NEWS & OPINION

Carly Kelleher Carly Kelleher

Celebrating Earth Day 2024

Earth Day is an annual celebration of all things earth and we wanted to share some of the amazing events taking place across our networks which you can be involved in.

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Lauren Reed Lauren Reed

What is the effect of ALL that fast-fashion shipping?

We have seen a rapid rise of the fast-fashion giants such as Shein and Temu in the past few years. All that postage has been paying a toll on the global air cargo industry! Shein and Temu send roughly 600,000 packages from China just to the US every day (U.S Congress report 2023). This is leading to an increase in air-freight costs and making off-peak season almost completely disappear.

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Amelia Twine Amelia Twine

Mend In Public Day by Fashion Revolution

On Saturday 20th April, join Fashion Revolution on the streets for the first global Mend In Public Day. The idea is simple: get out into your local community and stitch in protest against disposable fashion.

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Amelia Twine Amelia Twine

Regenerative Fashion: A Nature Approach to Fibres, Livelihoods and Leadership by Safia Minney

As our climate, ecological and social crises converge, urgent action is needed to maximize our chances of survival. A new commercial approach is possible but it requires a systemic shift, with companies learning to operate as part of a wider ‘ecosystem’, allowing fashion to restore what it has taken and redesign itself to operate within planetary boundaries.

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Amelia Twine Amelia Twine

SFW HUB: OXFORD

On 21 Feb 2024 we joined Headington School in Oxford for the first ever SFW Hub in an education setting. This was an exciting step in the development of SFW activities and in reaching younger audiences.

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Lauren Reed Lauren Reed

Hidden Plastic in Your Wardrobe?

Did you know that 60% of all garments produced today contain polyester? Polyester is a synthetic fabric, derived from fossil fuels like petroleum, which has a negative impact on both human health and environmental health…

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Lauren Reed Lauren Reed

‘Made in UK’ ?

No one will be shocked to hear that Boohoo has been putting 'Made in UK' labels on clothing actually manufactured overseas.

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Amelia Twine Amelia Twine

#MendItMay will return, with support from the Naturesave Trust

For three years running, SFW has run our #MendItMay digital campaign across May, inviting people across the UK to take action and mend one item of clothing to save it from landfill. New for 2024 is our in-person repair demos and skills learning, aimed at school age children and parents.

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Amelia Twine Amelia Twine

FILM REVIEW: The Nettle Dress

Our founder Amelia writes up a little review of the magical film The Nettle Dress. Showing in four venues as part of SFW 2023.

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