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4 ways to be more of an eco-tourist: 🚲 Instead of hiring a car, hire a bike 🚏 Use local transport - take a train, not a plane 🛏️ Stay in a local, independent hotel ☀️ Travel outside peak seasons, like April/May or September/October

In reality, just 4% of the world’s population fly internationally in any given year… When we talk about flying, we are really talking about an elite activity. Is that a surprising way to put it?

Sure, recycling is important. But flying from London to Rome emits more CO2 than an average person living in one of the 17 least polluting countries emits in a whole year. So maybe we should focus more on that?

Frank word of the week: Tourism leakage - when your money doesn’t stay in the local community around your destination and benefits large corporations instead. It makes up 80% of money spent by tourists in the Caribbean.

Guess which massive sportswear provider has entire marketing campaigns about empowering women and girls but still owes its (largely female) garment workers $2.2 million in unpaid wages for work done during the pandemic? Hint: it rhymes with Hike.

"Of course life is hard and we all face pressures, but we can make each other stronger by supporting each other." Hear Indonesian journalist and women workers organiser Dian Septi Trisnanti’s perspective on mental health in the garment supply chain: l8r.it/e6h8

The burden of sussing out whether a brand is genuine or greenwashing shouldn’t fall to the individual conscious consumer. But unfortunately, brands can’t be trusted to be transparent. That’s why we’ve done the research for you at livefrankly.co.uk

The Knight family, who own Nike, had made $74 million in dividends by the end of spring 2020, during the start of the pandemic, while garment workers in Asian countries suffered pay cuts, layoffs and had to work overtime without pay. Seem fair?

"Life has shown them [the people making your clothes] they can barely expect to be treated with respect or earn a fair wage – when you’re in a daily struggle to exist, mental health isn’t a luxury afforded to you." - women workers organiser Dian Septi Trisnanti, Indonesia.

Flying is the cheapest and fastest option for holiday travel. But, what if not taking that flight could be the most important action you can take for the climate this year? We dare you.

Say it with us: ‘One ‘Sustainable’ Collection Is Not Enough To Negate The Negative Impacts Of Your Entire Supply Chain’

If mental health really is a universal human right, then everyone should have access to it. It seems simple, right? But that’s often far from the reality, especially in industries like fashion, where workers are exploited for profit. Let's not forget that.

Here’s a fun fact for you: Nike’s CEO’s total earnings are equal to 31,316 times the yearly earnings of an average Sri Lankan garment worker. “A staggering statistic for a company that has repeatedly used the word “equality” above the iconic swoosh”: l8r.it/402K

"In the daily battle against oppression and harassment of women, the impact of our work on our own mental health is not often a consideration for most people working in unions and NGOs across Indonesia." - Dian Septi Trisnanti, women workers organiser

Take-back schemes don’t address the waste issue in fashion. Frankly, they simply offload it to another country. Don’t be fooled.

The luxury of being able to speak about her mental health is not something journalist and women workers organiser Dian Septi Trisnanti is used to... She dives into how the topic manifests in the garment industry in Indonesia in our new interview: l8r.it/g8Km

It might be almost winter again but let's not forget that the world is witnessing unprecedented summer weather every single year. Let's not forget the lives lost (over 61 thousand people died in the 2022 heatwaves) and the urgent message: it's time for change.

Nike: $37.4 revenue million in 2020. Us: so you can definitely afford to pay your workers properly, right? Nike: … Coalition of 50 labour unions and organisations across Asia & the US: *taking legal action for stolen wages during the pandemic*

"You have to be macho even as a woman. You have to be strong with an angular jaw. There’s a lot of pressure, especially as a union leader." - Dian Septi Trisnanti, journalist and women workers organiser, in our interview 'Turning Pain Into Power'