Here’s an article to stop you in your tracks.

Ecotextile News reports on the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India -an area troubled by its farmer suicide problem – and the tribal area of Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh. For those of you not aware that watchdogs are necessary, you need only read on.

According to Coral Rose, founder of Eco-Innovations, companies like Designs LLC, (doing business as Jonäno), CSE, Inc. (d/b/a Mad Mod) and Pure Bamboo, LLC are guilty of deceptively labeling and advertising their products as made of bamboo fiber when …

Tags: bamboo fiber , Coral Rose , Eco Innovations , Ecotextile News , GOTs Certification , green claims , india , Maharashtra , organic cotton , pesticide , Suicide farmers , sustainable manufacturing , Zameen Organic

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Wal-Mart is taking big steps to give a measurable definition as to how green their products are with an initiative to put eco-labels on everything in their stores worldwide, from t-shirts to bicycles.

The idea is to give products a simple, standard rating that allows everyday shoppers to determine at a glance how sustainable a product is, similar to a nutritional label on food.

Understandably, this is a huge endeavor and many wonder if the megachain will be able to accomplish it. If it succeeds, this will change the future of retail …

Tags: Coral Rose , Eco Innovations , Energy Star label , fair trade , Footprint Chronicles , Green Index , green rating system , Love Earth Jewelry , Nike Considered , Sustainability Consortium , Sustainable Action Leadership , Wal-Mart

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Many of us struggle with the ethical questions raised when eco-clothing gets cozy with mega-corporations like Wal-Mart, Target or Payless.

I stumbled across an article praising Norma Kamali for her work with casual and career clothing for women for Wal-Mart. While she’s doing organic tees for the retail giant right now, not all of her clothing is from sustainable fabrics.

Why not go all organic?

Kamali considers designing at a different price point (according to her site) perhaps “the most exciting opportunity of her career,” and a chance to promote women’s “self-esteem”. …

Tags: Coral Rose , Eco Innovations , Future Fashion White Pages , Norma Kamali , organic cotton , Wal-Mart

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