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Deborah Barker, co-founder and director of South East England Fibreshed, explains how a new movement is emerging around more localised clothing supply chains.

The global clothing industry is notorious for its exploitative working conditions.  We take a detailed look at the conditions workers face and profile some campaigns you can get involved with to help bring about change.

Fast Forward is a labour standards improvements programme operating in the UK. A representative from the organisation tells us more about the programme.

Clare Carlile and Alex Crumbie consider the key issues for sustainable fabrics including cotton and synthetic fabrics.

Josie Cohen from Pesticide Action Network UK looks at the risk the CPTPP trade deal poses to our health and wildlife.

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Each person in the UK throws away over 3kg of textiles on average every year. That’s equivalent to around 20 t-shirts.  Buying second-hand, repairing and upcycling are therefore important ways to cut your environmental impact – as well as cut down your clothing costs.

Palm oil is one of the world’s most contentious ingredients, linked to rainforest destruction, climate change, and human rights violations. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) says it aims to “make sustainable palm oil the norm”, but there are several problems with the RSPO. Here we look at the main criticisms of the RSPO, and explain its…

Hannah Dillon, Head of the Zero Carbon Campaign, explores the need for a ‘carbon charge’ and the impact it could have in the UK.

The global pandemic has forced a lot of change, and for many people job satisfaction and working conditions have become more important.  With more revelations of poor conditions for Amazon staff and garment workers for Boohoo, we discuss what to look for in an ethical employer and how to find an ethical job.

After nearly 10 years of campaigns by Palestinian human rights activists, Ben & Jerry’s has announced its ice cream will no longer be sold in grocery stores in illegal Israeli settlements.