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Outland Denim shortlisted for 2018 Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award
Outland Denim shortlisted for 2018 Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award
Edwina McCann | The Future is Sustainability, Technology & Women
Edwina McCann | The Future is Sustainability, Technology & Women
A.BCH a Finalist in Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards!
A.BCH a Finalist in Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards!
Redress Design Award 2018 | Tess Whitfort
Redress Design Award 2018 | Tess Whitfort
SAVE THE PLEATS
SAVE THE PLEATS
Rags to Runway | Great Southern Style
Rags to Runway | Great Southern Style
One Dress, Many Voices
One Dress, Many Voices
Together for Sustainability | TESTEX Joins ZDHC!
Together for Sustainability | TESTEX Joins ZDHC!
Meet | The Better Packaging Co.
Meet | The Better Packaging Co.
Recap | Copenhagen Youth Fashion Summit
Recap | Copenhagen Youth Fashion Summit
NORTH | THE WARLU COLLECTION
NORTH | THE WARLU COLLECTION
Notes from Copenhagen | Part 1
Notes from Copenhagen | Part 1
Outland Denim | The Social Denim
Outland Denim | The Social Denim
TOMMY HILFIGER | Social Innovation Challenge
TOMMY HILFIGER | Social Innovation Challenge
Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Pulse of The Fashion Industry 2018 Report
Pulse of The Fashion Industry 2018 Report
Fashion Revolution | Transparency Index 2018
Fashion Revolution | Transparency Index 2018
Help Grant a Wish in Style! 
Help Grant a Wish in Style! 
Who Made My Clothes? | Merino Country
Who Made My Clothes? | Merino Country
Who Made My Clothes? | Nico Underwear
Who Made My Clothes? | Nico Underwear
Baptist World Aid | 2018 Ethical Fashion Guide
Baptist World Aid | 2018 Ethical Fashion Guide
Jeanswest | Committed to Transparency
Jeanswest | Committed to Transparency
CUTPIECE | A.BCH for Fashion Revolution
CUTPIECE | A.BCH for Fashion Revolution
Fashion Revolution Week is Coming!
Fashion Revolution Week is Coming!
Coreprêt. Lunch Box. 06.04.18
Coreprêt. Lunch Box. 06.04.18
VAMFF Offsite Runway | Remuse presents 'Equinox V Vênus'
VAMFF Offsite Runway | Remuse presents 'Equinox V Vênus'
Melbourne Retail Festival | Seminar Series
Melbourne Retail Festival | Seminar Series
Gendry Morales | Merging Fashion & Technology and her collaboration with A.BCH
Gendry Morales | Merging Fashion & Technology and her collaboration with A.BCH
Sustainable Living Festival Presents 'Wardrobe Crisis'
Sustainable Living Festival Presents 'Wardrobe Crisis'
The Australian Circular Fashion Conference
The Australian Circular Fashion Conference

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Clare Press | Rise & Resist Book Launch
 
 
 
 
 

