Tag: Environmentally friendly
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Eco-friendly generation Y boosts demand for chemical free products
Jackie Sinnerton of the Courier Mail reports on a new trend among young people to go organic: Brisbane teenager Anna-Lisa Persson, 18, has recently moved out of home and always shops for beauty products that are kind to the skin as well as the environment. ‘It’s a bit of a trend for young people to…
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Apparel Industry Forms Association to Address Sustainability
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which includes Cotton Incorporated as a member, is a trade association representing more than a third of the global apparel and footwear industries, formed to address current social and environmental challenges to the industry. Last summer, it unveiled the Higg Index, a tool to measure sustainability. It focuses on water use and quality, energy and…