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A Boring Dystopia
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Look for trustworthy brands before buying. A shortcut is looking for B Corp brands. If you are in the US,the Commons app is also good.
However, the best thing you can do is just buy less, and buy second hand.
You rock for actually suggesting a solution. Hard to know who to trust though. I searched "commons app clothes" and didn't see what you're referring to
This app
It only works in the US, so I never used it. I do listen to their podcast (Second Nature) and really enjoy it. It's all about trying to do your best to be an ethical consumer n a deeply unethical world.
It is very vo fusing in the beginning, especially with all the green washing. But I do promise that like exercising, it gets easier the more you do it.
Also like I said the B Corp certification is a good shortcut for a first pass in verifying companies. With the caveat that not every ethical company is B Corp, and that I disagree with some of their selections. I tend to look for companies with at least 100 score.
This is helpful, ty. We are doing our best <3