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Ethical Consumption  |  Jul 29, 2009 8:30 AM CDT

Ruchira Shah was just your average young woman with a severe addiction to cute purses and high-end kitchen tools she never used, when one fine day, she decided to quit buying anything new. For a year. After twelve months of personal environmental experiments, Ruchi felt like she wanted to make a larger positive impact, so she decided to back to school, and is currently pursuing a masters degree at...

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Hello, JustMeans community. The ethical consumer needs your help. I need to buy a business suit. And given that I might need to wear said suit quite a bit in the near future, I'm thinking of investing in a high quality new suit, instead of just finding any old second-hand suit at a charity shop.

Now, in my eco-nutty past, I have researched many things: ethical jeans, shoes, bags, make-up. I've figured out how to make a scrubby out of an old orange bag, and I found out where my cell phone goes when I take it to an e-waste site. But never have I had to research ethical suits.

A quick Google search reveals that there are a couple of companies that make eco-friendly tuxes for weddings, but there's very little that I found business attire-wise. While there are a couple eco-friendly suits out there, they are mostly men's suits. I only found one woman's pantsuit made out of hemp, and it's not particularly attractive.

So, does anyone have any suggestions? Any suits made from organic materials and/or using ethical labor practices? If not, I have to say, I think ethical suits might be a good business opportunity. After all, there's a strong market out there for eco-friendly jeans, undergarments, and casual wear. It's only a matter of time before "green" suits take the business world by storm.

Megan MacDonald
Megan MacDonald 06pm July 29
If you're willing to make the investment you might search for an etsy seller/tailor whose willing to find an organic blend of some sort and ...