Eco-labels encourage shoppers to make more sustainable fashion choices, study finds
ESRI research found consumers want clear information about the environmental impact of the clothes they buy
Fast fashion
Stories about fast fashion
How to be better at keeping your clothes alive for longer
Top tips to keep your favourite wardrobe items looking and feeling great
Clothes waste: How to be part of the solution, not the problem
Buying clothing second-hand or renting an outfit instead of buying new makes sense for both the planet and your pocket
The shocking waste in the clothes we wear
With clothes consumption spiking across the developed world, new rules to tackle the resulting environmental damage are long overdue
The future of fashion: ‘Clothes banks are overflowing with crap. We can’t keep exporting it abroad’
Unique, tariff-free and easy on the budget: meet the entrepreneurs trying to turn the tide against fast fashion and rotting textile mountains
Use your clothes for nine months more and reduce their environmental footprint by up to 30%
Consumers can be assured that the environmental impacts of fast fashion will not go away quickly
Why one Irish start-up may have the solution to infuriating differences in sizes of clothes online
Swan’s virtual fitting tool could save retailers and consumers time and money, reducing fashion’s impact on the environment
‘We are a dying skillset’: Just 28 cobblers left to mend the nation’s shoes
Circular economy and EU’s right to repair failing to save an industry in crisis
Wear and tear: How Europe is stepping up efforts to make fast fashion unfashionable
New EU regulations aim to halt devastation caused by fast fashion by using clothing repair, rental and sustainable practices
‘I haven’t bought fast fashion in five years’: Why Gen Z is rejecting high street brands in favour of second-hand
Young fans of preloved clothing in Dublin, increasingly conscious of environmental issues, share their experiences of shopping second-hand
Rent your wardrobe: clothes company with a base in Galway aims for a greener approach to fashion
None of Rent the Runway’s garments end up in landfill, says the company’s chief operating officer
The clothes swappers combatting fashion waste, one skirt and shirt at a time
Game Changers: Change Clothes Crumlin is holding its largest Dublin clothes swap this weekend
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