What does the General Election mean for the Fashion Industry? Read our Sector Vision & share with your MP before Thursday
Fashion Roundtable were ahead of the curve, publishing our manifesto earlier this year
Back in February this year, Fashion Roundtable as Secretariat of the Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion All-Party Parliamentary Group delivered their sector vision for the fashion, textiles, manufacturing and retail industries to leading figures in the sector.
The meeting provided an opportunity for Fashion Roundtable to share recommendations based on evidence from a number of key sector roundtables, an industry wide snap survey and meetings with stakeholders.
Please share our Sector Vision with your MP by this Thursday (30th May 2024)
Fashion Roundtable identified the following top-line issues with clear recommendations for each:
Restriction-free movement for UK talent who wish to work in Europe and a reduction in red tape for the transportation of goods between the UK and EU.
The UK committing to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to support the transition of the industry’s annual carbon footprint of 3.3 billion tonnes CO2e to Net Zero by 2050.
The reinstating of the VAT Retail Export Scheme with an estimated economy boost of £10bn a year according to current data.
Regenerating high streets to support UK businesses and protect local communities.
Greater support for on-shoring, a commitment to British made and a strengthening of public procurement.
Investment in UK manufacturing through consistent and secure orders.
Support for the UK as a place of decent work for garment workers.
Ratify the UNESCO Convention of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Return to STEAM education.
Initiatives for UK workers from working-class backgrounds to access training and employment in the creative industries.
Support for more inclusivity in the fashion sector.
Rejoining of the Erasmus + Programme.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and support of creative intellectual property (IP).
Food and fibre sovereignty.
Creative Wellbeing – Support for access to meaningful and rewarding work through a revaluing of craft, creativity, community, intersectionality and inclusivity.
Fashion Sector Exchange, UN Global Compact x Fashion Roundtable: Tuesday 2nd July 2024
10% of global CO₂ emissions are attributed to the fashion industry. In the UK alone, one million tonnes of textiles are disposed of every year. Garment workers across the world systemically earn below a living wage, and modern slavery is rife within supply chains. When it comes to sustainability, the fashion sector continues to lag. To catch up with other sectors, businesses need support to anticipate changing regulations and adapt effectively. Yet the ever-changing ESG landscape and new reporting requirements mean businesses lack the necessary time and funding to act.
The Fashion Sector Exchange is an opportunity to mobilise key stakeholders across the fashion industry for the Business Sector Exchanges. Attendees will join business, government, academia, and civil society representatives to gain a better understanding of current sustainability issues, hear best practices from businesses that are ahead of the curve, and inspire action through networking with peers.
Gain a better understanding of current sustainability issues, hear best practices from businesses that are ahead of the curve, and inspire action through networking with peers as we discuss:
Slow vs fast fashion
Disruption in supply chains
What’s next in sustainable fashion
Speakers include: Tamara Cincik (Founder & CEO of Fashion Roundtable), Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey OBE, Patrick Grant (Community Clothing), Rachel Arthur (UN Environment Programme), Megan Shearer (Monica Vinader Ltd), Bex Hall (Sedex) and more!
Image: Everyone Needs Pockets Credit: Everyone Needs Pockets
Event: Everyone Needs Pockets, 14th June in Frome, Somerset
A summer get together with talks, haberdashery and textile swaps hosted by Everyone Needs Pockets, in Frome in Somerset. Everyone Needs Pockets is a growing network of 150+ makers, designers, stitchers, knitters, sustainable fashion fans and researchers.
This year's speakers are Tamara Cincik and Katherine Symonds-Moore.
Tamara Cincik, Founder and CEO of Fashion Roundtable, the leading think tank for the fashion industry and professor of Fashion and Sustainability at Bath Spa University, the new National Centre for Fashion and Sustainability which will lead on regenerative and radical solutions and business practice.
Katherine Symonds-Moore is a sustainability specialist who was head of sustainability for the London Olympic Games and will share her experience of working with brands such as Chanel supporting them to build and strengthen their corporate responsibility strategies.
London’s leading Vintage Fair: This Saturday, 1st June 2024
Celebrating 15 years of championing circular fashion and with over 60 leading exhibitors with quality vintage apparel and authentic designer pieces, the Clerkenwell Vintage Fashion Fair is not to be missed.
The fair brings an eclectic mix of antique and vintage fashion from as early as 1800s through to 1990s, pre-loved designer labels, antique and costume jewellery, designer jewellery, runway pieces, accessories and much more.