Navigating the Fashion Industry

We continue our two part blog on synthetic dyes with understanding the wastewater process to better how runoff ends up in our waterways...   Understanding the Wastewater Process We wanted to...

Synthetic Dyes: The Mystery Ingredient Since starting eMpulse, we have been trying to understand more about synthetic dyes, their impact on the environment, their impact on garment workers, and what...

Many textile opportunities exist when a brand decides to produce a design—some good and some not so good. We have to remember that any new fabric being constructed holds with...

Navigating the sustainable fashion sector can be tricky. Whether the challenge is greenwashing, lack of available brand information, or not enough guidance on the consumer end, feeling confident in a...

This post will leave you with some certifications that you can look for as a customer to ensure environmental & social responsibility.

After looking at an overview of the entire fashion production process, one can see that the opportunities for pollution, waste, and mistreatment of workers are plentiful. One specific stage in...

A cumulative look into the efforts and resources that are involved in constructing a garment. Encompasses the fashion supply chain & other important steps in production.

It’s that time again—where our consumerist culture drives the masses to big brand stores and their laptops looking to get the finest deals of the year. The Black Friday tradition...

  Rethinking Corporate Purpose How the f*ck did we get here—to a place that consistently puts profit above the planet and its people. As detailed in previous blog posts, the...

After touching the surface on how fast fashion promotes inequitable and unjust social systems in our first blog, we now take a look at how the industry destroys ecosystems around the world. The hidden externalities associated with the value chain of an article of clothing are vast and detrimental.

  Slow Fashion for the Planet and People One of our missions at eMpulse is not only to lead in sustainable creations but to also share knowledge that betters the...