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Jasmin Malik Chua

 
Jasmin Malik ChuaA 15-year veteran of the publishing industry, Jasmin joins Ecouterre as managing editor after a stint at TreeHugger writing about sustainable fashion and beauty. She has an M.S. in biomedical journalism from New York University, where she was a founding fellow of the literary reportage program, and a B.S. in animal biology from the National University of Singapore. In addition to stories published in online and print publications like Alive, Inhabitat, Plenty, The Huffington Post, and Sprig, Jasmin has been quoted as a green expert by such publications and outlets as The New York Times, BBC Radio, BusinessWeek, Newsweek, and People. Jasmin was previously a copy editor for Computer Shopper and PRINT. (She still reads style guides for fun.)

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VIDEO: Gap Defends Its Decision Not to Sign Bangladesh Safety Accord

VIDEO: Gap Defends Its Decision Not to Sign Bangladesh Safety Accord

Photo by Northfoto/Shutterstock As dozens of anti-sweatshop protestors faced arrest outside Gap’s annual shareholder meeting in San Francisco on Tuesday, the retail giant defended its decision not

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Patagonia Creates $20M Venture Fund to Support Like-Minded Companies

Patagonia Creates $20M Venture Fund to Support Like-Minded Companies

Patagonia wants to play fairy godmother. The outdoor-apparel giant has announced plans to invest more than $20 million in like-minded, socially responsible startups through a new in-house venture fund.

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Ben Affleck Designs TOMS Shoes to Benefit Eastern Congo Initiative

Ben Affleck Designs TOMS Shoes to Benefit Eastern Congo Initiative

From Oscar-winning director to…shoe designer? Ben Affleck has teamed up with the do-gooders at TOMS to create series of African-textile-inspired kicks that benefit the Eastern Congo Initiative.

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Ceiling Collapse at Cambodia Shoe Factory Kills 2, Injures 9

Ceiling Collapse at Cambodia Shoe Factory Kills 2, Injures 9

Photos by Heng Sinith for Associated Press The ceiling of a small shoe factory outside the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh collapsed early Thursday, killing at least two workers and injuring seven as a

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More Brands, Retailers Commit to Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety

More Brands, Retailers Commit to Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety

Holy domino effect! Following examples set by H&M, Inditex, Primark, and C&A on Monday, a number of North American and European clothing brands have agreed to sign a legally enforceable,

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Bangladesh to Allow Garment Workers to Unionize, Raise Minimum Wage

Bangladesh to Allow Garment Workers to Unionize, Raise Minimum Wage

Photo by Andrew Biraj for Reuters Bangladesh’s government agreed on Monday to allow the South Asian nation’s 4 million garment workers to form trade unions without seeking permission from

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H&M, Zara Commit to Signing Bangladesh Fire and Safety Agreement

H&M, Zara Commit to Signing Bangladesh Fire and Safety Agreement

Photos by Farad Hossain for Associated Press Four of the world’s largest retailers have consented to a legally binding, first-of-its-kind contract that requires Western businesses to help finance

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International Support for Improving Bangladesh Safety Surpasses 1 Million

International Support for Improving Bangladesh Safety Surpasses 1 Million

Photos by Andrew Biraj for Reuters As the number of confirmed deaths from the deadly Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh pushes past 1,000, a more-heartening number is emerging. More than 1 million

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Another Fire Breaks Out in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza Death Toll Tops 900

Another Fire Breaks Out in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza Death Toll Tops 900

Photo by Associated Press File this under “We wish we were kidding.” As the death toll from a building collapse in Bangladesh climbed past 900, a fire tore through an 11-story garment factory

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9 Sustainable Fashion Brands That Produce Ethically in Bangladesh

9 Sustainable Fashion Brands That Produce Ethically in Bangladesh

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Emily Blunt Joins Green Carpet Challenge With Eco-Friendly Met Ball Gown

Emily Blunt Joins Green Carpet Challenge With Eco-Friendly Met Ball Gown

Consider Emily Blunt officially “Green Carpet Challenged.” The British actress attended the unveiling of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, Punk: Chaos to Couture, on Monday

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Death Toll In Bangladesh Factory Collapse Rises Above 650

Death Toll In Bangladesh Factory Collapse Rises Above 650

Bangladeshi authorities have confirmed more than 657 deaths after the eight-story Rana Plaza collapsed just outside the South Asian nation’s capital of Dhaka on April 24. Murder complaints from

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Baroness Lola Young: Uzbek Cotton is Fashion’s “Horse-Meat Scandal”

Baroness Lola Young: Uzbek Cotton is Fashion’s “Horse-Meat Scandal”

The garment industry could learn a thing or two from Europe’s horse-meat scandal, said Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ethics and Sustainability in

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Vivienne Westwood Gives Virgin Atlantic Crew an Eco-Friendly Makeover

Vivienne Westwood Gives Virgin Atlantic Crew an Eco-Friendly Makeover

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LAST CHANCE: Win Canopy Verde’s Eco-Friendly Cassia Weekender Bag (Worth $199!)

LAST CHANCE: Win Canopy Verde’s Eco-Friendly Cassia Weekender Bag (Worth $199!)

Need a road-trippin’ companion this summer? Travel shotgun with Canopy Verde’s “Cassia” weekender, a roomy carryall made from a sustainable combination of organic cotton, Oeko

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Fire Breaks Out at Collapsed Bangladesh Factory Site, Owner Arrested

Fire Breaks Out at Collapsed Bangladesh Factory Site, Owner Arrested

Photo by A.M. Ahad for Associated Press Mohammed Sohel Rana, the fugitive owner of the eight-story building that collapsed and killed at least 385 people last week near the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka,

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Greenpeace Tells Gap to Stop “Sponsoring” Toxic Water Pollution

Greenpeace Tells Gap to Stop “Sponsoring” Toxic Water Pollution

Photos by Andri Tambunan and Deden Iman for Greenpeace After successfully procuring pledges from the likes of Levi Strauss, Nike, and Zara to detox their products and supply chains by 2020, Greenpeace has

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Several Arrests Made as Bangladesh Factory Death Toll Soars to 348

Several Arrests Made as Bangladesh Factory Death Toll Soars to 348

Photos by A. M. Ahad and Andrew Biraj for Reuters Bangladeshi authorities have arrested at least seven people, including two factory owners and two engineers, three days after this week’s deadly

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