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MADE-BY + EDUN = Improved living conditions in Africa through clean cotton
MADE-BY is celebrating 5 years by partnering with ethical fashion company EDUN for a design competition. The contest will run in October, with the winning design (presented December 16th) will have...
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avoiding dirty cotton//resources
Retailers have a responsibility to understand the social and environmental impacts of the products they sell. Unfortunately, “the cotton supply chain is fragmented, complex and not very transparent.”...
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An October to Remember// Upcoming Events
October will have you wishing you could be in more than one city at the same time. If you find yourself in Paris, Chicago, Providence, Portland, Hong Kong, London or Seattle this October, be sure to...
View ArticleSocial Alterations: Fibre Analysis
We’re working on developing some ready-to-use curricula for fashion/textile/apparel instructors and designers. First up, is the Social Alterations “Fibre Analysis: Possible Social and Environmental...
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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...
View ArticleMessage from Earth: Organic Matters
At Farm Aid 25, Anvil Knitwear, a sustainable apparel manufacturer, released this short film entitled Message from Earth: Organic Matters. In it, Anvil tries to get across the dangers of pesticide use...
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Cocoa, Coffee & Cotton
By KoS, via Wikimedia Commons Consumers be forewarned! The price of your cotton clothes will rise!! Brands, retailers and suppliers are doing everything they can to keep costs down...
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VOICES // Sourcing Change — Charlie Ross, Offset Warehouse
This post was written by Charlie Ross, Founder of Offset Warehouse and tells the story of one woman’s determination and drive for change. VOICES // a feature space on SA where community members are...
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Interactive lesson plans educate learners on responsible fashion
The Creative Commons is embedded into our responsible education ethos; we have researched and aggregated content to create educational resources because we believe that accessibility leads to...
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Made-by updates fibre benchmark to reflect current research
The Made-by Environmental Benchmark for Fibres has been updated to reflect new research. The benchmark considers six categories: greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) until spinning, human toxicity,...
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