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The True Cost: Tax Money x Sustainable Development: The Fishing Industry

February 8, 2022
Over 100 million people rely on inshore subsistence and small-scale artisanal fishing for their daily food and livelihood. But it’s not them that we’ll talk about in this post – because they are the unfortunate ones at the end of the short stick in the global game of industrial subsides. In this post we talk about the industrial fishing industry, the subsidies that go into it, the really sticky WTO negotiations to make away with them. It's not all doom and gloom. There is hope - just that it comes from elsewhere than governments.
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Brand ReviewConsumer-ismSupply Chain

Better business series: Levi Strauss

July 26, 2013
Levi Strauss was the very first apparel brand to establish and publish a code of conduct in its industry in 1991. It was also the very first company to determine global guidelines for water quality standards for their suppliers in 1992.
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Consumer-ismGovernanceSupply Chain

UK House of Lords and ethical fashion – Debate-able?

March 12, 2011
On March 3rd, 2011, ethical fashion was discussed in a Question session of the UK's House of Lords. Much focus was on human rights & the environment. But fashion is driven by SMEs ...
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Brand ReviewConsumer-ismTrade Shows

Sustainable fashion in Amsterdam equals fine design

January 7, 2013
Dutch design is defined as “minimalist, experimental, innovative, quirky, and humorous”. This sophisticated and open-minded taste, typically northern European, is consistent across product design, architecture and fashion. This article looks at the landscape in the Amsterdam specifically.
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Consumer-ismFuture TechSupply Chain

Long-life elixir for the fashion industry? More durable clothing.

June 6, 2013
Mistra Future Fashion (MFF) is a 4-year research project (2011-2015), funded by the Swedish government via Mistra, the Foundation of Strategic Environmental Research. MFF has a very holistic approach that has the goal of supporting the industry to re-think their business models, design and industrial processes and promote consumer behaviour change.
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CircularityConsumer-ism

The Sharing Economy: All for one and one for all

December 13, 2012
The Sharing Economy’s monetary value is currently worth £301bn globally. It is expected to grow by at least 15% over the next 5 years. Thanks to the wedding dresses and suits, the concept of sharing has never quite disappeared entirely from the fashion market. And now is the time where it emerges with more strength than ever.
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Biz StrategyConsumer-ismOpinions

Real value is the name of the game. Differentiation was yesterday

November 21, 2012
t is fairly old news, but merits repeating nevertheless: our current economy, at the verge of collapse as it is, is egocentric, and at the same time understates costs while overstating benefits. In other words, it promotes a type of behaviour that is degeneratively competitive: the ‘me’ wants, needs, more of whatever it may be, while anything and everything else is losing out. No matter how high the cost for the bigger picture – society and the planet, that is – may be.
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Consumer-ismLabourSupply Chain

Fair Trade Trends & Europe: The fashion horizon and beyond (I/II)

October 6, 2011
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.
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Consumer-ismTrade Shows

Sustainable Brands Istanbul: business is beautiful.

May 23, 2013
Last week I had the opportunity to speak at Sustainable Brands Istanbul about the risks and opportunities related to sustainability for textile and fashion businesses. Turkey is a key global producers of textile and garments and the export of these products account for roughly 20% of the country’s overall exports.
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Consumer-ismTrade Shows

Paris Ethical Fashion Show September 2010: D-1 – Slow Fashion DIY

September 24, 2010
Previous: London Fashion Week September 2010: Summary – Sustainability & Fashion: Lessons learned Tomorrow: Paris Ethical Fashion Show September 2010:...
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Retailer Sustainability Standards: A Top line Comparison

January 24, 2019
Every year at the end of January, the Future Fabrics Expo opens its door. In addition to over 5000 'better; fabrics, lectures and more, we collaborated to created an information poster on retailers' sustainability standards.
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Consumer-ismDefinitions

Lower retail fashion sales = more efforts in sustainability?

August 21, 2011
In the retail gazette’s article ‘Fashion retailers work towards green future’, dating from August 19th 2011, the following was quoted...
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Brand PortraitsConsumer-ism

Fashion Consumption and the Power of Story Telling

March 16, 2012
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?
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Agri Food Industry & Carbon Trajectory: Returns over resilience?

April 20, 2021
Carbon – together with biodiversity – is one of THE most critical dimensions among the Planetary Boundaries. Because the already existing overshoot is putting our civilisation at risk. So far nothing new under the sun. The food and agri sector is - possibly together with the energy sector - one of the most important industries in this regard. Not only does it impact our living environment significantly - by how our food is grown - but also they play a key role to feed our global population. The big elephant in the room is of course: How well or badly do agri food companies perform right now in terms of their carbon footprint? And: Do they have at the least commitments to work on a Paris Agreement trajectory? I look into these questions. Spoiler Alert: There is not much to cheer about. Not at all.
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Consumer-ismTrade Shows

London Fashion Week February 2011: D4 – EcoLuxe: London’s take on ‘green’ luxury

February 22, 2011
London Fashion Week 02/2011 - Day 4: Ethical fashion and the luxury sector. The high-end segment is awakening to its responsibilities. Or does it really?
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Consumer-ismGlobalisation

Myth busting: 6 reasons towards the ‘ethical fashion’ business case (Part 1 of 3)

June 28, 2012
There exist basic assumptions that are commonly, but wrongly, accepted as universal truths. Shirahime has cherry-picked 6 myths and will examine them close up and outside in over the course of 3 article instalments. Part 1.
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Consumer-ismGlobalisation

The Better Consumer in China: Status quo of research insights

August 21, 2013
China is the set to be the next big consumer market. Brands and retailers – hoping in this way for a few more loops of ongoing growth without reconsidering their business model – are scrambling to get their foot down in the country. The most exclusive retail addresses in Shanghai, Bejing, Hong Kong and many other metropolitan areas sell out in record time and at record prices.
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CircularityConsumer-ismMaterials

Creating a Used Clothing Recycling System in Japan

August 25, 2011
The amount of textile products thrown away, incinerated using fuel, or sent to the landfill in Japan comes to about 1.97 million tons per year. Contrary to other materials, for textile products, however, there is no nationwide recycling law in place.
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Consumer-ismLabels

Spotlight on labels: the Greenguard certification standard

April 17, 2013
It’s not news that there exist many, many labels out there that hope to convey low-risk or sustainability credentials to consumers (B2C) and/or buyers (B2B). Some of these are indeed so specialised, or hidden within the larger context, that indeed few people have seen or taken note of it. One such label is the Greenguard certification, which is focused entirely onto remedying negative health impacts in interior spaces: from furniture, to interior textiles, air filters, adhesives, flooring and floor finishes etc.
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Consumer-ismOpinions

Responsible Attitudes In Fashion: Consumer vs. Industry

April 2, 2013
In the 1990s, Nike was caught in a sweatshop scandal showing poor working conditions in its suppliers’ Asian factories. Not...
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