The goal of Corporate Responsibility Monday’s (at least my part) is to expose you to companies that are doing a good job, that are making the world a better place, that you can shop at with a clean conscience. Since my goal is to give you alternatives for items that you are currently purchasing, I’ll be highlighting another clothing company, No Sweat Apparel. Be sure to check out Josh’s Post for a company with shadier ethics.

No Sweat Apparel runs as a 100% union made apparel company. They are an “open source” company in that they provide links and detailed info on each manufacturer that makes their products. It’s a brilliant idea and a wonderful way to hear the story behind the clothing your purchasing.

They are both environmentally and labor conscience as they point out in their http://nosweatapparel.com/faqs/question4.html:

The exploitation of humans & the environment are intimately related. However, our first and foremost objective is to provide quality working conditions and a decent living wage for the garment workers. We believe that when humans are exploited they care little about the environment. Their first concern, understandably, is to feed their families. So we start at the root cause, exploitation of humans. The second step, for us, will be to improve the environmental impact of production processes.

And their goal is to be a global company, not just domestic:

For the long-term we expect to that at least 30% of our production will be domestic. But this movement is not about free trade versus protectionism. It’s about free trade versus fair trade. The women in the developing world desperately need these jobs. Our mission is to support their struggle against exploitation–not take their jobs away. Vigorous unions in the developing world will certainly take some pressure off UNITE members here. We believe the only way to protect workers anywhere is to defend workers’ rights everywhere.

Now that your fully convinced of the wonderfulness of buying fair trade clothing from No Sweat Apparel let me highlight some of the quality products available. You see, most of you and others, will ‘amen’ everything about the ethics behind buying fair trade in that it supports the values above, but when it comes to doing it, it’s either to inconvenient to buy online or you say it’s too expensive. So, let’s take a brief shopping trip together and let me highlight some of the great products from my favorite section, Clearance.

So, I don’t know how much Yoga Pants are usually, but right now they are on sale for just $18. For women looking for some black slip on shoes, how about a pair for $7! (By the way, they use UPS and most orders are about $6-9 for shipping. Though if you order $100 worth of items shipping is free!). You know the really nice vintage tee material? They have shirts and tank tops for just $10 each!

So, I’m not sure what your waiting for, but I suggest you stop by there and take a look around. By clothing that supports a sustainable world. And if you don’t want to buy clothing at least buy these sweet pink sneakers, for just $11!

And for a company NOT to shop at check out Josh’s post.