Continental Clothing launches UK's first low carbon fashion label

James S Murray
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Ethical designer produces low carbon T-shirts and sweatshirts with a drastically reduced carbon footprint

We've had carbon labels on smoothies, shampoo, crisps, orange juice, and even paving tiles, but now consumers can find out the carbon footprint of their clothes after ethical fashion designer Continental...

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