Business Ethics
Interview with The Perfume Garden, a natural & ethical perfumery
Perfumery can be a dirty business. In this interview with Marina Barcenilla, founder and creative perfumer of Glastonbury-based The Perfume Garden, we investigate the company’s approach to ethical and vegan ingredient sourcing.
Who invented ethical fashion?
Where and how was ‘ethical fashion’ invented? Who played key roles in the past? And where are we at and where are we going? A retrospective analysis that also looks into the future.
Fashion Consumption and the Power of Story Telling
Story telling is a powerful tool, and an important part of how we create lasting memories. Can we use the power of story telling to encourage a different type of fashion consumption?
Social businesses hands on: Helping to rebuild Tsunami stricken Eastern Japan
The coastal areas of Eastern Japan, while largely unaffected by the grade 9 earthquake from March 11th, 2011, was thoroughly washed away by the tsunami following the quake. Now that the recovery efforts are under way, also fashion companies and fashion related projects contribute their share. An overview of what is happening on the ground to-date.
Connecting the dots: Join the present & past, create the future
Connecting the present and the past, learning and drawing conclusions from either, is and will remain key to creating a more sustainable fashion industry. So far, learning from the past in particular – in the good and in the bad – has been chiefly neglected. A series of thoughts.
Sustainability in industry and academic research: Heavens for barriers and ‘allotment attitudes’
Scientists, engineers, designers and creators. 3 ‘species’ of people that neither in academia, nor in industry collaborate well. Yet, precisely the fashion and textiles industry is so trans-disciplinary that collaboration is a must.
Luxury – inherently the ‘righter’ approach to combine ethics and fashion?
Looking at the sales figures of luxury brands a single conclusion can be drawn: The luxury sector is doing well.
The structure of its customers, and the brands’ efforts to maintain expert craftsmanship suggests that the luxury sector is where ethical brands really can start changing the world.
Australia: Ethical Fashion is about leading by example
Contrary to common opinion, ‘Australian-made’ does not always mean ethically made. In some cases salaries as low as AUS$ 4 are paid. Ethical Clothing Australia is campaigning to change their domestic fashion industry from within.
How ethical is ethical? – Observing is Knowing [Shirahime Post Nr. 100]
This is the second post of a two article series. It will look at what we can say about the ‘ethics behind a brand’ from how they practically do business.
The Founder Syndrome – or: for some ethical (fashion) businesses surviving means failing
The Founder Syndrome is probably the 2nd most frequent reasons why SMEs fail. The syndrome thereby refers to a steep power hierarchy in a small business, with the founder at its top.
