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• What Your Shoes are Doing to the World

  

  By Tansy Hoskins.

  March 30, 2020

  • Education
  • Environment
  • Ethical Fashion
  We are delighted to welcome author and journalist Tansy Hoskins to talk about her recently published book, ‘Foot Work, What […] Read More...

• Video. My cotton t-shirt: From field to wardrobe

  

  By Leigh Mcalea.

  March 23, 2020

  • Clothes Reuse
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International Development
  When it comes to our clothes, cotton is the most used natural fibre in the fashion industry. We tend not […] Read More...

• The women who make our clothes

  

  By Leigh McAlea.

  March 5, 2020

  • International Development
  • Social Justice
  International Women’s Day’s roots extend back to 1909 when women garment workers in the United States went on strike protesting […] Read More...

• New Toolkit for Educators

  

  By Andrea Speranza.

  December 16, 2019

  • Education
  • Environment
  TRAID has launched a new toolkit – Behind the Seams – to support educators to promote education for sustainability. The […] Read More...

• Beyond Black Friday

  

  By Leigh McAlea.

  November 28, 2019

  • #secondhandfirst
  • Climate Crisis
  • Reuse
  Black Friday. A day when unbridled consumption is fetishised and celebrated. When what we buy isn’t about need or utility, […] Read More...

• Why retailers must put unsold clothes into use

  

  By TRAID.

  October 8, 2019

  • Clothes Reuse
  • Environment
  A major issue in the fashion supply chain is ‘deadstock’- clothes which haven’t been sold at full or sale prices. […] Read More...

• Meet Dinki Human

  

  By Ester Ford.

  October 2, 2019

  • Ethical Fashion
  Meet Ester Ford, founder of Dinki Human, a sustainable clothes brand for kids and babies. They created a special ‘Earth […] Read More...

• Let’s Fix Fashion Now

  

  By Mary Creagh MP.

  September 25, 2019

  • Campaigns
  • Education
  • Environment
  Today marks the one year anniversary of TRAID’s 23% campaign and Londoners have passed on one million garments. An incredible […] Read More...

• Taking Stock: Reality vs Perception of Clothes Donations

  

  By Leigh McAlea.

  September 10, 2019

  • Campaigns
  • Clothes Reuse
  • Environment
  TRAID and many other charities, rely on donations made by you, the UK public, at textile banks to stock our […] Read More...

• London Climate Action Week: this is what you can do

  

  By Andrea Speranza.

  July 1, 2019

  • Campaigns
  • Climate Crisis
  • Environment
  London has declared a climate emergency. In response, the capital is launching its first ever London Climate Action Week, between […] Read More...

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