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GLOSSARY
: Cruelty-Free
products that do not contain any animal ingredients or ingredients that has been produced or sourced and has harmed any animals along the way.
: Carbon Footprint
the quantity measure of greenhouse gases that a human emits directly or indirectly through their actions. these includes manufacturing processes, transport, purchases in items that have produced greenhouse gases in manufacturing.
: Conscious Consumer
someone who is aware of the negative effects of purchasing items that are not produced ethically or sustainably. with this reason, they products that do not contain any toxic ingredients that could have detrimental effects on the human or : Fast Fashion the term used for manufacturing trends as quick as posible from the catwalks to the racks. this mass-production process creates a lot of garments at a really face pace & cheaply and not taking account of the environment. it leads to a wasteful attitude to fashion consumption as trends comes and go. quality of GLOS- garments are reduced and textile workers are paid less than minimum wage to keep items at a low cost for competition with competitors and
choose to purchase items that : Slow Fashion follows the guidelines of sustainamultiple approaches to ethically bility & avoid contribution to mass consuming fashion such as buying production and wasteful or harmful second-hand, thrifting, buying manufacture processes. ethically made and/ or locally made : Clean Beauty quality items, upcyling and avoiding in general, it means that the use of fast fashion. market. garments, buying less or high -SARY the environment.
GLOS-
: Greenwashing
is a term used to make consumers believe that a company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is. it is dishonest and disceitful marketing about a company or a product’s environmental impact.
: Natural
a product that has been made from natural ingredients with natural resources and do not contain any synthetic derivatives.
: Social Responsibility
this term refers to a business framework that prioritises people and the Earth as much as profit. it is to -SARY : Circularity is the approach to designing & producing products that can be repaired, remade, reused and eventually recycled or biodegraded at the end of it’s use. develop businesses to having a positive relationship with the societies/environment in which they operate.
: Transparency
this is the practice of publicly sharing information to the public about where the products are made, the makers that made them and the rest of the cycle.
: Upcycling
is another form or recycling, however it involves re-using a material that may be purposeless or no longer in use. re-purposing it to make it useful again by making it a higher quality of look nicer but also giving it a better environmental value.
: Ethical Sourcing
this is when company’s have taken a lot of care & thought on where they get their ingredients and materials from. by taking into account, beyond the material or ingredient itself but instead, who was involved in the process & is these people were treated fairly. the company needs to be aware of the entire supply chain, pay a fair price for the materials or ingredients and to ensure that their suppliers are commited to positive environmental & social impact and providing safe working conditions.
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