Category / Garment industry
A Fashion World turned inside out
Our founders Adam Morris Philp and Simon de Tusch-Lec state in their feature article published in the Danish newspaper Politiken that: “It is in our interest as consumers to examine the blind spot in…
Three Years After Rana Plaza, Has Anything Changed?
LONDON, United Kingdom — Sunday will mark the three-year anniversary of Rana Plaza, the worst disaster in the history of the garment industry, which killed 1,134 people when a building in Bangladesh…
Repost: 5 Truths the Fast Fashion Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
The fashion industry gets a lot of flack these days. The excess, the overtly sexual advertising, the humanitarian issues, the waste, the lawsuits, the list goes on. The industry giants have dedicated…
Let’s Celebrate The True Heroes
H&M is part of a new breed of high street and high-end brands who, after years of being socially and environmentally irresponsible, are turning over a new leaf and focusing on positive…
Am I a fool to expect more than corporate greenwashing?
Written by Lucy Siegel Source: The Guardian The Italian economist Guido Brera warns we’re all complicit in a great deceit. Millennials have been robbed of what might have been previously considered their…
That $8 shirt seems like a deal, but it’s actually a huge problem
Written by Katherine Martinko Source: treehugger.com and Grist A new video from Grist explains why fast fashion is such a terrible idea and why it is imperative to move away from our obsession with…
Child Labour Experiment
Millions of children work in the textile supply chains worldwide. Fashion Revolution says enough is enough. As part of a social experiment, Fashion Revolution used hidden cameras to secretly film how the…
New Fairtrade Textile Standard and Programme
Written by Carrie Somers Source: Fashion Revolution New Fairtrade Textile Standard and Programme aims to protect workers in the textile industry. Almost three years after the deadly collapse of the Rana Plaza…
“We cannot talk about it”
Written by Marc Bain Source: Quartz Up to 80% of garment workers in Bangalore, India, are believed to be migrant workers. Many don’t speak the local language and struggle to find housing,…
Youth Fashion Summit
Source: www.youthfashionsummit.com On the brink of potentially dangerous climate changes and with heightened attention on corporate social responsibility, the world needs frontrunners that can push towards more sustainable business models. The fashion…