Anna de Rijt by Marco van Rijt for Vogue Poland November 2021 AOC Fashion

Dutch model Anna de Rijk poses in a beautiful cold-weather, warm and cozy countryside fashion story, styled by Lorna McGee. Marco van Rijt shot the preview for Vogue Poland November 2021.

On her Instagram, Anna de Rijk calls for action around fashion’s major contribution to deforestation of the Amazon. AOC shares her words, precisely as she has written them.

Anna de Rijt’s call for #SupplyChange

The Amazon rainforest, home to over 1 million Indigenous people, protectors of one of the most biodiverse places on earth, is fast approaching a tipping point of irreversible ecosystem collapse. Now, a new study from the @guardian has found that nearly every major fashion brand—from Adidas, Nike, Zara, H&M, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Coach, Tommy Hilfiger, to Louis Vuitton—are sourcing leather from companies fueling Amazon deforestation. I don’t know how aware these brands were and sometimes it’s tricky to see how fashion can become more sustainable but this seems like something that could really change: finding more sustainable/responsible places and ways to source leather.

I stand with 200+ fashion insiders to demand brands #SupplyChange and we urge you to join us. If we make enough noise we could help slow one of the biggest tragedies of human history. We demand companies: (1) end contracts with suppliers who deforest; (2) look into their supply chains and ensure they aren’t part of this atrocity; (3) publicly support legislation to strengthen supply chain transparency and stop deforestation.

LINK IN BIO to see all the brands implicated, and join us in signing this important public call to action SlowFactory.Earth/SupplyChange

Supply Change Report: Nowhere to Hide: How the Fashion Industry is linked to Amazon Rainforest Destruction

Related: Amazon rainforest: European car manufacturers linked to illegal deforestation, says report DW Eng (Germany) 4-16-2021

How Americans’ Appetite for Leather in Luxury SUVs Worsens Amazon Deforestation NY Times 11-17-2021

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