Awakening to a new economics
Tim Cooper, Emeritus Professor of Sustainable Design and Consumption at Nottingham Trent University, discussed sustainable fashion in this talk for Green Christian. Fashion is an industry with stark ethical questions … Continue reading Talk: Faith in fashion
“What does that mean?” my daughter asked when she saw me reading Ailton Krenak’s book, titled ‘Life is not useful.’ It’s a striking phrase from an unusual author. Ailton Krenak … Continue reading Life is not useful
Strahan Coleman on consumerism and the simplicity of beholding. Strahan writes Commoners Communion, and is the author of the new book Beholding. I’ve been chronically sick for years, a decade actually, and … Continue reading How I quit consumerism (and rediscovered God)
Politicians are reliably and passionately in favour of economic growth, whichever party they come from. Few in politics dare to whisper its name, but there are more radical economists and … Continue reading A fashion for degrowth
Catherine Masterman considers secondhand goods and what holds them back as a wider solution to consumer excess. Question: In what high street shop can you spend five minutes and £25 … Continue reading Why second-hand is still not first choice
Catherine Masterman on what we can learn from The Repair Shop. The Repair Shop, “the heartwarming antidote to throwaway culture” aired a special edition recently, showing that heritage crafts could … Continue reading The heavenly repair shop
Katie Taylor asks whether greater awareness can change our shopping habits. The damaging effects of the fashion industry on the environment are well-documented. The industry has been estimated to produce … Continue reading Fast fashion – a necessary evil?
Dr Andrea Werner considers alternative and sustainable fashion. Clothing, alongside food and shelter, is one of our most fundamental human needs. But clothing has always been about more than just … Continue reading Consume better, consume less
Joy in Enough 