Category: Sustainable All

The coronavirus has impacted us all around the world personally and economically. Every level of the supply chain in the fashion industry is feeling the downturn in business – some to zero.There are ways to seize opportunity from the adversity and to keep us going until the crisis passes and we can build up.

James&Co is starting a crowdfunding campaign on the StartSomeGood platform on 17 January 2020 called ‘Grow James&Co To Help Rid Toxic Faux Leather’. We aim to get out the message that faux leather/vegan leather outerwear made in traditional PU – which accounts for basically all such outerwear except for James&Co – is harmful to the environment and there…

The Australian Ethical Consumer Report research report into the drivers of Australian fashion consumers and impediments to more ethical and sustainable fashion buying. 87% of consumers want to buy ethically but greatest impediment to doing so is not knowing which are the ethical brands. Read the insights into this and recommended actions for consumers to…

Below is a blog I wrote and posted in 2019.  My brand James&Co had taken the decision to end sale of fashion items made in traditional polyurethane (PU). Plant-based vegan leathers were coming onto market but still with fossilfuels.  Before I wrote and published the book about why we need to ditch toxic PU. Before…

A video highlighting the successes of 2022: the awards we won for sustainable fashion, the pioneering steps to end all use of traditional polyurethane and polyester and transition all leather-look to 100% plantbased textiles. Thank you to all for your support and working with us to get plastics out of fashion and the environment.