Animal-free Fashion: 6 Companies Ahead Of The Vegan Trend

Shifting consumer attitudes towards animal products are reflected in one of 2018’s hottest trends – veganism. But what other alternatives besides synthetics are out there? These brands demonstrate that animal-friendly needn't mean plastic overload.

The number of people ‘going vegan’ has increased by 500% in three years in the United States since 2014. In India, where approximately a third of the population is already vegetarian, trend watchers are spotting an increase in the number of vegan food places.

Many millions of animals are used by the fashion industry every year, including 1.1 million sheep and 1.6 million cows for wool and leather, as data from CO’s Mapping the Industry research shows.


So it is perhaps no surprise that AS…

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Clare Lissaman

Head of Oxfam Advisory Services at Oxfam and 3 others