Kelsey Halling
But What Happens If You Use Up All the Plastic?
One of the most frequently asked questions I get when pitching Thread is “what happens if you run out of plastic to recycle?” ... View More
Not Buying It: Fast Fashion, Lies & Sustainability
Fast fashion has followed a trend similar to the fast food chains that inspired its name - explosive growth, massive popularity, and then consumer skepticism. Turns out that having access to clothes en masse mere days after the latest runway shows re... View More
Child Labor, the Clintons, and Changing How Things Are Made
It was a normal Friday afternoon. Actually, it was February 5, 2016. I was about to head out to meet friends for happy hour and was scanning through the reporting materials that Richardson Antoine, Thread’s Haiti Field Manager, had just sent me. ... View More
Impact Over Compliance: The Trouble With Certification
Have you heard the one about the fire extinguisher? An auditor was completing an onsite assessment of a production facility for a major apparel brand when he noticed that fire extinguishers were mounted on devices that allowed them to slide up and do... View More
Not So Fast (Fashion)! African Countries to Ban Secondhand Clothing Imports
In March, the governments of the East African Community, which includes Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, proposed a ban on imports of secondhand clothes to their regional trade bloc. The ban would outlaw donations of clothing from wealth... View More
Start Now: The Benefits of Annual Impact Reporting from the Beginning
There aren’t many businesses that dedicate a fifth of their team to measuring impact. Luckily at Thread, we recognized early on that if we were going to produce the most responsible fabric in the world with a completely traceable and transparent su... View More
