Sustainable Baby Products for your Newborn

August 6th, 2010 by Renee

Not that I’m saying pink and blue are a thing of the past, but a green newborn, the organic sustainable green that is, is getting easier every day. And on track with you and your little ones sustainable lifestyle, BuyGreen has some pretty cool, very green, baby products.

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Tracing the Origins and Environmental Impact of Clothing

June 29th, 2009 by Beth

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When you purchase your clothing, it’s rare that you have any idea about its origins, beyond the “Made in…” tag that typically appears on the manufacturer’s label. But how do you know that your clothing was made using ethical standards of production? Can you be sure that they’re not using child-run sweatshops in Indonesia, or that the sheep that generated that wool for a sweater weren’t starved or abused? Until recently, you couldn’t. For fashion, we were forced to turn a blind eye to the not so pleasant realities that surround the clothing manufacturing industry, the human ethical issues and the environmental impact of fashion. Keep reading →