Lab-grown luxuries: cruelty-free silk, diamonds, and leather offer an ethical alternative

Celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Stella McCartney are helping push a boom of high-quality, synthetic materials used by luxury goods firms

Green age kicks: how ethical trainers won the fashion seal of approval

Veja trainers are beloved of Emma Watson, adored by the sneakerheads who frequent Dover Street Market and draw huge crowds in Paris. They are a lesson in how sustainable clothing can also be cool

Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris

The designer continues to break down barriers by showing how ethical clothing can hold its own on high-end catwalks

Sustainable style: will Gen Z help the fashion industry clean up its act?

Four years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, a burgeoning collection of cool but ethical brands have launched to target the socially conscious young consumer. But there is still a long way to go

Creative communications must inspire fashionistas to care about ethics

New fanzine Money Fashion Power empowers readers to think differently about clothing and to inspire change in the way people shop

The eco guide to gold

More nuggets of info on the stuff our Olympics medals were made of