Are you planning to go on a shopping spree this fall? The biggest shopping event of the year, Black Friday, is almost there. Many consumers expect to find great deals on Black Friday for home appliances, electronics, clothing, furniture, you name it...
The boutique store style table opens its third branch in COREDO Nihonbashi, Tokyo, this month. This boutique store prides itself on being ethical, sustainable and vegan. One can find over 500 different types of ethical lifestyle products such as...
Good news for anyone looking to get a waterproof jacket! Sustainable fashion brand Kapok Knot opens its ecommerce site in English today. With strong concepts of ethical fashion and fair trade in its processes, Kapok Knot is a Japanese specialty...
Unsold inventory is a global issue prevalent across the globe and Japan is no exception. Every year, its fashion industry produces 2.8 billion articles of clothing, half of which are not sold and subsequently disposed of. Similarly, in recent years...
“How to make sustainability cool?” That is the question that many have asked in recent years. Very often, sustainable brands try to promote their services or products as “good for Earth”. Unfortunately, the prices are often more expensive, or their...
The negative legacy from the era of mass production and consumption has led to various social issues like food waste and material shortages. That is why the concept of “sustainable consumption” is spreading throughout Europe and America, and...
It is always heartening to see customers making a conscious choice for ethical and/or organic products. We know that we are making an impact when small decisions like these are made globally. Japan is seeing changing trends that are environmentally...
The two-day Sustainable Brands International Conference 2019 Tokyo was conducted on March 6 and 7. Participating companies were interested, if not already, in moving forward toward a vision of a sustainable society. The first day’s session kicked...