Livia Firth to join supply chain debate at Houses of Parliament
22/03/2016
Alongside Ms Firth, Roberto Ridolfi, director of the European Commission for Sustainable Growth and Development; Jenny Holdcroft, a policy director at union IndustriALL; and Mike Kane, shadow minister for International Development, will discuss the steps needed to create change.
The event will mark the start of Fashion Revolution Week 2016, a week of activities in 84 countries to demand a fairer, cleaner, more transparent fashion industry.
Carry Somers, co-founder of Fashion Revolution, said: “Almost nobody has a clear picture how the fashion supply chain really works, from fibre through to disposal. In order to create a sustainable fashion industry for the future, the myriad of stakeholders along the supply chain from private and white label manufacturers to brands and retailers must start to take responsibility for the people and communities on which their business depends.
“Not one of these companies publishes a list of their suppliers or vendors, nor do they publish any social and environmental sustainability reports. In the future, brands will have to be able to answer the question: who made my clothes? Answering this question requires transparency, and this implies honesty, openness, communication and accountability.”
The event will take place on April 18.
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