Your used clothing donation may be doing more harm than good
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In Ghana, clothing resale is big business. But it also carries big consequences โ from the institutional factors that drive it, to the environmental degradation it can cause.
Amber D Rieder, Ph.D. ๐จ๐ฆ @OffordCentre (@AmberDRieder) / X
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Our clothing donations may cause more harm than good
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Why talk sustainability in business?
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Why talk sustainability in business?
Bianca Saudelli on LinkedIn: Most garments donated to major fashion stores is destroyed, not repurposed
International Alliance of Women (Alliance Internationale Des Femmes) on LinkedIn: Your used clothing donation may be doing more harm than good
Elisabeth Jayot sur LinkedIn : Your used clothing donation may be doing more harm than good
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Why talk sustainability in business?
May Rutherford on LinkedIn: Your used clothing donation may be doing more harm than good
Dr. Tamara Falicov on LinkedIn: Your used clothing donation may be doing more harm than good
Bianca Saudelli on LinkedIn: Most garments donated to major fashion stores is destroyed, not repurposed
Elisabeth Jayot sur LinkedIn : Your used clothing donation may be doing more harm than good