CONNECT I COLLABORATE I EXCHANGE I PROMOTE I INNOVATE I STAY INFORMED
The Ethical Fashion SOURCE Network is the online fashion community dedicated to sustainability – bringing together thousands of members, from fashion designers to press, buyers, students, entrepreneurs, consumers and business people in over 100 countries.
The look and feel of the network have recently been updated: Scroll down for further details.
The SOURCE Network is a part of the SOURCE Global Platform for Sustainable Fashion, powered by the Ethical Fashion Forum, the Industry Body for sustainable fashion. The SOURCE aims to make it easier for fashion businesses to work sustainably, make it easier for consumers and buyers to buy from sustainable businesses, and link fair trade and ethical suppliers to market.
BENEFITS OF JOINING THE SOURCE NETWORK
INFORMATION:
The site is regularly updated with information from Ethical Fashion Forum and partners events, and acts as a resource exchange with hundreds of members uploading documents, videos, and research relevant to ethical fashion.
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS:
The blog and events pages bring together all the latest ethical fashion news and events from all over the world.
CONTACTS, SOURCING AND SALES:
If you are looking to connect with others or source or sell products and components made to ethical standards, the SOURCE Network is a good place to start. The site includes discussion forums as well as dedicated groups, for example suppliers, manufacturers, students, designers and country or location groups, allowing members to network around specific topics.
PROMOTION:
The site allows you to set up a profile for your business or organisation, include your own branding, upload images, and, providing what you do is relevant to fashion and ethics, to promote what you do on the blog on the front page and in the events section.
JOBS AND FUNDING:
Job, internship and funding opportunities relevant to ethical fashion are regularly promoted to network members
“I have made contacts…gained A LOT of information from others who have been there before me, I … believe this site is the platform that will help me to launch my projects forward.” (Jaqueline, London based fashion designer)
LATEST NETWORK NEWS: CHANGES TO THE NETWORK
The Ethical Fashion Network is growing fast - and we want to make it as useful as possible for members. The Ethical Fashion Forum team will be dedicating time and resources over the next year to make improvements to the network. We hope this will make it more effective as a platform for networking as well as promoting the work of members.
If you have ideas on how we can make the network work better for you- please tell us! We have created a discussion on the forum so that we can take these on board, CONTRIBUTE YOUR IDEAS HERE or, if you prefer, you can tell us directly by emailing Georgie: network@ethicalfashionforum.com
CHANGES WILL INCLUDE:
RE-BRANDING THE NETWORK: Changing the site look and feel so that it fits in with our SOURCE platform branding:
Why are we doing this? For several reasons. Firstly we will be getting a lot of press and promotion for the SOURCE platform - and we want to include the network in the press and promotion- this will benefit members as well as increasing the range of professionals joining the network. Secondly- we want to simplify what we do under one platform, rather than having separate network and source membership. Thirdly, the SOURCE platform branding has had very good feedback from our buyer and press networks- it is a good format for showcasing fashion brands and products, and looks professional and fashion led.
The network has been re-named SOURCE NETWORK. Its goals will remain the same, and nothing will change in relation to your profile and access to the site.
PROFILING MEMBERS BETTER ON THE FRONT PAGE
We are looking at several ways that we can promote members better on the front page. Rather than having a static image at the top, we plan to have a regularly changing image featuring members work.
IMPROVING THE NAVIGATION AROUND THE NETWORK
We will aim to simplify the navigation and make it easier for you to find your way around the site.
ADDING SPECIAL FEATURES
We will be adding several special features, ideas include pages with specific and valuable information for members, networking groups where you can connect with or gain advice and support from experts, opportunities to profile pioneering initiatives and products on the front page.
