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The British Fashion Council hosts Great Fashion For Climate Action showcase at COP26

On November 9, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Campaign partnered with the British Fashion Council to host the Great Fashion for Climate Action showcase at COP26. A display of UK innovation, a number of designers were featured including those from Burberry, Phoebe English and Stella McCartney. Aimed at exhibiting the UK’s commitment to...

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UAL students host ‘Carnival of Crisis’ as response to COP26

The University of the Arts (UAL) Climate Emergency Network has presented a series of events running parallel to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), demonstrating how creativity can be used as a response to climate and ecological emergencies. Ran over the course of the two-week long conference, ‘Carnival of Crisis: Mobilising...

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Great British Sewing Bee winner Serena Baker presents at Sustainable Fashion Festival

Over 350 people attended the Sustainable Fashion: Re-Clothing the Future festival at Glasgow Caledonian University, hosted by Scottish comedian Anna Devitt. In front of an audience of mostly school pupils and students from across Scotland, Serena Baker, the 2021 winner of the BBC reality show Great British Sewing Bee, took part in a live...

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COP26 hit: 'Climate stripes' showing 170 years of global warming

Reading, United Kingdom - A striped design showing the impact of global warming on 170 years of world temperatures at a glance has become a hit at the UN's COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The lined red and blue image, which shows global average temperatures from 1850 to 2020, has been on display at the talks in exhibitions on sustainability,...

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COP26: Communication is the driving force for fashion’s climate problem

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has shared new visions, insights and recommendations on how communication changes are important for the fashion sector in order to align itself with science-based targets, outlined by the Paris Agreement Goals. The testimonial is mirrored in the renewed Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (Fashion...

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Ralph Lauren makes number of commitments supporting COP26

Premium label Ralph Lauren has outlined a number of sustainability commitments in support of the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), while also applauding the continued development of the US Regenerative Cotton Fund. The company, which oversees a variety of brand names, has joined others in agreeing to a series of...

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Burberry announces biodiversity strategy at COP26

British heritage fashion brand Burberry has stated it will take action to “protect, restore and regenerate nature” as it builds on its climate positive commitment with a new biodiversity strategy unveiled at COP26. The biodiversity strategy builds upon its recent commitment to become Climate Positive by 2040 and will expand the scope of its...

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Fashion Schools: Where to Explore Sustainable Fashion

As global leaders unite for the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the issue of sustainability has never been more present or important for companies, the general public and the future of the world. With this in mind, some fashion schools are adjusting accordingly to the movement of sustainability and are offering various...

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Guess furthers its commitment to climate action

Guess has furthered its commitment to climate action by signing an open letter to G20 leaders, asking them to fulfill their obligations laid out in The Paris Agreement. Addressed to the leaders attending the COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, the letter outlines key requests in order to sustain a habitable planet and the growth of world economies....

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Stella McCartney unveils ‘Future of Fashion’ exhibition at COP26

Stella McCartney has launched the ‘Future of Fashion: An innovation conversation with Stella McCartney’ exhibit at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow as part of the HRH Prince Charles Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) at COP26. The installation explores Stella McCartney’s nature-positive approach to fashion, as well as the...

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Phoebe English among fashion signatories calling COP26 to climate action

As the world’s leaders come together for the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), members of the fashion industry have united to call on the leaders to make a number of commitments addressing climate issues. Around 120 world leaders have come together in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss global negotiations centred around...

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Fashion COP26: Now is not the time to walk away

Fashion Roundtable, Fashion Revolution, Centre for Sustainable Fashion, Common Objective, Eco-Age, and The Sustainable Angle, along with leading fashion brands and fashion sustainability advocates unite with a call to action for COP26, to stress the urgent need for the world’s leaders to recognise the impactful role fashion can play in reaching...