides used globally are used in cotton production. It’s crucial to consider purchasing clothing, which is reused, recycled or created with environmentally sound practices.

Fashion Fabrics Seals and Certifications:

100% Organic-All components are organically grown and certified, including the sewing threads and the processes used to manufacture and create the garment.

Green Seal Certified-The Green Seal indicates that a product was made by a company attempting to minimize the use of toxins and the waste of natural resources.

Fair Trade-The FLO (Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International) is the worldwide fair-trade setting standard and certification organization. Buying fair trade is an important as it condones fair labor conditions, environmental sustainability and community development.

Carbon Neutral-Carbon Neutral Clothing works with clothing wholesalers in existing supply chains to estimate the environmental impact of the cost of clothing manufacturing and provides an equivalent offset, thus, rendering the clothing carbon neutral.

EU Eco-label-Administered by the European Eco-labeling board (EUEB) with the support of the European commission, this flower label indicates a product or service has met certain criteria and is considered more environmentally friendly and complies with strict ecological and performance criteria.

Sustainable Cotton-Reducing chemical use and minimizing environmental impact is the rallying cry of Sustainable Cotton. Clean cotton is more biologically based and utilizes organic farming practices.

Agriculture Biologique-Products may qualify for this label if they contain more than 95% organic components, were produced or processed in the EU, and were certified by an independent inspection body.

1% for the Planet-Inspiring members of the business community to donate 1% of sales to environmental groups, this organization strives for businesses, consumers and nonprofits to connect through philanthropy. 1% sells backpacks, hammocks and hoodies, among other items.

Reading a clothing label is not so simple anymore. In order to find sustainable styles, there has to be recognition of certain fibers, certain buzz terms and certain eco-designer names. The main objective should be to find clothes made with renewable resources as opposed to petroleum-based synthetics. Corn, soy and bamboo are excellent new materials that compose many of the green garments on the market. Have fun and shop green!