Wear The Change: A look into the life and work of Lars Gödeke
As the earth starts showing the cracks from a modern polluting lifestyle, individuals ...
Journal
Reimagining Cultural Values: Consumption is Relational
Covid-19 has revealed weaknesses in our existing systems, and panic-buying in particular has revealed that we do not think about how our consumer choices affect others. Although there is plenty of toilet paper to go around, we now have an unequal distribution because with heightened anxiety, a handful of buyers have first considered their own needs above the needs of society as a whole. I don’t blame them. Over the last 500 years of Western thought, we have seen a gradual trend towards placing value on the individual above the relational ties between individuals. We consider ourselves to be autonomous units that are self-contained, rather than relational creatures who are designed to love.
COVID-19: A message from Brothers We Stand Founder Jonathan Mitchell
Dear friends, It is a strange time for us all right now. I personally feel like the ground has shifted and I haven’t fully found my feet. I'm hopeful of finding a new rhythm to daily life as we slow down and work through the challenges ahead.
Fashion and the Circular Economy
The clothing industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. Here’s how we can change that.
Chat with the FT
Waste in fashion is on a massive scale. It was great to welcome the FT to our work-spa...