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I chose Harvest and Mill. It uses a high proportion of eco-friendly materials such as cotton while also using non-toxic dyes or no dyes in its products. It also has a "great" animal rating and listed as vegan. It is clear that Harvest and Mill cares about their methods of production.

"Pope Francis has made it clear that our consumption implicates us in these injustices". These words show that we need to care about what we buy and its much more than just the clothes, there is many more injustices that we previously didn't know and many people still don't know that should be addressed and changed.

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The Company Harvest and Mill is committed to making a positive impact on the people, animals, and the Planet. It utilizes eco-friendly and organic cotton for its clothing, and uses low-waste cutting techniques to reduce waste. It manufactures locally and uses low impact, non-toxic dyes (or no dyes at all!) in all their products, reduce their carbon footprint. According to the Human Thread, "The culture of prosperity deadens us; we are thrilled if the market offers us something new to purchase. In the meantime all those lives stunted for lack of opportunity seem a mere spectacle; they fail to move us." Because new fashion trends are always appearing, many people are always spending huge sums of money for clothings that could be from questionable brands. Because we are so engrossed in staying up to date with the new trend, we usually neglect or unaware of whats going on behind the scenes; in fact, the workers for the company be mistreated by or underpaid, something that we as a community should stopping rather than exacerbating it. It is important that we are more attentive of the company or brand manufacturing the clothing that we buy, ensuring that we are supporting those who are dedicated to fair and just treatment towards it workers and the environment as a whole.

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I chose ÉTICA jeans that cost $192. I think investing in a sustainable pair of jeans is a wardrobe staple. It is especially worth it since ÉTICA is ranked so high with 5-star ratings on people, planet, and animals. They are a vegan clothing company and manufacture their clothing with eco-friendly materials including recycled materials while still looking good quality and comfortable. Additionally, they ensure payment of a living wage to their employees. However, the most impressive part in my opinion is how the company's motto is "to build a community around our sustainability initiatives, on the local level and for the world at large"(ÉTICA). This quote explains the company's mission to help the world be a better place.

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Authentic knee rips add an edge to this polished flare jean.
Fit:
11 1/2" Rise
33" Inseam
21" Leg Opening
Model wears a size 27.
Care & Content:
Machine wash cold with like colors. Line Dry. Do not bleach. Warm iron if needed.
100% Organic Cotton

Sustainability:

Made from GOTS-certified Organic Cotton, grown without the use of artificial fertilizers, pesticides or genetically modified seeds, using less water than conventionally grown cotton.

Low impact wash process uses 90% less water, 63% less chemicals and 70% less energy.

Hangtags, labels and packaging made entirely from recycled and biodegradable materials.

Learn more about sustainability and social responsibility here.

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Authentic knee rips add an edge to this polished flare jean. Fit: 11 1/2" Rise33" Inseam21" Leg Opening Model wears a size 27. Care & Content: Machine wash cold with like colors. Line Dry. Do not bleach. Warm iron if needed.

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I chose Unspun jeans. They are $215. They have a 5 star rating on animal and planet and a 4 star rating on people. They make their products to have little textile waste and reduce green house gas emissions. They also say their products are vegan. “People have deeper relationships with things than with the people who make them because the way we purchase commodities like clothing hide their connections to the people who make them.” This quote shows that people just want cheap clothing and don’t care about the workers.

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Harvest and Mill is helping out the environment well. They are using eco friendly materials such as organic cotton. Despite the fact that they could easily ignore environmental concerns, they do not. The article says that we must “overcome moral blindness and to open our eyes to the needs of others” (The Human Thread). This exemplifies that we must not only think about our businesses, but also about how our actions impact others.

