The Sustainable Clothing Roadmap Conference

Yesterday, at the sustainable clothing conference at London Fashion Week, Dan Morris, the Environment Minister announced a list of new participants in the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan. The reception at the Estethica exhibition, the ethical fashion trade show in Somerset House as part of London Fashion Week brought together participants from a wide range of industries and non profit organisations who have all committed to actions to increase sustainablilty in the clothing industry. New signatories including British Retail Consortium, Ethical Fashion Forum, Forum for the Future, Levis Strauss, MADE-BY, Cotton Made in Africa, RSPCA, Society of Dyers and Colourists joined existing participants including Marks and Spencer’s, Tesco, Oxfam and Nike.

One year on from the original formation of the sustainable clothing action plan, the Sustainable clothing conference which was held at the South Bank Centre yesterday, high lighted how some biggest names in fashion are working to take actions which will make a significant difference to the environmental footprint and social inequalities which blight some of the consumer fashion supply chain and focused on further ways to move forward. It was announced how the Responsible and Accountable Garment Sector (RAGS) fund will make £3.5 million available over three years for bids from organisations who want to make the clothing business more ethical and contribute more strongly to development in poor countries.

Presentations included Tesco announcing a new online capsule Sustainable Fashion range in collaboration with From Somewhere, the recycling fashion pioneer.