Let’s be real for a moment: Fast fashion is wreaking havoc on the planet. Multinational corporations are chiefly focused on making executives and shareholders rich – and they are exploiting workers all around the world to do it. And on top of everything, companies will mock you and trick you into purchasing their clothing by trying to turn around this reality through the contemporary corporate communication tactic known as greenwashing.

L.L. Bean has had its ups and downs with public support over the last decade. Some are still boycotting the brand after the Grab Your Wallet movement encouraged consumers to do so, but it has also been a founding member of several prominent organizations for sustainable fashion. So we had to ask: How ethical is L.L. Bean?

KOI Footwear has a big presence on social media and in the eco-community. The company claims to be 100% vegan and partners with the climate action program One Tribe to help make a positive environmental impact. So we had to ask: How ethical is KOI Footwear?

After the Rana Plaza tragedy in 2013, most of the fashion industry was exposed by the media as highly unethical in production and manufacturing. Since then, there have been thousands of new brands created in the name of good ethics and fair treatment of garment workers. And these days, there are plenty of resources available to help you in your quest to make ethical clothing.

Kate Hudson is praised as an inspiration, as is her activewear brand Fabletics. However, the company primarily makes money with its online membership program, which many have criticized as shady. So we had to ask: How ethical is Fabletics?

Many have been critical of Madewell over the last decade. But its social responsibility page claims those at Madewell “strive to do well in the world,” and “quality and integrity are of key importance” in its corporate governance. With the injustices of the world having brighter spotlights shone upon them, business transparency has become a critical issue for many consumers who wish to support ethical companies, so we had to ask: How ethical is Madewell?

Whether you’re looking to make clothes or buy them, finding ethical manufacturers is important. It takes time, research, networking–and, of course, a focus on what’s most important to you in terms of how you define ethical manufacturing. Typically, priorities are categorized into the three P’s: How manufacturing affects people, the planet, and–if you’re a fashion business–profit. (Although, as consumers, we often like to be budget-conscious as well.)

As one of the world’s leading apparel companies, Hanes has been a household name in America for over a century. The company has seen its fair share of headlines over the years–not all of them positive. Yet when Hanes is called out on one thing, at the same time, we see them praised for another, so we had to ask: How ethical is Hanes?

Over the years, Rihanna has gone from a pop-singer from Barbados to an entrepreneur, influencer, and world-wide fashion icon. With revenue pouring in from touring, streaming, recording royalties, and make-up shares, she certainly gets high marks for her work ethic, but what about her business ethics? Her latest enterprise, Savage X Fenty, has taken the fashion world by storm, so we had to ask: How ethical is Savage X Fenty? 

As a producer of top-selling apparel items worldwide, Fruit of the Loom is a household name for many across the globe. You even may be wearing a product of theirs right now. They employ over 32,000 people, and any company of that size is sure to leave an environmental footprint; therefore, with such influence on us all, we had to ask: How ethical is Fruit of the Loom?

According to stoicism, life’s purpose is to leave things behind better than they were when you encountered them. While fixing the world or the country may seem like a herculean … Read more