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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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“We don’t know what fuels fashion” - Fashion Revolution reports lack of transparency

According to a new report by non-profit Fashion Revolution, the world’s largest fashion brands are not working fast enough to cut fossil fuels. “What Fuels Fashion?” (WFF) urges those brands to invest at least 2 percent of their annual revenue into a Just Transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy to power their manufacturing...

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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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Fashion Revolution on achievements in the last ten years and future needs

In the last ten years, the fashion industry has come a long way - the simple question, “Who made my clothes?” could not be answered after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building on 24th April 2013. Rescuers had to dig through the rubble looking for clothing labels to figure out which brands were producing clothes there. Even then, brands and...

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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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COP28: Ganni, Fashion Revolution and more discuss sustainably clothing 10 billion people

Diversity is an inescapable part of any discussion that aims to tackle the topic of sustainability. This was a focal point of the panel talk ‘How to Clothe 10 Billion People Sustainably’, part of this year’s COP28 and moderated by Muchaneta ten Napel. In order to select a cohesive yet contrasting line up of participants, the founder of fashion...

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Gucci tops Fashion Transparency Index, Savage X Fenty lands at bottom

The fashion industry still has a “long way to go” when it comes to tackling global inequality and the climate crisis. That is the conclusion that Fashion Revolution made based on the latest edition of the annual Fashion Transparency Index. With an average score of 26 percent, only 2 percent higher than last year, fashion brands made "impressive...

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Fashion’s transparency continues to disappoint according to 2022 Fashion Revolution index

A new Fashion Transparency Index published by nonprofit Fashion Revolution has once again highlighted fashion’s lack of progress in transparency, with it this time emphasising the urgency needed to tackle both the climate crisis and social inequality. Now in its seventh edition, the index has ranked 250 of the largest international fashion...