Call for brands to step up

28 / 04 / 20

Some of the most devastating impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are being felt by workers throughout global supply chains, including garment workers. Meg Lewis, Campaign Manager at Labour Behind the Label calls on brands to protect garment workers in their supply chain and how you can help. The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly across the world. While the virus itself…

Why retailers must put unsold clothes into use

08 / 10 / 19

A major issue in the fashion supply chain is ‘deadstock’- clothes which haven’t been sold at full or sale prices. The energy, resources and labour put into making even a single garment is significant and ultimately, retailers must work towards ending deadstock inventory to avoid waste, from design through to production. TRAID talked to Rob Williams, CFO at clothing manufacturer,…

MPs puts fast fashion under scrutiny

26 / 11 / 18

Tomorrow, Tuesday November 27th, an unprecedented investigation by MPs will take place when some of our best-known high street retailers will sit before the Environmental Audit Committee, to answer question on fashion’s environmental and social impacts. It's the final oral session of an inquiry launched earlier this year, which saw TRAID’s Campaign Manager Andrea Speranza on a panel with Lucy…