Do you know how your wool socks, sweater, and blanket were made? Probably from a factory with unethical practices, like endangering sheep’s lives just so they could make cash quicker. It’s easy to forget where our clothes come from when we don’t have to make them ourselves.

The nights are getting cooler and the sun is setting earlier, which means fall’s right around the corner. As you swap your shorts and t-shirts for jackets, sweaters, and chunky scarves, you may also be looking to upgrade your vegan fall wardrobe with a new vegan leather jacket or vegan windbreaker.

When we don’t have to source our own leather jackets, it’s easy to forget how they’re made and where they come from. Some believe that leather is a by-product of the meat and dairy industry. It is very much a for-profit industry that has a market value of about $630 billion.