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I have used goodonyou.eco to see how brands rate in terms of labour commitments in the past. There’s a UK brand called Where does it come from? That seems to rate well.

Where Does It Come From?'s environment rating is ‘great’. All its products are Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified. It reuses its offcuts to minimise textile waste. Its use of eco-friendly materials limits the amount of chemicals, water and wastewater used in production.

Its labour rating is ‘great’. It traces all of its supply chain. It ensures payment of a living wage throughout its supply chain. It audits its suppliers.

Its animal rating is ‘good’. There is no evidence that it uses animal products but does not mention being vegan.

Where Does It Come From? is rated ‘Great’ overall

(di)Vision out of Denmark also looks like it could be alright.

It uses a high proportion of eco-friendly materials including recycled materials. It manufactures locally to reduce its carbon footprint. Its use of eco-friendly materials limits the amount of chemicals, water and wastewater used in production.

Its labour rating is ‘good’. Its final stage of production is undertaken in Italy, a medium risk country for labour abuse. There is no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers rights. It traces all of its supply chain. There is no evidence it ensures payment of a living wage in its supply chain. It visits its suppliers regularly.

Instead of fighting to invent new languages we should fight to preserve indigenous languages.

When an indigenous language disappears so does often the knowledge that it was used to describe:

Medicinal knowledge vanishes as Indigenous languages die - Science.org

With over 40 languages disappearing every day, learning local dialects can help create loan words that broadens our understanding of the world.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/16/linguists-language-culture-loss-end-of-century-sea-levels-rise