Responsible Consumption

Business, Environment, Responsible Consumption

How Can You Make Sustainable Global Capitalism a Reality?

So how should we address our love-hate relationship with capitalism?

Environment, Responsible Consumption

365 Opportunities to Make Sustainable Life Choices

If you commit yourself to a handful of repeatable actions, you can lead a sustainable life–24/7, 365.

Fashion, Responsible Consumption

Green is the New Black

Why should you go green? Because today it’s easier to be a “green consumer” than ever before. Consumers who are living a green lifestyle have the lowest possible impact on the environment.

Business, Environment, Fashion, Responsible Consumption

The Impact of Avocados on the Fashion and Environment

Fads and trends in food, much like in fashion, affect the supply chain and sustainability of the ingredients. So, how have avocados changed production, consumption, and the environment during their rapid rise to the top of the food chain?

Environment, Responsible Consumption

3 Simple Steps to Reduce Your Food Waste

Every year, 133 billion pounds of the U.S. food supply is wasted. That translates to 31% of the overall food supply ending up in a landfill.

Environment, Responsible Consumption

Scrap the Paper This Holiday Season

So, while the holidays are a time for family and for celebration, it remains necessary to think about how to give gifts to the planet during the holiday season. So, instead of using and tossing single-use wrapping paper, try some of these alternatives.

Environment, Fashion, Responsible Consumption

4 Sustainable New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year! Welcoming in 2019 means reflecting on what you did well this past year and what you aspire to add, change, or tweak this next year. Certainly, you want to select resolutions that are realistic, but also ones that are environmentally sustainable. Sometimes it can be a challenge to think of resolutions big […]

Business, Responsible Consumption

Faire’s Ethical Verification Process

Because we carry a variety of products from sellers of all different sizes and origins (the beauty of Faire), we found it necessary to create our own verification process. Faire is providing a platform for workshops and businesses of all sizes to sell their products—as long as they abide by our ethical production criteria.

Environment, Fashion, Responsible Consumption

Impact of Dyes on the Environment

Even a process as seemingly simple as dyeing fabrics poses an immense threat to the cleanliness and sustainability of the world’s water supply.

Environment, Fashion, Responsible Consumption

Tips and Tricks to Shop Vegan

Today, it is not as challenging to find retailers who sell exclusively vegan fashion or retailers who offer some vegan garments. But, that doesn’t mean everything on the rack has been produced without animal cruelty.