Commonwealth Parliamentarians Visit & Tour Fashion – Enter Ltd’s HQ

08-02-2025
This morning, 24th October 2024, Fashion-Enter Ltd (FEL) welcomed 20 Commonwealth parliamentarians for a presentation and tour of FEL’s headquarters in Haringey.
FEL’s Founder and CEO Jenny Holloway, along with FEL Director’s and Stephen Morris from Innovate UK, supported the informative 2-hour session that covered core issues such as; ethical and sustainable industry practices to actively collaborating with policymakers.
The visit followed a Roundtable discussion at Portcullis House in Westminster on Modern Slavery in the supply chain (23rd October), and the importance of multi-sectorial collaboration and contribution within the legislative process.
After a brief welcome and introduction the parliamentarians were split into two groups so that they could comfortably review the site and listen to each speaker.






The tour consisted of:
- The Factory: Overview of ethical manufacturing practices.
- The Fashion Studio: Innovative design and production.
- Repair Centre: Sustainability through repairs and upcycling.
- Education: Fashion Technology Academy and Apprenticeship programs.
- Style3D: Demonstration of advanced technology in reducing waste.
While the presentation covered:
- Ethical and Sustainable Practices: How technology and innovation drive these efforts.
- Labour Rights and Industry Engagement: The crucial role of the business and investment sectors in upholding labour rights and preventing exploitation.
- Legislation and Manufacturing: Dispelling myths about the negative impact of legislation on manufacturing and exploring how government policies can support the industry.
- Engagement with Government: How Fashion-Enter collaborates with policymakers to shape and support new legislation.
The visit rounded off with further discussion and questions and the feedback from the parliamentarians was extremely positive.


Post visit, Adeline Dumoulin, Modern Slavery Team Leader said: “On behalf of CPA UK, I would like to sincerely thank-you for your attendance and contribution to the Legislative Drafting Seminar, and for helping to make it a successful programme.
“Thank-you for your contribution during the world café session, and for the invitation to visit Fashion-Enter, which I know delegates greatly appreciated. From the feedback we have already received, delegates had a positive experience and benefited from all the discussions.
“It has been a pleasure welcoming you in Parliament and working with you throughout those months. We look forward to more fruitful collaboration in the future.”
FEL CEO, Jenny Holloway added: “Thank-you so much to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK for arranging this visit of MPs from across the Commonwealth; particular thanks to Adeline Dumoulin and Jake Moran.
“Prior to the visit we met yesterday at Portcullis House in Westminster and engaged in a Roundtable chaired by Martin Buttle PhD, Better Work Lead, CCLA, who discussed the global statistics of human world trafficking and the size of the apparel industry with 430 million garment sector employees; with the world wide value of the sector being US$ 2trillion. Bangladesh is currently the second largest exporter in the world with their economy growing on average 6.4% a year between 2010 – 2023.
“This was followed by today’s (24/10/24) visit, where we welcomed the MP’s to our Haringey site to showcase ethical, lean production, Style3D and AI in Fashion, plus our educational centre for skills in stitching and pattern making. It was a delight to welcome so many people that are clearly actively involved and want to do the very best for their factories and employees across the sector.
“Thank-you to everyone that has contributed to making the visit today such a success. We look forward to future engagement and knowledge transfer with Commonwealth in the very near future.”