Activewear giant PUMA pumps up its sustainability credentials with the recent launch of InCycle, a ‘closed loop’ collection of footwear, apparel and accessories. The range is made up of biodegradable components, with one of the prerequisites being that raw materials used are organic fibres without toxic chemicals and are rated under the Cradle to Cradle…
Ever wanted to go behind your favourite food brand and find out about their environmental and ethical record? Oxfam’s latest Behind the Brands initiative assesses the agricultural sourcing practices of the world’s ten largest food and beverage companies like Pepsi Co, Nestle and Mars, to help consumers hold major food suppliers to account. Using this…
Thanks to award-winning sustainable design agency Eco Innovators, playing cards just got a whole lot more exciting. Their clever new set of 50 Design Play Cards will teach you all about eco design strategies in a quirky game format. The cards incorporate a range of design problems, solutions and inspirations, and they’re being used by design educators…
We all know how our outfit can influence our mood and confidence, but it can also affect job prospects. Running during L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Dare to Wear Day on March 15 offers you a chance to give the wild and wacky items from your wardrobe an airing and raise money for Fitted for Work,…
Another Hollywood heavyweight supports fashion for a cause with the recent announcement that Charlize Theron has teamed up with TOMS to create a limited edition shoe in support of the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Program. Theron founded the Program in 2007 to support young African people in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The colourful orange design…
Fashion festivals used to be all about the runway shows, but these days there’s a lot more going on. L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) again offers plenty of opportunities to go beyond next season’s trends – find out more about the NGV’s fashion collections at a behind-the-scenes talk by the fashion and textile curators at…
As part of the festivities for International Women’s Day, a celebratory concert, Half the Sky, is being held in Melbourne tonight (March 7) to raise funds for the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and their partners. As well as entertainment from a line up of well known Australian artists like Claire Bowditch, Em Rusciano and…
We at Peppermint love a good fashion festival, especially one that brings style to the suburbs. Running alongside L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Colour Box Studio’s Fashion Program is doing exactly that – with the added bonus of a focus on sustainable, ethical and local fashion. Dates to jot into your diary if you happen to…
With Autumn upon us, it’s time to start gearing up for the Walk in Her Shoes Challenge. Held annually and run by CARE Australia, the initiative challenges you to walk 10,000 steps a day for a week and raise funds for your efforts. All money raised goes to supporting CARE projects helping women and girls…
On March 11, the European Union will be banning the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics – and the move has sparked activity here in our neck of the woods too. The co-founder and managing director of LUSH Australia are calling on Accord Australasia Limited and its counterparts to turn their backs on animal testing once…
The quality of design-led eco fashion exhibited at this season’s London Fashion Week Estethica showcase was extremely high, as always. With new-on-the-scene Liora Lassalle straight out of Central St Martins, through to long term friends Goodone, who have been there from the birth of Estethica six years ago, there was a huge variety of designers,…
In September, the nation will decide who they want to lead the country, based on various issues including one of the most controversial of our times – the rights of asylum seekers. With this in mind, barrister and refugee advocate Jessie Taylor is taking her documentary Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea on…