Green and Sustainable Clothing by Green Benefits
Going green is much more affordable than you may think. It's a choice in lifestyle and how we understand and wish to improve the world around us. It is timelessly fashionable too! Green Benefits has selected green clothing from our favorite eco-conscious suppliers to offer you a wide selection of custom green clothing options to fit every style and need. Whether outfitting your employees in stylish business casual or adding sustainable options to your school spirit, Green Benefits has affordable custom green clothing for your organization. It is our goal to provide affordable options in green clothing because we want to continue spreading the good word on sustainability and we feel wearing your commitment is the best way to share this message. Give Green Benefits a call today let us help you select the sustainable clothing option that is best for your event and organization.
It is important to understand the general and underlying considerations when purchasing organic green clothing or other products. Choosing organic fiber green clothing is more an insurance the agriculture and harvesting methods to attain the fibers are done with great care for the ground in which they are grown. Purchasing green clothing made of these sustainable fibers is a measure against the use of pesticides and a way to nurture sustainable agriculture habits and methods to ensure years of healthy soils, cleaner air, and safer ecosystems. It's making a choice to protect the workers that work in the fields, their local economy, and the promotion of maintaining a healthy environment for all. Recycled content green clothing gives some materials a second life and diverts them from the landfill. A very popular fiber is recycled PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) which is often derived from the recycling of plastic bottles and used in a great deal of green clothing. Other forms of recycled content can be gained from the excess of other industries to divert "waste" or "castoff" materials from entering the waste stream. Fabric cuttings can be salvaged from various other manufacturing processes to be used as virgin material in the creation of other goods.
Fair Trade was developed in the 1940's as a way for developed nations to lend trade and commerce avenues to developing or impoverished nations. At the time it connected these countries to wealthy nations in the hope of giving them access to a growing world market. Today Fair Trade still provides this access and it has broadened to provide more and better basic rights to apparel industry workers around the globe. Historically apparel workers in developing or impoverished countries were subjected to exploitation and often horrendous working conditions. Purchasing from Fair Trade certified manufacturers, farmers, and distributors helps to ensure and strengthen this organization's efforts to provide the following basic rights to apparel workers and the industry (summarized from Fair Trade USA website):
"Fair Trade Premiums": workers retain their rights to allocate funding from the manufacturing of apparel goods so it can best serve their communities' needs. This is contrary to past and current conditions resulting from an ever-increasing global market dominated by multinational corporations and their restrictions on local economic conditions.
"Worker Voice": workers retain their rights to "voice" any concerns they have with their working conditions without any risk of confrontation or negative recourse.
"Womens Rights": this is perhaps one of the greater attributes of purchasing Fair Trade products because womens rights have long been at the forefront of many global and cultural battles. This ensures women retain their rights, protection from harassment, and a guarantee of pay equal to that of their male counterparts.