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Join Us at LA Climate Week on Tuesday, April 14
Buy Your Values is excited to be a participant at the LA Climate Week this Tuesday, April 14 to promote sustainable fashion and labor justice in the apparel industry. We will also introduce the GetGreen app and give users a chance to try it out at the event. GetGreen’s “passport” feature rewards users with digital…
Buy Your Values Update: Hosting LA Climate Week Event
On April 14th, Buy Your Values will host an official LA Climate Week event at UCLA. As part of the event, BYV will launch a new app just for UCLA students, in collaboration with GetGreen. The app will help students monitor and reduce their carbon footprint and take other tangible actions to reduce their environmental…
Buy Your Values Update: Building a Sustainability App for Students
In partnership with GetGreen, Ethix Merch and Crossroads Trading Company, Buy Your Values is building toward the launch of a brand new custom sustainability app for UCLA students. The app will allow UCLA students to work in teams or as individuals to track their sustainable purchasing actions on both the individual and institutional levels, and earn fun prizes in the…
Harnessing Student Power at UCLA: An Interview With the Co-Director of Environmental Justice Now
Klara Parang is a student at UCLA, where she serves on an environmental justice student committee in partnership with the Buy Your Values UCLA campaign. Labor 411 Editor, Sahid Fawaz, talked with Klara about her work on campus to promote ethical purchasing. SF: Can you give us some background on your role with USAC and…
CEPA Update: Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice Brings Thousands of Students and Justice Advocates to Washington, D.C.
This year’s Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, held on the 36th anniversary of the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador, brought thousands of students and justice advocates to Washington, D.C. for its 28th year. Over the weekend, participants immersed themselves in education, reflection, and community, then carried that energy to Capitol Hill to advocate for migration…
Buy Your Values UCLA Holds First Public Meeting of the Year
Representatives from multiple UCLA student organizations met recently to discuss the state of sustainability and labor rights in the global garment industry, and began to develop a plan for steering UCLA’s millions of dollars in purchasing toward local “high road” factories at their first meeting of the year. Before the next meeting, students will be…
CEPA September 2025 Update: Growing Partnerships on Campuses
A message from our friends at the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance (CEPA): Across the country, Catholic schools and universities are joining a growing movement to align their purchasing with their values—choosing products that support fair wages, safe workplaces, and sustainable practices. Through the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance (CEPA) and our partner Ethix Merch, students and…
Steering Excess Clothing Away From Landfills: An Interview With NuSource
Madison Mavis is the Director of Sustainability and Partnerships for NuSource, where she forms partnerships with fashion brands and nonprofits to divert excess inventory or donations from waste streams. She is an active member of the Act on Fashion coalition, advocating for the swift passage of the New York Fashion Act. Labor 411 Editor, Sahid…
Workers Caught In The LA ICE Raids: An Interview With The Director Of The Garment Worker Center
On June 6, 2025, ICE conducted its infamous raids in Los Angeles, targeting workers in the garment sector, laborers in Home Depot parking lots, and many others throughout the city. The Trump administration sent in the National Guard and Marines in an obscene show of force to disproportionately deal with any protesters. Labor 411 editor,…