Category Archives: Economics

Bangladesh Factory Collapse – News and Comment Round-up

Posted on 05/05/2013 by Emma

Nearly two weeks after the collapse of the Bangladeshi factory complex the story continues to dominate the news. Some 3000 workers were inside the Rana Plaza, an 8 storey illegally constructed factory complex in Dhaka, when it collapsed at around … Continue reading →

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House of Lords: Baroness Young of Hornsey ‘Ethics and Sustainability in the Fashion Industry’

Posted on 25/03/2013 by Emma

On Tuesday 19th March 2013 Baroness Young of Hornsey opened the second debate on ethics and sustainability in fashion at the House of Lords. It was great timing for me, as I had just organised a workshop day on ethical … Continue reading →

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Ethical Fashion Futures Workshop: Changing Habits in Retail

Posted on 15/03/2013 by Emma

Back in the summer of 2012, fellow PhD retail researcher Ellie Tighe and I decided that there was something of a gap in the ethical fashion conversation. There was quite a lot going on in London; a number of ethical … Continue reading →

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High Street Futures: 2nd Expert Scoping Panel Workshop

Posted on 13/02/2013 by Emma

Mary Portas put the British high street on the general public’s radar when she was commissioned by the government to produce the ‘The Portas Review: An independent review into the future of our high streets’ in 2011. As part of … Continue reading →

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A Second-Hand Christmas? The Etiquette of Giving Second-Hand Gifts

Posted on 18/12/2012 by Emma

Where did you do most of your Christmas shopping? Online? In a department store? Out-of-town shopping centre? Whilst doing your weekly supermarket shop? . . . . You haven’t started? Well you’d better get to it! The fact is there … Continue reading →

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Fashion’s Dirty Secrets Exhibition by Ms Wandas

Posted on 13/09/2012 by Emma

As part of the 2012 E17 Art Trail, Ester Freeman, aka Ms Wandas, curated an exhibition of photography showing the dirty secrets of the fashion industry. I popped along in the week to see the images up close and visit … Continue reading →

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