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Eleven years after Rana Plaza, where is the fashion industry in terms of transparency?

Eleven years ago today, on 24th April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,100 garment workers and injuring more than 2,500, many of them severely. All of those deaths and injuries could have been prevented had the five garment factories housed in the building evacuated on time like the other...

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Timeline: 10 years of Fashion Revolution

The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh, which housed garment factories, shook the industry - more than 1,100 workers lost their lives and around 2,500 were injured, many of them gravely. The accident, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of industrial manufacturing, shed light on an area that normally remains in...

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Fashion Revolution Week turns 10, extends to 10 days

From 15th to 24th April, Fashion Revolution Week will be held again worldwide to raise awareness about those who make our clothes and under what conditions. Established in 2014 after the Rana Plaza disaster, this year marks the tenth anniversary of what non-profit Fashion Revolution calls “the world’s largest fashion activism movement”....

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University of East London MBA students to help organise Fashion Revolution Week 2024 events

The University of East London (UEL) has announced a partnership with non-profit organisation Fashion Revolution. The collaboration will see UEL's MBA fashion entrepreneurship students be actively involved in the Fashion Revolution campaign 2024. The MBA students will be part of this year's Fashion Revolution Week, an annual fashion activism...

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Fashion Revolution Week highlights small businesses to bring sustainable change

Fashion Revolution Week is starting this Saturday, and a new project called 'Small but Perfect' will make its debut at the Fashion Revolution Open Studio. The project recognises that small businesses can play a significant role in making the fashion industry more sustainable. Small businesses can lay the groundwork for more comprehensive...

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Fashion Revolution Week 2022 explores the theme of Money Fashion Power

Fashion Revolution Week 2022 is under way and this year’s theme is Money Fashion Power. Running until 24 April, Fashion Revolution Week (FRW) brings together the world’s largest fashion activism movement surrounding the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, with the aim to collectively reimagine a just and equitable fashion system for...

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Video: Is this the end of mass consumption? Fashion Revolution asks experts

Fashion Revolution hosted a live panel discussion titled "Fashion Question Time" featuring five fashion professionals and hosted by Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey. The panel discussion occuring during Fashion Revolution Week, allows experts to debate what the future looks like for the fashion industry. The theme of this year's discussion: Mass...

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#Whatsinmyclothes: The truth behind the label

In 2019 Circle Economy was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and Waterways to investigate the accuracy of composition labels in clothes. Using the Fibersort machine, over 10.000 garments were tested: in 41 percent of cases the garment composition labels did not match the composition of the garment. As Fashion Revolution week...

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Video: Worldwide Talks 2020 by Fashinnovation day 1 online now

Convened in collaboration with the UN Office of Partnerships, Fashinnovation is assembling a 2 Day online summit in partnerships with the Conscious Fashion Campaign with a focus on the Sustainable Development Goals. International leaders in the fashion & technology industries will gather from around the world to connect with one another as well...

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Fashion Revolution Week 2020: more relevant than ever

From 20th to 26th April, Fashion Revolution Week will be held again worldwide to raise awareness for those who made our clothes and under what conditions. Established in 2014 after the Rana Plaza disaster, this year it is particularly important to remember and take action, because in the wake of the global Covid 19 pandemic and the resulting...

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Rana Plaza: a tragedy remembered

Six years ago, on 24th April 2013, 1,138 garment workers in Bangladesh lost their lives, ultimately because of an industry that placed deadlines and profits before human lives. Rana Plaza, the building that housed five garment factories among other establishments, had not evacuated those who toiled for the least: garment workers barely making...