Category: Guest Blog

In this section, we are pleased to share with you the contributions from a wide and inspiring variety of guest speakers involved in the fashion industry. They have joined us to share their personal perspectives and provide the insides of their work.

Improving Transparency and Traceability in the Garment & Footwear Industry

Without traceability and transparency, human and labor law violations, pollution and counterfeit products can go unchecked.

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Interview with Dr. Tadesse Amera – Director of PAN Ethiopia and Co-Chair of IPEN

Ethiopia could be a great example in safer cotton production for other African countries and the rest of the world.

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HEJSupport Interview with Siddika Sultana, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO)

The garment Industry is the main economic source in Bangladesh. Companies that are involved in textile and clothing production have to become female-friendly and invest in a healthy work environment with and safe conditions for all workers.

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Creative Economy and the Challenge of Sustainability: the Case of Fashion and Lifecycle Assessment

To capture fashion’s impact on sustainable development, analysts have employed ever more sophisticated lifecycles assessments of the sector’s value chain. The United Nations Environment Program’s 2020 report – Sustainability and Circularity in the Textiles Value Chain – provides an evidence-based, value chain approach to identifying the hotspots and priority actions needed to advance sustainability and circularity in the textile industry.

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How Fashion Companies Provide Sustainability Information to Consumers

Being one of the largest contributors to pollution worldwide, fashion and textile industries must ensure the rights of consumers to make better and more informed choices.

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Murder of a Female Worker Once Again Sheds Light on Structural Violence in India’s Factories

Violence against women is a bitter everyday occurrence in India’s factories.

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