Better Meets Reality

We’ve already put together guides about some of the most eco friendly fibres and fabrics, and the least eco friendly fibres and fabrics. In the guide below though, we look at how sustainable and eco friendly Bamboo might be according to different sustainability measures.   Summary – How Sustainable & Eco Friendly Is Bamboo For … Read more

There can sometimes be some confusion over what lyocell, modal and TENCEL are, and how they relate to each other. In this guide, we outline the similarities and differences between these fibres, and also provide other relevant information and descriptions of each fibre. The guide below compliments our other guides about rayon, lyocell and modal, … Read more

We’ve already put together guides about some of the most eco friendly fibres and fabrics, and the least eco friendly fibres and fabrics. In the guide below, we look at how Hemp rates in terms of sustainability and eco friendliness according to different measures. We also include some basic information about what Hemp is, what … Read more

Different countries have different requirements & processes when it comes to the assessment of GM crops and foods (both before becoming a crop, and before getting into the food supply or hitting the commercial market). Some have specific regulations, whilst others don’t, and there can be different requirements during the testing and pre-market review, approval, … Read more

Some groups support the current scientific consensus on GM crops and food, whilst others at least have critiques of it, and ask question of it. What this lead us to do is put together a basic guide reviewing some of the points for, and also against the current research and study on GMOs.   *Note … Read more

GMO crops and foods may potentially be beneficial and have a positive impact in some ways But, they may also potentially have drawbacks, and carry potential risks, concerns and uncertainties in other ways. In this guide, we outline some of the potential range of pros and cons of GMO crops and foods, to get a … Read more

In this guide, we look at some potential answers to the following questions: – Should GMO crops and foods continue to be used? – Are GMO crops and foods actually needed? – What is the future of GMO crops and foods, and what might be the best and safest way to use and manage them … Read more

This guide is intended as a very basic introductory overview of GMOs. We outline and discuss some of the most important basic information about GMOs in general, and specifically GMO crops and food.   Summary – An Overview Of GMOs Below we outline: – What GMOs are – The difference between selective breeding vs genetic … Read more

We’ve already put together some other guides on both conventional cotton and organic cotton elsewhere on the site, and we’ve linked to those guides below. This guide is a comparison guide of organic cotton vs regular cotton. We look at what the main differences might be, which one might be better if you are looking … Read more

In this guide, we list some of the potential pros and cons of organic cotton.  These pros and cons could be useful to consider when comparing organic cotton to conventional cotton, along with other textile fibres and materials. This guide also compliments our separate guide which specifically focusses on the sustainability and eco friendliness of … Read more