By Rushanara Ali MP, Labour Shadow Minister for International Development, UK

Bangladesh is changing so rapidly – I see this every time I visit. Growth rates are at about 7% a year and it is now one of the countries identified by Goldman Sachs investment bank as ‘The Next Eleven’ (or N-11) - countries who have the potential, along with the BRICS, to become the…

This weeks Eco Fashion Designer overview on Eco Fashion Talk is on Stewart + Brown's lovely, layered, quirky collection at http://www.ecofashiontalk.com/2011/12/stewart-brown/  As always feel free to like, comment, post and Tweet as you see fit, and check out Stewart and Brown's own website…

Check out this weeks Eco Fashion Designer overview on the exquisite collection of John Patrick Organic at …

Somthing that is often on my mind, is what the fashion industry does with last season's lines.

Now I am a jeweller so we are quite lucky.  If we do ever end up with precious materials that haven't sold, we can melt them down and make them into something else!  Also as most of what we make is a bespoke design or a one-off design so we almost never need to do this.

However we also do have some lines of…

It is a worrying time for the Kimberley Process.  Many of us in the jewellery industry are baffled that Marange diamonds are available for export.

Simon has written a great blog about the current situation with the Kimberley Process explaining it all which is well worth a read.

I know our own diamonds…

The lovely people at Green Baby are having a Childrenswear and accessories Christmas sale! See the banner above for full details. Visit their Network Profile here or…

We'd like to introduce one of our new Fellows! Rachel from Funky Jewellery & Bags has recently joined the Fellowship 500, our new collaboration with pioneering innovators in…

Listen in as designer and artist Aidah Fontenot talks about being an ethical fashion designer and what inspires her work.



Tuesday December 6th at 6pm



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Global Mamas need our help to raise funds to purchase equipment needed to create 23 sustainable jobs for women in Ghana in their growing textile & sewing fair trade workshop in Prampram.…

Todays Eco Fashion Designer overview is on the breathtaking collection of Lily Marthe Ebener, and her amazing hand knit collection in incredible textures and colors.  Check it out at http://www.ecofashiontalk.com/2011/12/lily-marthe-ebener/, along with new resource listings including…

Research finds that people who identify strongly with their racial ethnicity are generally happier. So, what better way of spreading joy and self confidence than with ethnic fashions?…

Maiya is launching an exciting new ethical fashion womenswear label with it’s debut collection for Spring/Summer 2012. Maiya use a range of organic, fair trade and sustainable fabrics, energy conscious and waste reducing initiatives…