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Challenges facing UK’s fashion entrepreneurs as they work toward sustainable prosperity

Through research conducted as part of our Fostering Sustainable Practices (FSP) project we know UK fashion micro, small and medium...

Another story of fashion as a contributor to cultural, social, environmental and economic prosperity

Fashion is fundamentally changing, and fashion designers are becoming less affiliated with the conventional fashion industry than ever...

The importance of networks for MSEs

As we emerge from lockdown, there is an increasing desire within society to have physical human contact again, we have collectively...

Fashion entrepreneurs’ resilience – how brands are advancing their circular economy ambitions

The fashion industry constitutes a complex mesh of, often global interconnections between designers, producers, suppliers, distributors...

Small Matters

Over the last few months, the team of our Fostering Sustainable Practices project have been busy writing a guide for those who support...

Are we there yet? Doing what matters in fashion

Sustainability is not a destination; it is a journey. It is a verb rather than a noun. It is not black and white either.

Landing with purpose

If we want the world to become a better place post Covid-19, we must stand up for the change we want to see...

Comfortable with uncertainty? Future Now.

It is now clearer than ever that the micro and small fashion businesses that have built their work on the need to do something that matters,

Downtime in the months of disruption, vulnerability, and generosity of spirit

Here we are now, in our home offices – researchers, designers, makers, all doing our utmost to adapt to the new circumstances of the COVID.

Better Lives: Capping production and building in some downtime

We look back on what the leaders of micro and small businesses who spoke at our 2019 Better Lives event...

It’s just <del>Black</del> Friday, or is it?

There are many things that create great discussion and debate in our office, and Black Friday is definitely one of them...

Transforming what it means to be a fashion business – fostering sustainable practices

Transforming what it means to be a fashion business – how brands are fostering sustainable practices at London Fashion Week.