Sustainability is a buzz word, but there are ways you can put the word into meaningful action. As the new year approaches, we’ve rounded up some of the biggest sustainability trends for 2020, along with how you can adopt them to create a lower-impact life in the year ahead. Buying better, buying less The social and environmental costs of fast fashion, from water use to poorly-paid labour, are becoming increasingly apparent. One solution is to buy fewer poorly-made clothes, investing instead in higher-quality clothing made by brands that prioritise ethical, lower-impact production. It’s a concept that’s gaining traction in the fashion community. British Vogue editor Edward Enninful heralded “buying better, buying less” as fashion’s theme for next year, and put Taylor Swift in vintage Chanel, rather than new-season clothes, on the cover of the January 2020 issue. Backing values-based beauty As consumers, one of the best ways we can support the growth of sustainable shopping is by choosing brands with strong production values. Weleda, for example, has an almost 100-year history of using biodynamic agriculture for its products, and its co-founder Rudolph Steiner is considered one of the fathers of the modern organic farming movement. Offsetting your air miles We all know by now that fossil fuel-powered travel is a...