Sourcing Sustainable Fabrics and Components

[Ethical Fashion Forum]

Taking place on January 20th at 6.30pm.

Hear from sourcing experts and fashion business leaders, from the luxury sector, big business, and new business sectors, as well as several suppliers. Learn the options open to you, and how others have overcome challenges.

Chair - Clare Lissaman

Panel:

Abi Rushton, Ethical and Sustainable Sourcing , Tesco Clothing, Sustainable fabrics for the mass market
Ben Ramsden, Zameen (organic cotton fabric suppliers) A golden supply chain for cotton
Rani Patel and Lucy Jones, RaniJones: Sourcing sustainably as a new business
Jackie Andrews, Consultant, luxury textiles: Fabrics for the luxury sector
Kirsten Samuels, MUMO (Sustainable fabric suppliers): Fabrics and techniques from Brazil

[Ethical Fashion Forum]

We hope that you found last night useful, and met people you can develop your ideas and business with.
We will soon be posting the notes and the video from the evening.

In case you didn't get a copy, here is the agenda from the evening. Please use this space to continue your conversations on sustainable fabrics and components.

[Ethical Fashion Forum]

Please find notes from the seminar for anybody who missed it

[Ethical Fashion Forum]

Please feel free to download the notes from the Sustainable Fabrics Masterclass - facilitated by Jocelyn Whipple and Sarah Ratty.
Sustainable Fabrics Masterclass.pdf

[Tabitha]

Hi, I thought this was a very useful discussion and would be interested in talking further to people who talked about creating a 'buying pool' for small designers. I'm also interested in networking and doing business (I'm a retailer at www.mimimyne.com) with designers creating ethical childrenswear (organic, Fairtrade or recycled) so please get in touch if this is you!

Thanks for organising this, it was very helpful and great to hear so many inspiring speakers!

Tabitha Potts