‘The True Cost’: a film exploring the impact of the global clothing industry...
“Each one of us has the power to do something. This is a game-changing moment” Andrew interviews Livia Firth of Eco Age & the Green Carpet Challenge That is the optimistic end to the trailer made...
View ArticleIs Commercial Sensitivity Jeopardising Supply Chain Transparency? #BAD13
I wrote this post as part of the Human Friendly Fashion Consortium’s conversation for Blog Action Day 2013. Blog Action Day is a global event which since 2007 has brought together thousands of bloggers...
View ArticleCould you Sacrifice your Little Black Dress for the Black T-shirt Campaign?
The festive party season is upon us. I have my own office party this week and like many people I have been planning my outfit for weeks. I had a look around the shops for a new dress but couldn’t find...
View ArticleUN Climate Summit and the Place of Ethical Consumption Research
Last week (23rd September 2014) saw the UN Climate Summit, where global leaders from Government, business, finance and civil society came together to announce their commitments to action in areas that...
View ArticleWho IS to blame? Critiquing the fast fashion model after the 2013 factory...
A new journal article has been published critiquing the events that led to the tragic 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh where 1,127 people were killed. Published in Critical Perspectives...
View ArticleWhere did fast fashion come from?
Last Monday 24th April was Fashion Revolution Day, the day that marks the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh, 2013. Over 1,100 workers died that day, made all the more...
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