Fashion Revolution: What is it and How to Get Involved
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May 19, 2021
Fashion Revolution is a registered charity based in London, advocating for a more ethical and sustainable fashion industry.
The charity was founded in response to one of the worst ever industrial incidents: the Rana Plaza. On 24th April 2013 in Dhaka, Bangladesh over 1,132 people were killed and 2,500 injured when the garment factories they were working in collapsed.
Fashion revolution offers opportunities and information to push positive change. Rallying people to help change the way the fashion industry runs, helping prevent similar disasters from happening again.
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Last modified on Mon 19 Apr 2021 07.42 EDT
A week after lockdown began to ease in the UK, Fashion Revolution Week (FRW) kicks off today with a reminder that “back-to-normal” isn’t always best – especially when it comes to the fashion industry.
“Covid was like a giant magnifying lens that showed us very clearly where we keep going wrong as people on this planet,” says Orsola de Castro, founder and global creative director of Fashion Revolution, pointing to exploitation and abuse which, she says, “are rife” in supply chains.
The aim of Fashion Revolution – which de Castro established in 2013 in response to the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh – is to force the fashion industry to “value people and the planet over growth and profit” as well as educate consumers on the questions to ask about their clothes and how to shop sustainably. “Buying from small businesses and thinking of longevity when it comes to what we already own can make a
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