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now look at the whole picture i realized maybe only as consumers ease the power can silence brands and it can push them gives in pressured to to do to make some changes. so ask yourself not only who made your clothes and what they're made of but also do i need new clothes and go from there and stad. if we want to look at the sheer number of resources used to produce garments it would seem extremely under considerable trolldom after just one or 2 washes high quality fabrics have a create shelf life like the traditional saris made from silk and cotton in india and indian designer has found a sustainable rate to give the saudis a 2nd life. in india the sari is much more than a piece of clothing high in sentimental value they are usually passed down from
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mothers to daughters for generations. the idea of love to see them a game to make an on night when she read it how mothers wardrobe. it was full of heirloom sardines. to buy for my grandmother's id's in whole wardrobe she had pieces that she's been gifted. bought rarely and worn a whole lifetime of siamese lying then. some are only used once or twice a year if not you know and i realize if she hands it hundreds thousands of women across india must be having the same thing you. quietly lying in their wardrobes. as an ethical fashion brought that up cycles old saris into bespoke modern outfits. with an emphasis on drinks so i shop culture and the fashion
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industry. apart from the very early impact of restoring so many meters of wood fabric diverting so many kilos of leased from. i like to use that. as a way to start a conversation with my clients many of whom have 0 interest in the environment doesn't stand a realty you know people want to look good that's why the lot of them come. i don't know they're always there. i like what you're wearing for me you know it's it's a confluence of sort of memory history fashion identity art and social anthropology really i've never personally encountered anything like it and to have this opportunity to. gently distract me from the mind this consumerism this is very good very close to my heart is very special you know this is from my. first ever i
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mean when i started working. knox customers especially obvious with helping her design the new clothes everything from dresses to play suits to. all out of the saudis they bring with them all from the ones she collects herself. the main roma. could come from any corner of the city of. nyuk is used to getting phone calls on line. to come and look at and. lying around in someone's closet. one of the biggest challenges nyuk encountered before getting her business off the ground was convincing local tailors to work with old cloth something that they immediately desist initially. the kind of work i did because this was different work in involved new pieces of
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textiles and once i came here idealized i would have to work. out stain. first i did not like the concept now after working hard for about 2 years i haven't started enjoying it. like. these days. some. is convinced about the mission. when i read your profit our definition of profit is only financial then of course the system that is created is you. employ unethical practices you baby people less treat them badly or you have destructive processes that damage the environment all just in a bid to save money and maximize your profit for your shareholders which you need really bound to do this is very borton to understand that when we open up our
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definitions to into would a human social and environmental cost also as a cost and a net social and environmental gain also as a profit which is what we aspire to do here are you know that is this is to make change that we need in the business world today to be truly sustainable a lot. between $25.20 euro's easily compatible in price unsustainable. worldwide. initiatives like this show that. sustainable fashion is no longer merely dream. there are so many things we buy which we end up losing only once or twice i have 3 different types of hair dryers in my closet for example there are now platforms to share these. and did a big hit in cities like. sharing as a new lifestyle is beneficial for the environment and also brings communities
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closer together. and like toobin has clearly done this many times before he's putting together his bike trailer that he can lend it to a neighbor for free of course that's nothing out of the ordinary for him he regularly lends out his belongings. garden equipment tools a child's mattress 1st thing fans. neighbors these things so. they won't have to buy them. i don't see this as being anti consumerist it's about sustainability these things are used so rarely if you use something a lot then buying something makes increasing sense and. the 2 men got to know each other by and neighborhood platform more than 1600000 users are connected to people living in their city maybe. people use it to lend and borrow stuff to swap
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information or to offer help. we have over 50000 entries linked to lending and borrowing and the range of items is huge from a grill to a car seat to a bike trailer to a ladder to a handcart so many different things. when. they also offer services english tutoring guitar lessons. all these things and more are exchanged. at the start of the set up in berlin in 2015 the portal is free of charge for users the company funds itself via donations and small ads placed by companies in the respective neighborhoods. even some local authorities the platform to communicate with residents in a particular area. people have range of different reasons for using the platform to often tend. to people increasingly live in smaller
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apartments they don't want to gather too much clutter and many people simply want to give something back to their community we believe that if you give it makes them very happy and it strengthen social bonds when we borrow something from someone we come into closer contact with those we live right next door to. by contrast young never meets any of his customers. he offers high quality tools for one euro 50 an hour you can preserve them by an app tool bot is built around the classic business model of the sharing economy where companies and money by renting items out for a particular period of time. used to play a role held big your record collection was and you needed your own card to get
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anywhere and if you had a lot of books in your shelves you possessed a lot of knowledge today we have with car sharing there's netflix and spotify what you have isn't important anymore it's having access to things that's crucial and that's why the status of the role of belongings is different today. on the one of his customers she's a dancer who travels around the world for her work for small household tasks she borrows what she needs from an electric drill and this instance even though she could buy one if she wanted she managed to borrow use and return the to it than an hour. when you're 50 is a lot less than the president and i can always come here and borrow it again. that means i can get it as often as i need and. is launching a crowd investment campaign to help him grow his business he believes his model could also work with other items and on an international basis.
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the consultancy company believes that sharing economy revenues will have grown to $335000000000.00 by 2025. forecast that predates the coronavirus pandemic. despite social distancing the lockdown actually. and his neighbors closer together in many ways they redecorated the apartment of a neighbor who was killed and helped out with. all that for free. we don't really need to me q. which promises and. everybody that was with respect and care for the planet we inhabit leave you with that see you again next week for all of india and germany good by. foot.
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place. blame. blame. this is the the news live from berlin activists continue to demonstrate against the military junta despite a weekend of violence that left dozens dead. there's been international condemnation following sunday's army violence in the ongoing meanwhile the military has imposed now.
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