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AFC Members @OutlandDenim have been shortlisted for the 2018 Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award, as one of six businesses leading the way worldwide in efforts to fight forced labour.⠀ ⠀ "Outland Denim began in 2011 to combat the plight of young women caught up in human trafficking and sexual exploitation. We spent five years developing a unique employment framework that eventually proved to be the most vital tool in allowing our staff to rise above their circumstances and become the agents of their own success... Business, the media and the public have a significant part to play in setting a new standard and finally eradicating modern slavery from global supply chains" Outland Denim’s founder and CEO James Bartle - more on the @sustainabilityportal blog 👌 ⠀ #AFCMEMBERS #stopslaveryaward ⠀ ⠀ http://www.sustainabilityportal.net/blog/outland-denim-shortlisted-for-2018-thomson-reuters-foundation-stop-slavery-award
Join us at the International Sourcing Expo for a workshop with UL Consumer and Retail Services on Sustainability & Supply Chain Management for Textiles: Reducing Recall Risk and Chemical Management – A ZDHC Overview...⠀ ⠀ Germine Gavazov, UL Consumer and Retail Services, Sales Executive, Australasia will take you through:⠀ - An overview of the common failures and recalls in the textile industry⠀ - Common failure test review and improvement recommendations⠀ - Regulatory update⠀ - Recall case sharing⠀ - An introduction and overview of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals campaign⠀ ⠀ WHERE | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre⠀ WHEN | Wed 21 November 2018, 10:00 am – 11:30 am⠀ TICKETS | VIA EVENTBRITE⠀ ** FREE FOR AFC MEMBERS. Contact info@ausfashioncouncil.com for your discount code **⠀ ⠀ https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sustainability-supply-chain-management-for-textiles-reducing-recall-risk-tickets-50345164743⠀ ⠀ #sustainability #sustainablefashion #afcmember #ausfashioncouncil #ise2018 #fashionworkshop
On the @ausfashioncouncil Blog - We caught up with Claire Goldsworthy, Founder and Editor of @thefashionadvocate, a website devoted to likeminded individuals who are designing for positive social and environmental change 🖤⠀ ⠀ "Being ethical and sustainable isn’t about being perfect, because we’re all learning and trying to do better every day; being ethical and sustainable is about committing to being better..." ⠀ ⠀ https://ausfashioncouncil.com/council-of-textile-fashion-blog/2018/9/14/meet-the-fashion-advocate⠀ ⠀ #afcmember #ausfashioncouncil #ethicalfashion #sustainablefashion
Thinking about joining @AFC_CURATED in 2019? ⠀ APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! ⠀ ⠀ Know an emerging or independent Australian fashion label that would be perfect? Tag them 😎⠀ ⠀ Apply online here: https://afccurated.com/apply/⠀ ⠀ #ausfashioncouncil #afccurated #australianfashion 📸 @vincentlistudio
NEW on the @Ausfashioncouncil x @Pozible platform - Meet independent designer Darla Harland and see how YOU can help her grow her WA based business 🖤⠀ ⠀ “@HarlandtheLabel launched in July 2017 after I noticed a demand for glamorous clothing and costume amongst the Western Australian Burlesque scene… So far it's just me, designing, sourcing, pattern making, sewing and creating. However, my true passion lies in ready-to-wear and my supply can no longer meet my demand! I am passionate about my work, and aim to navigate this next step ethically and sustainably… “⠀ ⠀ https://ausfashioncouncil.pozible.com/project/harlands-preview-collection⠀ ⠀ Have a project you'd like to crowdfund? Head over to ausfashioncouncil.pozible.com 😎⠀ ⠀ #afcxpozible #crowdfunding #crowdfundfashion #pozible #ausfashioncouncil
#Regram from @mrspress 🖤 ⠀ ⠀ A great panel session at @sydneyretailfestival discussing how we communicate & story tell around sustainability without being green-washy, why customers are driving this movement & the importance of the experience economy. ⠀ ⠀ Cheers to the insights from @gingerandsmart @iequalchange @outlanddenim and @mrspress 😎 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #sustainability #sustainablefashion #afcmembers #ausfashioncouncil
CottonUp Guide | Free Webinar⠀ ⠀ Join the free webinar being held to introduce brands all over the world to the CottonUP Guide - an on-line tool designed to assist brands in sourcing sustainable cotton from across the portfolio of cotton certification programs.⠀ ⠀ WHEN : Thursday 11th October (online) 10:30-11:30h EST, 15:30-16:30h BST⠀ ⠀ REGISTER : https://www.forumforthefuture.org/Event/webinar-cottonup-how-a-new-guide-can-help-fast-track-your-sustainable-cotton-sourcing⠀ ⠀ Sourcing more sustainable cotton is essential for any fashion brand or retailer with ambitions to reduce the apparel sector’s social and environmental impacts. However, researching the most appropriate sourcing approach for your organisation’s sustainability priorities is time and resource intensive. The partners in the global Cotton 2040 initiative have launched a digital guide to unpick the complexity of sustainable sourcing and support businesses with fast-tracking cotton sourcing strategies across multiple standards. ⠀ ⠀ In this webinar you will learn about:⠀ - The main challenges associated with cotton production⠀ - The benefits of sourcing more sustainable cotton⠀ - Introduction to the CottonUP guide⠀ - Introduction to the six steps to sourcing sustainable cotton⠀ - Q&A⠀ ⠀ Speakers include: Charlene Collison, Project lead, Cotton 2040 at Forum for the Future - and - Jacqueline Vater, Programme Manager: Sustainable Product & Story at Made-By.⠀ ⠀ http://www.sustainabilityportal.net/events/cottonup-guide-free-webinar
Meet | @Hills&West founder and creative director, Aisha Hillary-Morgan 😎 ⠀ ⠀ "When starting Hills & West, it was really important to me to do things locally. With only 9% of fashion being Australian made, I wanted to help reinvigorate this craft locally and proudly introduce Hills & West as handmade in Australia, to the rest of the world. We have the ability to create the highest quality pieces here, ethically and sustainably, so why not try. I am an avid supporter of buying local and homegrown products, and I wanted to innovatively craft pieces with local artisans intertwining my learnings from bag making in Italy and my brand building experience from my previous life."⠀ ⠀ Catch the interview over on the @ausfashioncouncilblog 🖤⠀ ⠀ https://buff.ly/2xQnmPD⠀ ⠀ #australianmade #sustainability #sustainablefashion #sustainabledesign #ethicalfashion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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