Conscious Brands

We think a lot of people are feeling the same thing right now—what can we do?  

Sure, we know that to #stopthespread and #flattenthecurve, we need to #stayathome and #socialdistance …
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The sad truth is that human trafficking is all around us. It’s on the internet. In in our cities. And it’s even in our clothes, accessories, and home goods.

How …
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Curated by Melissa Wong of House of Gratia et Caritas (House of G&C Store in Los Angeles)

Shopping for the holidays might not be at the top of everyone’s to …
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Creating a home for a global community of conversation changers to empower people everywhere offers quite the reason to celebrate. For Holiday 2018, we’re honored to curate a collection …
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Some days genuinely are overwhelming. We hear about disasters, we hear about starvation, we hear about tragedy and slavery and injustice. We can read books, watch documentaries and even take …
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Born and raised in Senegal Africa, Ondine Saglio speaks very fondly of the first years of her life. Through her father’s work as an ethnologist, the free-spirited, Ondine lived …
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DRESS LIKE YOU CARE!

Coco Chanel wanted to empower women. She took her innovative ideas of style, strength and empowerment and incorporated those in her designs and in her brand’s …
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In the five years since the Rana Plaza Collapse, as it has become known, more and more of the public has grown aware of the difficulties surrounding the textile and …
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I vividly remember my favorite denim jacket starting to fray, and my ironing on a Madonna patch. That’s what we did in the 1990s. Loved, repaired and personalized our fashion …
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The International Labour Organization estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally. A staggering 26% of them are children, and 55% are women and girls. Although there …
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As an advocate for social justice, I think a lot about changing the world. The idea of eliminating sex trafficking from the world can seem like an overwhelming mission and …
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A story where the answer is in the investment. 

“What do we tell the kids?”, a question the State Bags Co-Founders, Scot and Jacqueline Tatelman, asked themselves when only …
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This Spring THR3EFOLD and Conscious Magazine joined with Bond Collective in their beautiful industrial venue, The Mezannine in New York City’s Financial District, to celebrate a movement that is changing …
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Anchal believes that design can change lives. We embrace design thinking to create innovative and strategic solutions that address the exploitation of women through employment opportunities, products, and markets that …
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Within the last decade, and more rapidly in the last two years, there has been a lot of talk about our clothes and the impact they are having on our …
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Each year nearly 25% of Americans participate in some volunteer work. More often than not, many of us come away from volunteering – whether it be a one-time charity event …
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“The reason I think poverty is still where it is is because we do not listen.” -Sarah Buchanan, Co-Founder of Kula Project

By definition, The Kula Project is a charity. …
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Through the founding of fashion forward enterprise, Chilote Shoes, Francisca Appacel and Stiven Kerestegian are transforming the lives of artisan women while keeping their vibrant heritage alive in Patagonia. The …
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Modern day slavery, human trafficking, unfair working conditions and wages, these are all great offenses on one’s human rights. According to Equality Now, trafficking women and children for sexual exploitation …
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The way we spend our money speaks volumes about who we are and what kind of world we want to live in. How we use our money is profoundly …
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“I am no longer scrambling to provide for my family. I am proud to be a business-woman, farmer, and mother.” – Monika, a Farmer in Kenya of The Adventure Project

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If you didn’t know, the majority of the apparel we wear is made by women in developing countries, in unpleasant and cruel environments. This is a reality. According to …
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“Materials matter.” An important phrase that we should start incorporating into our 21st-century vernacular. Though perhaps already common in some circles, we would like to explore its undeniable importance, as …
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Fashion is by far one of the largest labored industries on the planet, with most of the goods being made in developing countries in areas that are overwhelmingly saturated …
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Large corporations and savvy brands see potential audiences in a new generation that want more out of the products they buy. So it’s a challenge to separate the companies that …
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