Radio 4: Sliced Bread - Sustainable Jeans

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They can cost ten times more but what exactly does sustainability mean when buying jeans? Does paying more mean they’ll last longer? Greg Foot literally tests some to destruction to find out, speaks to an organisation that rates clothing brands’ sustainability credentials and visits textile technology expert, Jane Wood to hear the results of their ‘rub test’.

Period16 Apr 2022

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  • TitleSliced Bread - Sustainable Jeans
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletBBC Radio 4
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size25 min
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date16/04/22
    DescriptionThey can cost ten times more but what exactly does sustainability mean when buying jeans? Does paying more mean they’ll last longer? Greg Foot literally tests some to destruction to find out, speaks to an organisation that rates clothing brands’ sustainability credentials and visits textile technology expert, Jane Wood to hear the results of their ‘rub test’.
    Producer/AuthorGreg Foot
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00168lx
    PersonsJane Wood
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Keywords

  • sustainability
  • clothing
  • fashion
  • textiles
  • fashion industry