Sustainable destinations in Amsterdam: Top Hot Spots – Luxiders Mag

Did you know that Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is home to more than 100 fashion houses? And that lots of established labels, luxury designers and ambitious startups alike located there are collaborating on innovative sustainable materials and disrupting the status quo of ‘take-make-waste’? Yes, the tulipan capital of the World is trying to become an even better place to live, work and visit.

We wanted to see it with our own eyes. Last 4 and 5 April, we made a two-day tour to the city to embrace the most sustainable and beautiful destinations there. Yes, the sustainable scenario in Amsterdam surprised us. This sustainable lifestyle guide will surely help you pick the perfect spot to shop, eat or relax being true to your values. It will help you to meet the people driving the change in the city.

Fashion For Good, Museum and Store 

Our first stop and our first recommendation before getting lost on the sustainable side of the city is Fashion for Good and its world’s first Interactive Museum, created to make the fashion industry more sustainable. Did you know that the apparel industry account for an estimated 8% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, nearly as much as the European Union? 

At Fashion for Good you can discover, for instance, new natural fibers and innovative yarns, the importance of the circular fashion process, transparency and traceability as the new “must” or the journey and the real cost of a t-shirt. Yes, because behind our t-shirt lies a process wit huge negative impacts on people and planet. Globally, about 20% of water pollution can be traced to the dyeing, washing and finishing of textiles.

You can also meet companies that work to make you able to see where your clothes were made, how they were made and who made them thanks to an App! Or others, such as Good on You, that help you to compare the sustainability of brands whenever you shop.

It is amazing all you can learn at this Museum. We also recommend the store Fashion for Good. It is also fantastic, with a curated selection of sustainable Brands changing the future of fashion. There you can also get a copy of Luxiders Magazine, of course!