Responsibility
Sometimes it is the simplest ideas that can change the world!
Want to win £100,000? M&S want your green idea! As a part of M&S's ambitious Plan A scheme they are looking for the ultimate green idea. As consumers we are always on the look out for better shopping experiences and if it is beneficial to our planet it is even better. »
Slave Nation – The State of the Cotton Sector In Uzbekistan
Slave Nation: State Sponsored Forced Child Labour in Uzbekistan's Cotton Fields »
A Message from the NLC
Yesterday we posted a link on our Facebook Fan Page on the tragic factory fire in Bangladesh on Feb. 25th that killed 21 workers (mostly women) and injured 31 more. Below is a message today from the National Labor Committee (NLC): Urgent Action Alert Please help. No more needless and tragic deaths! On the night of February 25,... »
WATCH// Social Alterations @ FEI
Here are just two of the videos we took at the conference. We have more videos to come, so stay tuned for those. The first video is of my Pecha Kucha talk. I’ll be posting the slides and my notes a little later on. Please contact us if you have any questions on the works... »
Create Sustain Ability ADM-HEA Annual Forum 2010
Here we are at the beginning of day 2 of the FEI conference. Nadira and I have some tables set up for virtual tours of the site (and we even have candy to offer!) The Art Design Media Subject Centre, which is part of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), is here at the Market Place,... »
Hacking Fashion w/ Otto von Busch
One of the headliners at the conference was Otto von Busch (Haute-Couture Heretic – critically hacking and re-forming the operating system of fashion and the industrial modes of production). The presentation “Hacking Fashion” was absolutely fabulous, and when it came time for Otto to close his presentation, nobody wanted it to end! Investigating ‘rituals of... »
Twitter feed @ FEI: Fast Forward panel discussion
Panel Discussion at the FEI Conference, Tuesday 2nd 2010. Topic: Moving Forward How can ethical practice be integrated into the design and business of fashion? Participants: Anannya Bhattacharjee (Asia Floor Wage Campaign) Alex Mcintosh (Centre for Sustainable Fashion) Sophie Koers (Fair Wear Foundation) Nieves Ruiz Ramos (Bibico) »
Social Alterations @ FEI
So here we are in London for the Fashioning an Ethical Industry Conference: Fast Forward. Today, Nadira and I will both be presenting at the conference, and with Katrine in attendance, this will mark the first time the SA team is all together in the same place at the same time! We will be doing... »
Take action on Philippines labour rights abuses
A message from Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN): Last fall, a high-level International Labour Organization (ILO) mission went to the Philippines to investigate “serious allegations of the murder of trade unionists, death threats, arrests of trade union leaders in connection with their trade union activities, widespread impunity relating to violence against trade unionists and the militarization... »
Fashion Futures
Fashion Futures, a new report out of Forum for the Future in partnership with Levis Strauss & Co., has predicted 4 scenarios for the future of the fashion industry (see below). Here is an excerpt from the Executive Summary: “Fashion Futures is a call for a sustainable fashion industry. We want companies in all sectors to... »
