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Can the Fashion Industry Address its Impact on the Climate Crisis through the Education of Women?

Can the Fashion Industry Address its Impact on the Climate Crisis through the Education of Women?
 *This blog post was written for a CALS500 course titled " Climate Science, Impacts and Risks" through Royal Roads University.*   The UN has recog...

All I Really Wanna See is the Money...

All I Really Wanna See is the Money...
Hi friends!  I'm popping on to wax not-so-poetic about a topic that I have been thinking about a lot lately.  Divestment.  Specifically, divestment...

Zero-Waste Wins

Zero-Waste Wins
The past year has been a wild ride y'all.  But it hasn't all been bad!  Most of us were able to connect more with friends and family, we were taugh...

Revolutionizing the Fashion Industry with Slow Fashion

Revolutionizing the Fashion Industry with Slow Fashion
This piece was written by sustainability and zero-waste blogger, Danielle from Sustainably Kind Living as part of a collaboration.  I asked Daniel...

Introducing: THE ZERO-WASTE BOMBER

Introducing: THE ZERO-WASTE BOMBER
You Guys. Something SUPER special just landed on our website. Have you heard?  It’s our newest addition to the (Ag)+(Au) fam, our ZERO-WASTE BOMBER...

A Little Black Dress, 5 Ways

A Little Black Dress, 5 Ways
This is a guest blog written by sustainable fashion blogger, Kellie from WholeHearted Wardrobe Last month, I asked Kellie to help me style one of ...

Responsible Brands Vs. Fast Fashion: The Price Gap, Explained

Responsible Brands Vs. Fast Fashion: The Price Gap, Explained
If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time oogling beautiful, sustainable clothing brands online or in-store, running your hands along their soft f...

Focus on Fibre: Rayon

Focus on Fibre: Rayon
Rayon is one of those fabrics which baffles even seasoned label-checkers. It’s been around for decades and is prevalent in fast fashion and luxury...

What To Do About All Our Waste?

What To Do About All Our Waste?
Have you heard?  Malaysia is planning to ship Canadian waste back overseas due to our "irresponsible export of plastic waste."It is joining the Phi...

#ENDIT - The Movement to End Modern Slavery

#ENDIT - The Movement to End Modern Slavery
February 7th is the international day to #ENDIT.  Modern slavery & human trafficking, that is.  The #enditmovement was born to raise awareness ...

Social Responsibility in the Fashion Industry

Social Responsibility in the Fashion Industry
Well Hello, and Happy New Year, Everybody!  First things first - I recognize I am wayyyy behind on my New Years salutations, but It's been a wild 3...

The (Ag)+(Au) BIG F*ING GIFT GUIDE

christmas, presents, gift
Well, it's that time of year again; when tensions run high, everyone in your office has completely checked out mentally, airports start to look lik...