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What is Sustainability?

What is Sustainability?

Sustainability in 30 seconds The definition of sustainability is incredibly vague and open to interpretation. This has been used by many companie...

BearMade named as finalist for Made in UK Award

This week we were pleasantly surprised to receive an email saying that we have been shortlisted for the Made in the UK Award category at the 202...

Reflections on our First Outdoor Workshop

Amongst the challenges, stresses and sadness, Covid-19 brought us a surprising amount of genuinely meaningful things: we were able to get outside...

Welcome to Volume 1.

We dont believe in following industry norms and think the constant release of new products from brands is playing a big role in our mass over consu...

Losing an Estate, but Finding a Cause

Words by Moj Taylor. Image by Matt Clifton 20 years ago my great grandmother passed away and she gave her entire Scottish estate to Greenpeace. My ...

Microfibres: How synthetic textiles are polluting our oceans and what you can do to prevent it.

Written by Becky Price Whenever you’re hanging the washing out on the line, trying on that new stylish outfit, or ironing those crinkled shirts, p...

Fossil fashion - Why recycled polyester isn't the solution to fashion's carbon problem.

BearMade challenges the fast fashion business model. It doesn’t take an expert to tell you that the fashion industry needs shaking up to mitigate t...

Circular production isn’t a new idea

Before DuPont transformed our relationship with plastic and fast fashion exploded in the 60s, it was not uncommon for materials, clothes and gear t...

What’s a responsible textile brand?

A truly responsible brand is one that doesn't just shine a glossy PR spotlight on the eco-credentials of the initial phase of life of an item, but ...