Sourcing
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.
The Scent of an Industry – Natural or Synthetic Perfumes?
Are natural perfumes the panacea for sustainability in the fragrance industry? Are there good sides, not only bad ones, to synthetics ingredients in perfumes? And what about health impacts? A brief overview of the most important issues.
Stephen Walters & Sons Ltd, 9th generation silkweavers
Julius Walters of Stephen Walters & Sons is a ninth generation weaver of a family business founded 1720. This is the company that wove the silk for the Queen’s coronation robes and for Princess Diana’s wedding dress.
Made In … close to home: Yet Another Fashion Paradox
‘Make it British’, or the equivalent: French, Italian, German, Spanish …, is often talked of as the ultimate panacea to address the lack of sustainability in the fashion industry. A few reasons why it all is slightly more complicated than it sounds.
Cradle to Cradle – The design of essence, not only shape
Cradle to Cradle is a design methodology that puts a ‘waste-less’ world at its heart. What is the concept all about? What does it mean for the apparel industry? And who practises it among designers and companies?
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.
Fair Trade Trends & Europe: The fashion horizon and beyond (II/II)
Historically, fair trade has pitch to and sold thanks to consumers’ guilt. A grave mistake as the currently ongoing consumption trends show. Quality, exclusivity is what has survived the economic downturn best.
RITE & Made-By conferences 2011: Traceability is the name of the game
The RITE and Made-By annual conferences 2011 pinpointed the importance of supply chain ownership. A trans-disciplinary group of speakers introduced ongoing activities in their respective specialities, and illustrated the positive impact of collaboration.
Fair Trade Trends & Europe: The fashion horizon and beyond (I/II)
What ‘ethical’ business trends can we see across the globe. In this double post, we look at what the trends in fair trade are, and what we can infer from them.
Part 1: What we probably know.
The Wool World is Changing – from the Grassroots up
The European wool industry has all but disappeared. Recently however, a grassroots trend is emerging. Mini mills now cater to small hold breeders, which turns wool source more transparent then ever.
