by Sade Korbieh

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When you love the Earth, you love yourself! This is why for this edition of Etherealism, I am dedicated to bringing awareness to websites that are not only sustainable but make your life better. Especially because I know how hard it can be to find the resources yourself!

Clothing Brands

1. The Green Labels

The Green Labels is an online shop & Marketplace focused on helping you find sustainable fashion and beauty products. So far they have partnered with over 40+ brands to help consumers shop based on their values such as veganism, clean processing, local shops, and waste reduction.

2. Sustainable Men's Clothing Brands

An ethical brand directory that helps men find eco-friendly clothing companies.

3. ThreadUP

ThreadUP is an online thrift store that allows people to buy and sell their clothing.

4. Good on You

Good on You is a brand directory that rates clothing companies based on how sustainable the company is.

5. Sustain Your Style

This is a comprehensive eco review of the different textiles (materials) out there and which ones to use and avoid.

Resources to Learn About Sustainability

1. Drawdown

Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “Drawdown”— the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline.

2. Grow Your Own Creations

Teaches you how to grow your own homemade products using Mycelium.

3. Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion

Learn about the environmental impact of fast fashion from our very own Editor In Chief, Elisa Thelvarik.

4. Sustainability Course

A great course on how to think about sustainability and fashion when working in the industry.

5. Measure Your Sustainability

An interactive site that explains how your choices impact the environment. It also gives simple tips on becoming more eco-friendly.

Activism

1.Pay Up Fashion

Sign the Petition to hold brands accountable and build a fair future for garment workers in 7 Actions.

2. Fight Food Waste

Connects families and households with restaurants to get unsold foods at a discount.

3. Meet The Designer Making Your Clothes

Live events that allow consumers to listen to designers across the world talk about their experience in the industry.

4. Clean Clothes Initiative

Highlights campaigns within the fashion industry that fight for workers' rights.

5. 35 Ways to Get Involved

A directory of nonprofit organizations that fight against environmental injustice, deforestation, poaching, pollution, and climate change.

Startups

1.Combat Ocean Pollution

Every time we do laundry, our clothes shed tiny, unseen microfibers (including plastic), which go down the drains of our washing machines and into our waterways. To combat this Cora created Cora Ball which swooshes around in the laundry and just like coral, allows water to flow, while picking up those little pieces of microfiber and catching them in her stalks.

2. Home Products

This company helps to make your home more sustainable through supplying sustainable and cruelty free products.

3. Air Purifier

Molekule was founded out of a critical need to address the adverse impacts of polluted air, a void in the market for purification, and with the goal of using the power of science to destroy indoor air pollution.

4. Track Your Carbon Footprint

Automatically track the impact of your car trips and flights, as well as the footprint from your utilities, purchases, and foods.

5. Zero Waste Kits

Package free creates home care kits that replace plastic with biodegradable products.

Spotlight - OCO Crew

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Blurb: Oco Crew was created by Ben Stearne who is is dedicated to helping consumers combat pollution by connecting people with Carbon reduction programs such as Carbon 180 and more! Oco Crew does the research so you don't have to.

Business and Sustainability

1.Print Natural

An eco-friendly custom t-shirt and apparel screening print shop.

2. Mindful Commerce

A business directory focused around helping sustainable businesses find each other.

3. Ethical Branding

Explains the importance of ethical branding and how to model your company to be ethical as well.

4. Green Business Ideas

23 sustainable business that you can start today.

5. Green Business Plan

Business plan guide that helps you think about what part of your business can be made sustainable.

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Cheap Ways to Be More Sustainable

1.100 Sustainable Practices

100 different practices that you can choose from to make your life more sustainable.

2. Brandless

Brandless makes more of the everyday items affordable, while ensuring they are non-toxic and eco-friendly.

3.Sustainability Guide

This is a sustainability guide for college students on a budget.

4.Mending Your Clothes for Reuse

Teaches you how to mend clothes so that you can keep wearing them.

5.Host a Clothing Swap

Teaches you how to host a clothing swap. Great idea for when the pandemic has ended!

Conclusion

While I absolutely love each and every website that I curated for you wonderful people, I want to remind you that the most sustainable thing to do is slow down. Overconsumption has continued to grow as a problem over the years. So, make sure to always ask yourself if you really need that shirt or pot. If the answer is yes, go for it!

Remember, your actions count, no matter how big or small!

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