Comments on: Dialoguing on the REAL socially responsible fashion

By: admin

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:43:25 +0000

Amen… love the ramblings. You mentioned companies committing to taking back everything they sell — when everyone does that, and discarded wares aren’t just “out of sight, out of mind,” we’ll have gotten somewhere.

By: k

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:46:40 +0000

Hi Grechen,

My two cents: there’s a need for every industry to come full circle.
What goes out right now, doesn’t come back in.
It gets destroyed or recycled to some extend.
When companies take responsibility and make a real commitment to take back every product they sell, then the materials used to make that product will become more green.
As for the energy used to make a product: carbon credits solve that problem.
I agree when you say a paradigmshift is needed.
It’s up to us to vote for the right kind of politicians.
The companies need a new business model.
The problem here is you can’t just tell them “do this and that and you will profit”, no, there need to be incentives because right now to come full circle stands for more costs. It shouldn’t be this way.
There need to be financial incentives to get things started.
There also need to be a system in place that makes it all possible.
The government invests in roads, without roads you get nowhere. Without the right kind of incentives and systems in place you have the wrong kind of progress.
The politicians need to invest in a green future just like they invested in telecommunication to get things started, and just like they invest in roads on an ongoing basis.

We need to build awareness. Keep it up!

By: grechen

grechen — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:19:32 +0000

omg, i loved your comment. i totally agree with you on every point – we do have a responsibility – and to a certain extent, the power to influence people’s buying decisions. i start from the reality that we are “buyers” at heart. i would argue that the “green” movement of late would not have taken off like it has WITHOUT the increased availability of green “stuff” for people to buy. whether or not that’s good, is beside the point now. i have forever been an advocate of buying quality over quantity, and buying only what you need and love. that’s a step in the right direction, but i would now add to that, repair things that can be repaired, tailor things that don’t fit as well as they used to, and just DON’T buy as much stuff. or, buy vintage. but i’m terrible at buying vintage/used stuff…i must get better!! now, if i buy anything, it’s usually from an independent, eco-friendly designer – they are doing the right things, and need our support.

i look forward to continuing this discussion and hearing more thoughts…thanks for starting it :-)