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TAMGA designs is a clothing company dedicated to creating environmentally conscious and ethical clothing. Items are made using a high proportion of eco-friendly materials such as organic cotton, as well as sending them out in plastic-free packaging. In terms of its workers, the company traces each step of development and ensures living wages. A quote from the CST article that stood out to me was that “ignorance doesn’t excuse involvement in immoral actions once we know the truth, even if it is uncomfortable.” We have access to the knowledge and clothing to decide to buy sustainable clothing knowing the conditions that fast fashion workers are trapped in. We should make an attempt to limit our consumption and shop at companies like TAMGA which work to make the fashion industry more sustainable

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- Honest Basics
They are using eco friendly materials throughout their clothing brand to help save the environment for the world. They are helping the animals because products are listed by PETA as vegan. Lastly, the product is helping people because it is cheap to wear and affordable for everyone to purchase. One quote that stands out to me was “It sources its final stage of production from countries with extreme risk of labour abuse”. This quote relates to the Catholic Church because it supports helping the community and is keeping the world healthy.

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Harvest and Mill is a U.S. company that produces organic cotton clothing. They solely produce their items in the U.S., reducing their carbon footprint from shipments from foreign countries. They also use natural, non-toxic dyes which helps the environment even more. This company benefits peoples lives because it creates a more natural fit and not having the clothes made in sweatshops creates reassurance that it is an ethical company. “We are clothed in webs of relationships we cannot see; this makes it difficult for us to make informed moral choices.” I used this quote because it shows that people get whatever is easiest and cheapest even if it isn’t ethical to the world or others. These companies, like Harvest and Mill, should be recognized more because not only are they saving the environment, they are also protesting against unethical sweatshops where the average sweatshop worker gets paid only $0.10 an hour.

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The brand SAYA is a hair accessory brand that uses salvaged wood from plantations to create products. It makes products by hand to reduce its climate impact and their use of eco-friendly materials limits the amount of chemicals and water used in production. Also, it’s impact on animals, earth, and people is ‘great’. There is no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers rights. SAYA also ensures payment of a living wage in all of its supply chain. The Catholic Church supports companies like these, that may be costly but worth buying due to the impact it has on the environment. The article explains how many people do not tend to stay away from these companies since “the production of our clothing has moved from the textile factory nearby to places halfway around the world, this kind of marketplace blinds us from seeing the direct consequences of our consumer choices” However, the article explains how we must turn away from these tendencies to protect our planet

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$41.17 Honest Basics clothing aims to preserve the resources that it uses in the production of its clothing, for example, they use organic cotton which reduced water use by 91%. Additionally  the workers are not required to handle dangerous chemicals while making their clothing. In order to minimize plastic use, they do not use plastic when shipping their items as well. Ultimately Honest Basics values the Earth’s recourses and aims to preserve them and not use an excessive amount.

“Yet we put on clothes produced by a global apparel industry that has thrived on unsafe working conditions, “slave” wages, and, sometimes, the slavery of unpaid, coerced labor whose passports or other necessary documentation are held by factory owners as a way to keep workers tied to their jobs“ The Catholic Church obviously discourages slavery and the exploitation of people and their labor and skills in order to make products. Is it worth the suffering workers have to go through on the daily to buy a shirt 5 dollars cheaper than one form an ethical store? The answer is no, people all deserve to work in a safe environment that values their efforts.

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Nudie Jeans is a Swedish denim company who has been recognized for their work with sustainability. The ratings are 5 out of 5 for planet, 5 out of 5 for people, and 4 out of 5 for animals. The price of one pair of jeans is 200 USD. Nudie Jeans' environment rating is 'great'. It uses a high proportion of eco-friendly materials including Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) cotton. It reuses most of its offcuts to minimise textile waste. Its use of eco-friendly materials limits the amount of chemicals, water and wastewater used in production. “God’s nature is communal and social; therefore our nature, created in his image, is communal and social as well.” Nature needs to be protected and that includes humans with that.

