24.3.14

the world uses 1.3x the planet's resources

Your jeans may be Armani but they're still made of cotton
It's estimated that it would cost $6 billion to provide basic education to everyone on the planet. Sounds like a fair bit of money to me. Meanwhile, the fast food industry is worth... $240 billion. Can we re-think our priorities?

Check out the link. Everyone's heard the environmental story before but I've never seen it so well presented and accessible. Also on Facebook here. And for jeans made in an ethical working environment from 100% organic cotton, Nudie is the one. (Or you could just wear proper trousers...)

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