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Fashion for Good COLOUR Outside The Lines.
Fashion for Good COLOUR Outside The Lines.
MEET | Spell & The Gypsy Collective
MEET | Spell & The Gypsy Collective
Delving Into the Links Between the Sustainable Development Goals and the Fashion Industry in Australia
Delving Into the Links Between the Sustainable Development Goals and the Fashion Industry in Australia
Pulse of the Fashion Industry 2019 Update
Pulse of the Fashion Industry 2019 Update
MEET | The Very Good Bra
MEET | The Very Good Bra
David Jones Publish Interactive Factory List
David Jones Publish Interactive Factory List
ELK Launch Their Transparency Report
ELK Launch Their Transparency Report
Fashion Transparency Index 2019
Fashion Transparency Index 2019
Threading the Needle | Weaving SDGs in the Textile, Retail, & Apparel Industry
Threading the Needle | Weaving SDGs in the Textile, Retail, & Apparel Industry
Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goals
Stitching a Future | Sustainable Livelihoods for Women in India
Stitching a Future | Sustainable Livelihoods for Women in India
BWA | 2019 Ethical Fashion Report
BWA | 2019 Ethical Fashion Report
What will our LEGACY be?
What will our LEGACY be?
MEET | Nelson Made
MEET | Nelson Made
Designing Zero Waste.
Designing Zero Waste.
Calling Social Entrepreneurs to Take on the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge
Calling Social Entrepreneurs to Take on the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge
This Could be a Game Changer...
This Could be a Game Changer...
Fashion Revolution Week 2019
Fashion Revolution Week 2019
Get Ready for RawAssembly!
Get Ready for RawAssembly!
ECA put Ethical Shopping in Melbourne on the Map!
ECA put Ethical Shopping in Melbourne on the Map!
Meet | Artisans of Fashion
Meet | Artisans of Fashion
Watch | Frontline Fashion
Watch | Frontline Fashion
Meet | SELJAK BRAND
Meet | SELJAK BRAND
Australian Circular Fashion Conference 2019
Australian Circular Fashion Conference 2019
SAVE THE DATE | RAWASSEMBLY
SAVE THE DATE | RAWASSEMBLY
Australia's First Fashion Design Slam
Australia's First Fashion Design Slam
Clare Press | Rise & Resist
Clare Press | Rise & Resist
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!

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What we're listening to 🎧 #WARDROBECRISIS Podcast 87, BOTTLETOP'S CAMERON SAUL - WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE UN GLOBAL GOAL? ⠀ ⠀ If you've been on the @Sustainabilityportal lately, you'll see that we are working our way through the SDG's (Sustainable Development Goals) and the links with the Fashion & Textile industry in Australia. If this sparks your interest, then you'll also love podcast #87 from our favourite @mrspress in conversation with @bottletoppers' @cameronsaul 😎⠀ ⠀ Head to www.clarepress.com for a listen 👌 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #sustainablefashion #sustainabiltiy #ethicalfashion #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #sdgs #unglobalgoals #australianfashion #australianfashionindustry 📸via buff.ly/2LvF3bQ
Delving Into the Links Between the Sustainable Development Goals and the Fashion Industry in Australia ⠀ ⠀ by Julie Boulton & Aleasha Mccallion, Monash Sustainable Development Institute⠀ ⠀ This article is the first in a series describing the links between the Sustainable Development Goals and Australia’s textile, clothing and footwear industry. Have a read and explore how the SDGs provide an opportunity for the fashion industry to work with other stakeholders to progress the achievement of the SDGs... ⠀ ⠀ Link in our bio 🤓⠀ ⠀ #afcmember #ausfashioncouncil #australianfashion #australiandesign #sustainablefashion
MEET | Elizabeth Abegg from Spell & The Gyspy Collective ⠀ ⠀ Cofounded with her sister Isabella Pennefather, the Byron Bay based label @spell is inspired by ‘far-off places, vintage treasures and childhood memories’. Find out how one customer email started a sustainability journey and established a commitment to embedding sustainability into the brand. Link in our bio ⠀ ⠀ “For the first few years our research and development in this space was clunky and time consuming. I literally had to Google ‘how to become a sustainable fashion brand”⠀ ⠀ #afcmember #ausfashioncouncil #australianfashion #australiandesign #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion
MEET | Elizabeth Abegg from Spell & The Gyspy Collective ⠀ ⠀ Cofounded with her sister Isabella Pennefather, the Byron Bay based label @spell is inspired by ‘far-off places, vintage treasures and childhood memories’. Find out how one customer email started a sustainability journey and established a commitment to embedding sustainability into the brand. Link in our bio ⠀ ⠀ “I’ve always loved nature and felt very connected to my surroundings, but the “aha” moment for me was when I opened up my inbox one day and had an email from a customer that asked me a very direct question about where our clothing was made (as part of the Fashion Revolution movement)”⠀ ⠀ #afcmember #ausfashioncouncil #australianfashion #australiandesign #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion
MEET | Elizabeth Abegg from Spell & The Gyspy Collective ⠀ ⠀ Cofounded with her sister Isabella Pennefather, the Byron Bay based label @spell is inspired by ‘far-off places, vintage treasures and childhood memories’. Find out how one customer email started a sustainability journey and established a commitment to embedding sustainability into the brand. Link in our bio ⠀ ⠀ “Today, sustainability factors into everything that we do and all the decisions we make. This year we have had a major focus on further mapping our supply chain, moving towards more preferred fibres, embedding circularity into the way that we work, giving to organisations that need it most through 1% for the Planet and other local community groups.”⠀ ⠀ #afcmember #ausfashioncouncil #australianfashion #australiandesign #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion
MEET | AFC MEMBER @threadhrvest ⠀ ⠀ We caught up with Davyn de Bruyn, managing director of Thread Harvest, to hear a bit about where he sees the industry changing, and how Thread Harvest is constantly adapting to offer the best product to their customers while advocating for a more transparent and socially conscious fashion industry. ⠀ ⠀ Link in our bio 😎⠀ ⠀ #afcmember #ausfashioncouncil #australianfashion #australiandesign #ethicalfashion #ecofashion
MEET | AFC MEMBER @threadhrvest ⠀ ⠀ We caught up with Davyn de Bruyn, managing director of Thread Harvest, to hear a bit about where he sees the industry changing, and how Thread Harvest is constantly adapting to offer the best product to their customers while advocating for a more transparent and socially conscious fashion industry. ⠀ ⠀ Link in our bio 😎⠀ ⠀ #afcmember #ausfashioncouncil #australianfashion #australiandesign #ethicalfashion #ecofashion
Just in time to keep you cosy, AFC Flagship continues at @EmporiumMelbourne this July 2-31 with the iconic Tasmanian based @waverleymills 🖤⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Waverley Mills is luxury, quality, sustainability. As Australia’s oldest working textile mill (established in 1874), they produce designer wool products that are guaranteed to last, beautifully and carefully crafted, and ethically produced.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Their rich history has seen them become a market leader in high quality textile production and their pioneering spirit has ensured they lead the way in innovative, sustainable production processes.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Be sure to catch them at Emporium Melbourne while you can, find the space on level 2, opposite Arnsdorf. AND follow @waverleymills for in-store updates & events!⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #afcflagship #ausfashioncouncil #afcmember #australianmade #australiandesign #wool #australianwool #australiantextiles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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