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ARMEDANGLES rating for the plant is great. This brand uses eco-friendly materials, such as the Global Organic Textile Standard cotton. They also use renewbale energy to produce their clothes in order to reduce the amount of climate change in the planet. Because they use eco-friendly materials, they limit the amount of chemicals, water and wastewater used. One quote that stood out in the Human Thread article was, “In today’s globalized world it seems much harder to fulfill the Gospel’s demand for the moral vision that leads to compassion because of the distance that separates us. Now the road to Jericho runs far from our sight, past uncountable factories like Rana Plaza in Bangladesh. But these far winding roads nonetheless still end up in our own neighborhood and at our malls, bringing the clothes we wear and so much of what we consume”. There sre so much fast fashion and immoral working conditions for workers that we forget to see what process goes behind in making the clothes we wear. We should pay more attention to the brands we buy and how our clothes was made.

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From Dedicated which is sustainable clothing brand, this hoodie costs $79. This company has a “good” environmental rating as it uses eco-friendly materials like organic cotton. By using eco-friendly materials it limits the use of chemicals, water and wastewater that are used and entering the environment. One quote explains, “People have deeper relationships with things than with the people who make them because the way we purchase commodities like clothing hide their connections to the people who make them.” Essentially as the consumer we have a duty to make sure we find who is behind the production of our clothing to make ensure that they are being paid and treated justly. Regardless if the company discloses this information, we should still try to find out this information for ourselves and make our decisions based off of it.

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LA Relaxed is rated “great”, and one example of its positive impact on the environment is how all their products are made out of eco friendly materials. This limits the amount of chemicals, water, and wastewater going into their clothing. Their final stage of production is taken place within the US, which is a low risk country for labor abuse. Although their products are definitely expensive, it’s a good way to only buy what you are looking for and is ultimately a better option than to buy many cheaply made products where the ratings are worse. As it states in the Human Thread article, People have deeper relationships with things than with the people who make them because the way we purchase commodities like clothing hide their connections to the people who make them.” It can be easier to ignore where your products are coming from when you see something you like.

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The girlfriend collective is making a positive impact on the environment by using eco-friendly materials. Additionally, this brand uses some of its off cuts to reduce textile waste. Furthermore, this brand ensures that wastewater within its supply chain is discharged and treated properly. One quote from the human thread article is: “we are free, they are not,” with ‘they’ being in reference to those working in sweatshops. This shows that for those who are stakeholders—the consumers—the choice of where to purchase items from is political and consumers have a large role in helping those who do not have a say.

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Price: $47.04 (US)

This company was given the score of great from good on you. It makes a positive impact on the planet by working to be more environmentally sustainable by using organic cotton and removing the use of hazardous chemicals. Additionally, they are GOTS-certified, which also shows their commitment to reducing their environmental impact. They also have low waste and mostly plastic free packaging and shipping, which I think is an important part of sustainability that is often overseen.

Pop Francis has said that our consumption implicates us in these injustices. From a Catholic perspective, it is clear that we need to make more educated and informed decisions on our clothing purchases and consider the impact of those actions in order to uphold the dignity of workers as our neighbors.

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This item retailed originally at $90 but on sale you can get it for
$39.

The company is LA Relaxed and the ratings are planet 5/5, people 5/5, and animals is 5/5.
LA Relaxed's environment rating is 'great'. It uses a high proportion of eco-friendly materials. It manufactures locally to reduce its carbon footprint. It has a limited production run to minimise textile waste. Its use of eco-friendly materials limits the amount of chemicals, water and wastewater used in production.

Its labour rating is 'great'. Its final stage of production is undertaken in the USA, a medium risk country for labour abuse. It has a Code of Conduct that covers all of the ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles. It traces most of its supply chain. It ensures payment of a living wage in the final stage of production.

Its animal rating is 'great'. It states that its entire product range is vegan.

LA Relaxed is rated 'Great' overall (Good On You).
Compared to Target which sells clothes similar to the picture this brand/company is so much better for people, the environment, and animals. Target is not sustainable or ethical but people are willing to buy items from Target because of affordability. A tip to buying ethical and sustainable clothes is always going on the sale portion to find affordable pieces of clothes.

