Learn, get inspired, then act.
The reading, talks and organisations referenced in Stephen-Will’s TEDx talk, plus a starting point for anyone who wants to live and buy more sustainably.
Fast fashion, consumption, and the alternatives.
What does slow fashion actually mean?
A clear introduction to the idea at the heart of the talk.
Read the article ↗ Fast fashion · TEDThe simple solution to fast fashion
Josephine Philips on repairing and keeping the clothes we already own.
Watch the talk ↗ Materials · TEDThe future of fashion, made from mushrooms
Dan Widmaier on growing new materials instead of extracting them.
Watch the talk ↗ Consumption · TEDThe case for collaborative consumption
Rachel Botsman on sharing, swapping and renting as a new economy.
Watch the talk ↗ Alternatives · Good On YouThe true price of trendiness
Brand ratings and the environmental impact of fast fashion.
Visit Good On You ↗ Alternatives · Everywhere ApparelCircular apparel & sustainable textiles
A manufacturer making clothing from recycled textile waste.
Visit the site ↗ PodcastClimate Change for Beginners
An accessible way into the science and the solutions.
Listen ↗From the wider sustainability world.
Digital Sprinters Sustainability Report
How governments can help deploy digital solutions for climate action.
Read the report ↗ Ellen MacArthur FoundationBuilding Prosperity
The value of a nature-positive, circular economy for Europe that is regenerative by design.
Read the report ↗ Ellen MacArthur FoundationThe Fashion ReModel
Keeping products in use by scaling circular business models across high-end, activewear and high-street.
Read more ↗Get informed. Get inspired.
Stephen-Will Weir · TEDxSantaCruz
Kristine McDivitt Tompkins · Let’s make the world wild again
Get inspired · His epic message will make you want to save the world
Get informed · Nature Is Speaking, Conservation International
Organisations doing the work.
Tompkins Conservation
National parks and rewilding across millions of acres of South America.
Donate ↗ OceansThe Ocean Cleanup
Removing plastic from oceans and intercepting it in rivers.
Donate ↗ RainforestsThird Millennium Alliance (TMA)
Protecting and restoring the most endangered rainforest on Earth, in coastal Ecuador.
Donate ↗The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
We all drink, eat, travel, use electricity and buy things. Each goal below links to what it means and how you can move toward it.
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