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Fashion Revolution shutters UK arm, pivots focus to global network

Not-for-profit organisation Fashion Revolution, known for global campaigns championing supply chain transparency and workers rights, has confirmed the closure of its UK arm as it looks to decentralise operations. In a post on LinkedIn, the organisation said it has decided to wind down the operations of Fashion Revolution CIC–i.e. Community...

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“Mend in Public Day” - when repairing one’s clothes becomes a revolutionary act

Just a generation or two ago, it was common practice to mend an old garment at home – broken zippers, torn knee or elbow areas, ripped hems, loose buttons – none of this was a problem. Every household relied on their darning and sewing utensils, and many even had a sewing machine. Difficult cases were handed over to the trusted tailor, which...

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11th Fashion Revolution Week announces theme ‘Think Globally, Act Locally’

This year’s Fashion Revolution Week will take place from 22nd to 27th of April. The theme, ‘Think Globally, Act Locally’, which was just announced today, hopes to empower citizens to engage local communities and policymakers to “help build a fairer, cleaner and safer fashion industry”. The event is organised by the world's largest fashion...

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Eleven years after Rana Plaza, where is the fashion industry in terms of transparency?

Eleven years ago today, on 24th April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,100 garment workers and injuring more than 2,500, many of them severely. All of those deaths and injuries could have been prevented had the five garment factories housed in the building evacuated on time like the other...

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Timeline: 10 years of Fashion Revolution

The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh, which housed garment factories, shook the industry - more than 1,100 workers lost their lives and around 2,500 were injured, many of them gravely. The accident, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of industrial manufacturing, shed light on an area that normally remains in...

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Fashion Revolution Week turns 10, extends to 10 days

From 15th to 24th April, Fashion Revolution Week will be held again worldwide to raise awareness about those who make our clothes and under what conditions. Established in 2014 after the Rana Plaza disaster, this year marks the tenth anniversary of what non-profit Fashion Revolution calls “the world’s largest fashion activism movement”....

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US and Canada: Events to look out for during Fashion Revolution Week’s 10th anniversary

Fashion Revolution Week is almost upon us. The organisation is gearing up for its 10th anniversary year, with 10 days of global action and locally driven activities set to take place from April 15 to 24. The theme for this year, ‘How to be a Fashion Revolutionary’, draws inspiration from the efforts of Fashion Revolution’s global community over...

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University of East London MBA students to help organise Fashion Revolution Week 2024 events

The University of East London (UEL) has announced a partnership with non-profit organisation Fashion Revolution. The collaboration will see UEL's MBA fashion entrepreneurship students be actively involved in the Fashion Revolution campaign 2024. The MBA students will be part of this year's Fashion Revolution Week, an annual fashion activism...

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Fashion Revolution Week highlights small businesses to bring sustainable change

Fashion Revolution Week is starting this Saturday, and a new project called 'Small but Perfect' will make its debut at the Fashion Revolution Open Studio. The project recognises that small businesses can play a significant role in making the fashion industry more sustainable. Small businesses can lay the groundwork for more comprehensive...

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Fashion Revolution Week 2022 explores the theme of Money Fashion Power

Fashion Revolution Week 2022 is under way and this year’s theme is Money Fashion Power. Running until 24 April, Fashion Revolution Week (FRW) brings together the world’s largest fashion activism movement surrounding the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, with the aim to collectively reimagine a just and equitable fashion system for...

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Video: Is this the end of mass consumption? Fashion Revolution asks experts

Fashion Revolution hosted a live panel discussion titled "Fashion Question Time" featuring five fashion professionals and hosted by Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey. The panel discussion occuring during Fashion Revolution Week, allows experts to debate what the future looks like for the fashion industry. The theme of this year's discussion: Mass...

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#Whatsinmyclothes: The truth behind the label

In 2019 Circle Economy was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and Waterways to investigate the accuracy of composition labels in clothes. Using the Fibersort machine, over 10.000 garments were tested: in 41 percent of cases the garment composition labels did not match the composition of the garment. As Fashion Revolution week...