Green Story Blog

You may have noticed but we are so passionate about sustainability! That’s why, each week, we release a new blog where we discuss a current trend in sustainability fashion, a client highlight or even an expert opinion piece!

#FantasticFibres: Everything you Need to Know About Pineapple Leather

What’s your favourite food? Would you ever consider wearing it? These days, it’s almost impossible to go without seeing a headline for everything from wine leather to orange peel silk or algae-based sequins. And it’s not expected to stop anytime soon. In fact, the...

Who Makes the #GreenestTee? Hello, Jackalo!

Remember our #GreenestTee series earlier this year? We dove deep into each step of a t-shirt’s production to break down how they are made and how they could be made better. We then challenged our readers to nominate a brand they think is creating exceptional...

The Top 5 Tools for Ethical Shopping This Fall

Special guest blog by: Garik Himebaugh, the founder of Eco-Stylist. Let’s face it - finding ethical clothing can be daunting. A quick Google search will flood you with lists of the most sustainable brands from a variety of news sources and blogs, but the results are...

Green Stories: Maven Women’s Journey to Social Impact Through Sustainable Fashion

This week we are thrilled to announce our partnership with one of our newest clients, Maven Women. Maven Women is a womenswear brand that prioritizes both environmental sustainability and social impact. It is led by six core values in order to create long-lasting...

Green Stories: Brianna Kilcullen’s path to sustainable towels

We're proud to present the amazing story of Brianna Kilcullen, the founder of Anact in her own words. Anact is a sustainable towel line made out of hemp and organic cotton. In 2015, the United Nations published the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is a...

5 Ways You are Accidentally Green

You probably do one thing everyday or every so often that is sustainable without even realizing it. Green Story has compiled a list of five common lifestyles choices. If there is something on the list that you are already doing, congrats! If there isn’t, maybe you can...

Dressing Sustainably: How to Make Your Wardrobe More Ethically Fashionable

As consumers, how often do we think about the impact our purchases have on the environment? With the average person tossing out around 81 pounds of textiles each year, it’s no surprise that 85 percent of textiles end up in landfills (12.8 million pounds in the US...

5 Sustainable Swimwear Brands for your Summer

We are almost halfway through summer. The sun’s out. it’s time to hit the beach, go on a hike, or swim by the lake. Do you know where your swimwear is coming from, and if it's sustainable? We did the research for you and found 5 sustainable swimwear brands for this...

We’ve Created the Greenest T-Shirt!

Last month, we set about creating the greenest t-shirt in the world. In the process, we looked ate everything from design to fibres to dyeing. So what did it take to make the greenest t-shirt in the world? Before we answer that question, let’s get the elephant in the...

#GreenestTee: How Far Do Your Clothes Travel?

Picture this: you start online shopping, find a bunch of clothing items that you want, press ‘add to cart’, enter your banking information, and press ‘confirm’. In just 3-5 business days, your package magically arrives at your front door. How did it end up there?...

#GreenestTee: All About the Energy

An average conventional cotton t-shirt requires about 12 kWh of energy to produce, enough to power an LED bulb for 50 days straight and has a CO2 footprint which is 12 times its own weight. In general, the energy used in textile industry comes in the form of...

#GreenestTee: Trash Talk

Welcome back to the #GreenestTee! So far, we’ve covered the basics for creating the most sustainable t-shirt in the world: designing for longevity, selecting the right fiber, and adding some color. So what’s next? Let’s focus on the solutions! This week’s blog is all...

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