Life & Faith

People are prepared to pay the price for ethical fashion – and the industry is taking notice. --- “We believe that we won’t need to use the word ethical in the next five years - because that is what the fashion industry will be.” Davyn de Bruyn has a bold vision – and he doesn’t think it’s too far out of reach. As the Managing Director of Thread Harvest, an ethical online fashion marketplace based in Australia, he knows that “people are prepared to pay more for ethical fashion”. He’s not the only one who’s convinced the needle is moving in the fashion industry towards ethical wear. Gershon Nimbalker puts together Baptist World Aid’s annual ethical fashion guide. It scores fashion companies – from Cotton On and Country Road, H&M to Zara, even major department stores like David Jones and Myer – and gives them a rating from A through to F. The scoring criteria include company policies and how well they’re enforced, whether companies have a relationship with their suppliers, factory conditions, and worker wag