Early last month, news broke that Boohoo and the East Leicester garment industry are the subject of two petitions filed earlier this year by Liberty Shared, a Hong Kong-based anti-modern slavery NGO. Liberty Shared has a successful track record of pursuing import bans on goods tainted by forced labour into U.S. markets. Here’s how Section 307 of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930 (Act) could prove to be an effective tool in the global fight against modern slavery.
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Fashion Roundtable have highlighted the key issues, impacts and unforeseen consequences of Brexit in our open letter to UK government. Read our concise roundup of the key areas threatening the UK fashion industry.
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A template letter to your MP highlighting Fashion Roundtable’s plea to Government, which urges action that will protect the future of the UK fashion industry.
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Last night the Prime Minister announced another UK national lockdown. Whilst we understand this decision, we are concerned by its unequal impact on families and businesses.
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The UK has today secured a free agreement with Japan, which is the UK's first major trade deal as an independent trading nation.
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This paper is intended to provide useful directions for new manufacturers of Covid-19 PPE for healthcare and for other key workers. The OPSS PPE Legislation Guidance for Businesses (PPE Regulations) includes guidelines for importers, but this category is not addressed in the current research paper. This is a research paper and it is advised you seek and consult the relevant legal and professional advice for manufacturing PPE equipment.
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All too often however, fashion has been left as an oversight by politicians, with other industries grabbing media attention and the political limelight. The Fashion Roundtable Election Manifesto outlines our key asks from all political parties, across they vital issues that matter. From workers’ rights, to sustainability, from freedom of movement, to education, we have raised the issues that go to the heart of what all within our sector need from their elected candidates.
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On 23 July, Fashion Roundtable were joined by creatives across the sector to celebrate the launch of the new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Creative Diversity. The new group, featuring cross-party Parliamentary Members, was founded by Ed Vaizey and colleague Alex Pleasants, in order to identify and tackle obstacles facing diversity in the creative sector.
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On Tuesday 23rd July, Rt Hon Lord Deben, John Gummer, former Secretary of State for the Environment and now Chair of the Committee on Climate Change, and Tony Juniper CBE Chair of Natural England, provided evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee, chaired by Mary Creagh MP.
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Sustainability is an issue that cuts across party lines. In ‘Ode to Boris: Will Brexit really matter if Europe and the world are burning?’ Amy Nguyen examines what the latest Downing Street developments, with a very right reshuffle of the cabinet formed with the sole objective to deliver Brexit by October 31st, will mean for the sustainability and environmental agenda.
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Our unique event, ’Global Britain, Local Stories’ successfully fused narratives from politicians, designers, curators, and educators in order to deliver a deeply informative and interesting depiction of culture and sustainability within fashion. The event stimulated compelling stories about the importance of locality and identity within contemporary designer’s work, encouraging the audience to consider the multitude of cultures and identities which exist simultaneously within our local communities, which can be utilised to unite communities
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“Fashion like politics and indeed the FTSE 250 needs to recognise that inclusion and representation have to be core to systemic change. If businesses and politics are to represent those they serve then we have to see a radical transformation to create a sector which is inclusive and representative of all of us. From the power of the purple pound, to the estimated 60% growth of the modest fashion market to 2021, for businesses to connect with our consumers those in charge need to recognise the need for change in order to be effective and valued in these growing and important markets.”
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