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Emma writes things. She likes to write about animal rights, sustainability, ethical fashion, mental health, child protection and feminism.

Fashion Journal, Good On You, Earth Island Journal, Plant Based News, Vilda Magazine, The Green Hub, Eluxe Magazine, and more have published her work. Emma is also the fashion writer for print magazine Nourish.

See a selection of Emma’s articles, arranged by publication, below.

Emma might write for you, if you ask.

Please note, this page is only updated irregularly. More articles, reports and writing from Emma can be found across Collective Fashion Justice’s website.

 
 
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Fashion Journal:

  • Why I Tell Anyone I Might Be Intimate With That I Was Abused

  • We All Love Locally Made Fashion, But Where Are the Materials Really From?

  • Why Cruelty-Free Makeup is More Complicated Than it Sounds

 
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plant based news:

  • Faux Fears Over Vegan Leather: What The Leather Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know

  • The Leather Industry Is Hypocritical To Complain About 'Misleading' Vegan Labels

  • Is Fashion Really ‘Vegan’ if it Involves Human Exploitation?

  • Should Vegans Ditch Their Animal Goods as Soon as They Transition?

  • A Lesser of Two Evils: Animal Leather and Common Synthetic Leather Alternatives

 
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Earth Island Journal:

  • Why Do We Talk About the Impact of Burgers But Not Bags?

 
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The Green Hub:

  • What Exactly is a Fashion Supply Chain? And How to Tell if a Brand is Ethical

  • Why Empathy is Underrated

  • A Practical Guide to Vegan Leather and the Eco-Friendly-ish Options Available

  • 7 Zero Waste Beauty Brands You Need In Your Makeup Bag
    … and more

 
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Farm Transparency Project:

  • What is Intersectional Activism and Why Does it Matter?

  • Racism During COVID-19 and to Justify Speciesism

  • Importance of Consistent Ethics in Fashion

  • Is Veganism Only About Animals?

… and more

 
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good on you:

  • Is Leather a By-Product of the Meat Industry?

  • The Human Rights Issues Behind Fashion’s Animal Supply Chains

  • Material Guide: How Sustainable and Ethical is Wool?

  • Material Guide: How Sustainable and Ethical is Leather?

    … and more

 
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Sustainably Chic:

  • What is Tencel?

  • What is Hemp Fabric, Why it’s Sustainable and Ethical Clothing Brands Who Use It

  • What’s the Fuss About Organic Cotton?

  • How the Fashion Industry Contributes to Deforestation

  • What is Viscose, and is it Always Unsustainable?

    … and more

 
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Eluxe Magazine:

  • We Need to Talk About the Mental Health of Abattoir Workers

  • What’s Better: Buying Ethical Labels or Thrifting?

 
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Sentient Media:

  • Fashion Gets Far Less Focus From Animal Activists — That Needs to Change

  • Wool Production is Accelerating the Biodiversity Crisis

 
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SANS BEAST:

  • Should Tanned Leather Be Called ‘Natural’?

  • Is Leather Environmentally Sustainable?

 
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vegan rising:

  • Feminism and Veganism

  • Bovines Used for Their Flesh

  • Bovines Used for Their Skin

 
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kinds of grace:

  • Is Wearing Faux Leather Promoting Animal Cruelty?

  • 8 Australian Vegan Designers Who’ve Gone Global

  • Banning Exotic Skins Won’t End Animal Cruelty

  • Seven of the Cutest Reasons to Support Vegan Fashion
    … and more

 
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it’s all fluff:

  • No Earth to Spare

  • How to be More Eco-Minded and Not Cry

  • Obsessed With Balance

  • My Friend is Sad

 
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Animal Liberation Victoria:

  • Dressing Vegan for the Planet

  • The Animal Victims of Australia’s Bushfires

  • Animal Testing: Vanity Over Morality

  • Is Wearing Leather Like Wearing Fur?

  • False Claim of Transparency From National Farmers’ Federation
    … and more

 
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vilda magazine:

  • Is Your Makeup Really Cruelty-Free?

 
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astrophe magazine:

  • Your Clothes Can Curb the Climate Crisis

  • Consider Black Fridye

 
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moss magazine:

  • There’s Wool Pulled Over Our Eyes

  • Is Wool Really a Cruelty Free Material? The Truth Uncovered

  • What is Total Ethics Fashion?

 
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trend prive magazine:

  • Getting Under a Thick Skin of Deceit… an In-Depth Look at the Truth About Leather

 
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abillion:

  • Conscious, Uncomplicated, Yet Nourishing Skincare

  • 10 Reasons to Choose Wool Alternatives

 
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The DJ Tigerlily BLOG:

  • Duck Shooting