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Outland Denim is rated 5 put of 5 in all three categories of helping the planet, people, and animals. In helping the people, they trace their supply chain and know how and where their products are made to ensure proper working conditions for those producing their clothing. They ensure that the payment lf their workers is a fair, livable wage that truly provides for the workers. They also assist formerly abused workers by employing women who have previously been tracked in Cambodia and give them proper jobs to live off of. “People have deeper relationships with things than with the people who make them because the way we purchase commodities like clothing hide their connections to the people who make them.” The Catholic Church believes that individuals do not pay attention to the processes behind the production of their clothing, and only pay attention to the products themselves as that’s what they can physically see. The consumer needs to be more aware of the terrible comditions behind the clothing they wesr and think about how people are being treated just so they can wear clothing they like because of a brand name.

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Rapanuis environment rating is great. It used high proportion of eco-friendly materials including Global Textile Standards (GOTS) cotton. The animal rating is good. It does not use leather, down,angora, fur or exotic animal skins, it uses wool. It’s factory is certified by Social Accountability international. “The problem is not people’s individual shallowness and indifference; the problem is embedded in the way our economy is set up” we know that there are people suffering making clothes yet we don’t do anything about it.

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The R Collective is made from excess materials “from leading luxury brands and reputable manufacturers”. It has a five out of five rating for the Planet, five out of five rating for People, and a four out of five rating for animals. It uses eco-friendly materials in both its packaging and production. This positively impacts animals, for their clothes do not use fur, leather, or animal skin. This relates to The Human Thread Catholic Social teaching because The R Collective is transparent follows the idea of “the Good Samaritan”.

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The R Collective's environment rating is 'great'. It uses a high proportion of eco-friendly materials including recycled materials. It uses compostable packaging. Its use of eco-friendly materials limits the amount of chemicals, water and wastewater used in production.

Its labour rating is 'great'. It has a Code of Conduct that covers all of the ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles. It traces all of its supply chain. It ensures payment of a living wage in the final stage of production. It visits its suppliers regularly.

Its animal rating is 'good'. It does not use fur, leather, down, exotic animal skin, exotic animal hair or angora. It uses recycled wool.

The R Collective is rated 'Great' overall.

Last updated November 2021

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The R Collective's environment rating is 'great'. It uses a high proportion of eco-friendly materials including recycled materials. It uses compostable packaging. Its use of eco-friendly materials limits the amount of chemicals, water and wastewater used in production. Its labour rating is 'great'.

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Dresden’s labor rating is 'good'. Its final stage of production is undertaken in Australia, a low risk country for labour abuse. There is no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers rights. It is unclear whether it ensures payment of a living wage in its supply chain. It visits its suppliers regularly. “We cannot imagine keeping a poorly paid tailor we know locked in a dimly lit basement workshop to make our clothes. Yet we put on clothes produced by a global apparel industry that has thrived on unsafe working conditions, “slave” wages, and, sometimes, the slavery of unpaid, coerced labor whose passports or other necessary documentation are held by factory owners as a way to keep workers tied to their jobs.” The Catholic Church believes the cost of the consumer decision is more than just the product, because the workers deserve better working conditions and better pay. It explains that we have prioritized material goods over the well-being of others, which is unethical, because many of them are suffering to produce these clothes, where they are making little to no money.

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Fair Indigo sources labor from countries that have a high risk of labor abuse. They pay a living wage. The Catholic Church believes that consumers have a stake in sustainable fashion because “we are communal and social.” God created us to take care of one another, so we cannot support companies that do not respect the rights and dignity of workers.

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It uses a high proportion of eco-friendly materials including Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) cotton as well as it  manufactures locally to reduce its carbon footprint. These products are certified by Fairtrade International which is a  Small Producers Organisations. This product makes sure that they pay the living wage throughout its supply chain.

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MUD Jeans are made of recycled cotton and are also made with non-toxic dyes. This limits the waste water and the chemicals waste produced by these products. “God’s nature is communal and social; therefore our nature… is communal and social as well.” This quote articulates that the environment should be protected just as much as humans protect each other because it is made in God’s image.