Ethical Fashion Forum: Training, Seminars, Workshops and Networking Events

Ethical Fashion Forum:   Training seminars, workshops and networking events

 

UK Manufacturing and Supply Sector  

Fashion, Textiles and Sundries

 

This menu of training opportunities has been drawn up as a  response to demand from fashion designers and businesses for information on how to source their products in the UK to specific sustainability criteria.

The demand for sustainable production practices is growing rapidly and represents a USP for UK manufacture, on an international level.

 

The training and networking options listed below are designed to raise awareness of these issues and build the capacity of the UK manufacturing sector to meet this demand.

 

All EFF training sessions include an evaluation process. The EFF strives to use creative, innovative , and enjoyable formats in order to deliver key information on sustainability to the fashion sector.

 

 

1. The market for sustainable manufacture in the fashion and textiles industry- why go green?

 

–          The growing market for ethical fashion

–          Sustainable manufacture as a USP

–          Networking event- bringing together designers , entrepreneurs and businesses with manufacturers and suppliers around sustainability issues

 

2. Waste, recycling and energy use

 

-Minimising energy use- and reducing energy costs

-Recycling raw materials and finished products: options and case studies

-Minimising waste

 

3. Supporting/ adding value to the local community

 

–          Strengthening local supply chains, training and capacity building

–          Supporting community development

 

4. Sustainable manufacturing processes

 

–          Use of dyes and colourings

–          Fabrics and fibres

–          Waste management and recycling

–          Packaging and distribution

 

5. Sustainable sourcing policies

 

– Sustainable certification for fabrics and fibres- organic, fair trade, ethical

-Using recycled fibres and fabrics

-Sourcing fabrics and sundries internationally: An Overview

 

6. Sustainable business models

 

-The triple bottom line- why social and environmental goals make financial as well as business sense

-Social enterprise- different ways of bringing in social and environmental goals- options and case studies

-Legal structures for social enterprise

 

 

PDF link to The Ethical Fashion Forum Brochure