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4 reasons why fast fashion will never be green
Fast fashion brands flood the market with cheap, trendy clothing at an unsustainable rate, creating enormous environmental and social harm. Despite their attempts at greenwashing; their business model is fundamentally incompatible with true sustainability. Here are four key reasons why fast fashion will never be green.
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The unfinished fight: A journey toward a strong global plastics treaty
It has been more than two months since we boarded a plastics industry tanker in Daesan, South Korea, to highlight the urgent need for an effective plastics treaty.
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The fight continues, no treaty yet: Global Plastics Treaty negotiations fail to deliver agreement
The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) for a Global Plastics Treaty ended with no final agreement in place today. Instead, leaders will. meet again to deliver the final treaty.
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Greenpeace demands release of plastics treaty activists, as global talks enter final stages
“We urge the South Korean authorities to release the activists immediately. These activists are standing with thousands of Korean citizens and millions more around the world who are demanding a historic treaty in Busan. Their voices must be heard”.
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At Plastics Treaty Talks, Greenpeace warns world leaders: ‘We are watching’
Created by artist Dan Acher in collaboration with Greenpeace East Asia Seoul, the We Are Watching flag features faces of diverse supporters and public figures.
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4 African activists taking on fast fashion
The Global North’s fashion addiction is fueling environmental disasters across Africa. Here are four activists from the continent pushing back on fast fashion.
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Book Excerpt: The truth about Eco-fascism
South African climate justice activist and Greenpeace International Content Editor Angelo C. Louw shared with us an excerpt from his new book, in which he discusses the dangers of eco-fascism, often disguised as environmentalism.
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How did Greenpeace volunteers in Taipei help to reduce over 4,000 pieces of single-use plastic foodware?
Greenpeace East Asia Taipei volunteers partnered with reusable foodware service providers to promote reusable foodware through marketing and educational activities, successfully reduced over 4,000 pieces of single-use foodware!
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4 false solutions that won’t solve the plastic pollution crisis
From recycling to bioplastics, here are 4 examples of approaches that fail to tackle the scale of the global plastic pollution crisis.
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EU banks have poured €256 billion into sectors that threaten nature and climate
A new report shows that some of the largest banks based in the EU provided a staggering 22.1% of total global credit between 2016 and early 2023 to big players in sectors that put nature at risk.