Fabric and Material. Browse this fabric and materials directory to see if your favorite clothing and home textiles are vegan, sustainable, fair. Discover some incredible insight, info and fabric data. Learn about material pros and cons for animals, people and planet.
Home info is in this fabric directory -you can find answers to the following. Whether a textile is durable, versatile, affordable.
Sustainability (Environment) info is in this material directory -you can find answers to the following. Fiber sources (natural or synthetic), biodegradability and time averages and other environmentally destructive considerations.
Animal rights info is in this textile directory -you can find answers to the following. If animals are used in any way to make fabric (vegan status), if animals are required to be killed to make fabric (vegetarian status), how fabrics and materials impact animals in other ways.
Human rights (Laborers) info is in this directory -you can find answers to the following. Worker exploitation concerns, associations with laborer mistreatment.
Why learn about fabrics and materials? As ethical consumers, we can improve our lives and the lives of others every day, simply by making better buying decisions. But you can only do that with proper information and insight. Most material and fabric resources online only focus on price and quality…but HEALabel considers every aspect so that you do not harm animals, people or the planet when you shop for clothing, home decor and more.
