067: Sustainable & Ethical Fashion with Aspen Murray of Ethigirl

A Sustainable Mind - environment & sustainability podcast

In this episode, Aspen Murray and Marjorie Alexander cover:

• The reality of working conditions at some of the sweatshops that make our clothing
• Companies who are creating ethically and sustainably produced clothing
• How to spot sustainable clothing while shopping at traditional stores

About our guest:

Aspen Murray is a young activist who is dedicating her life to the pursuit of making ethical + sustainable fashion the norm. She firmly believes that we all have the power to vote with our dollars, but that we need to reform how we look at conscious consumerism: it shouldn't be difficult, it shouldn't be inaccessible to certain people, and it's okay if we mess up − because the onus should never fall entirely on the consumer

Connect with Aspen Murray and Ethigirl Online:

• Ethigirl Blog: Ethigirl.com
• Some of my favorite pieces:
  • Sustainable Fashion Swaps For Summer 2019 Trends
  • Personal Pieces: Dealing With Burnout
  • Responsible Reduction: How To Get Rid Of Old Clothes
• Ethigirl on Social Media:
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethigirlblog/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ethigirl/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethigirlblog
  • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/ethigirl_/

Suggested Resources from Aspen:

Online:

• Consignment shops
  • Depop
  • Thredup
  • Patagonia
  • ModCloth
  • Matatraders.com
  • Everlane
• The True Cost documentary
• Fashion Revolution
• Best Dressed on Youtube (hilarious by the way!)

Books:

• Anything by Yvonne Chenard, Founder of Patagonia
• Wear No Evil by Greta Eagan