Love Letters to my Clothing: Understanding Emotional Attachment to Clothing
Written by: Micaela Yawney, Story Map Coordinator @ Threading Change Editor: Sarah O’Rourke, Communications & Engagement Manager @ Threading Change [6-minute read]I hold on to clothing like I hold...
View ArticleThe Mushroom Movement: Are fungi the key to a more sustainable leather future?
Written by: Leah Muehlich, European Regional Coordinator @ Threading Change Editor: Sarah O’Rourke, Communications & Engagement Manager @ Threading Change [6-minute read]As one of the world’s most...
View ArticleSustainable Style in the Metaverse: The Rise of Digital Fashion and NFTs
Written by: Selin OguzEditor: Sarah O’Rourke, Communications & Engagement Manager @ Threading Change [10-minute read]There is a good reason that the word “NFT” was chosen as the 2021 word of the...
View ArticleUBC Sustainable Fashion Week: What you would have missed
ICYMI, here’s a round up of the events from UBC’s Sustainable Fashion Week. Feel free to water (or rewatch) the events here! Fashion in the Global South This discussion on fashion in the global south...
View ArticleSDG 5: Gender Equality and the Fashion Industry
Written by: Sarah O’Rourke, Communications Manager @ Threading Change 24 March 2022 [4-minute read]The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established seven years ago (2015) by the United Nations...
View ArticleSDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation and the Fashion Industry
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established seven years ago (2015) by the United Nations (UN) and were adopted by all UN Member States at the time to act as “a shared blueprint for peace...
View ArticleRemembering Rana Plaza: What can be Learned, and How the Industry has Changed
Written by: Hannah DeVries, Website, Newsletter & Blog Coordinator @ Threading Change 24 April 2022 [4-minute read] On April 24th, 2013, Rana Plaza collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This eight-story...
View ArticleSDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, and the Fashion Industry
Written by: Chemitei Janet, Africa Regional Coordinator @ Threading Change, and Modester Lynn, Environment Resource Management Graduate 2 May 2022[15-minute read]The Sustainable Development Goals...
View ArticleFashion for Healing: a Conversation with Scarabaeus Sacer
Written by: Chemitei Janet, Africa Regional Coordinator @ Threading Change9 May 2022[15-minute read]When it comes to fashion for a cause, ethical and sustainable fashion brand Scarabaeus Sacer...
View ArticleSDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, and the Fashion Industry
Written by: Isabelle Sain, Content Coordinator & Education Manager @ Threading Change 16 May 2022[8-minute read]The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established seven years ago (2015) by...
View ArticleYoung Entrepreneurs: How Taylor Smith Started her Fashion Brand During...
Written by: Leah Muehlich, European Regional Coordinator @ Threading Change[4-minute read]Taylor Hollan is a sustainable fashion brand who gives old fabrics new life by repurposing them into unique...
View ArticleDesigning for Re-wilding
Written by: Isabelle Sain, Content Coordinator & Education Manager @ Threading Change 30 May 2022[8-minute read]The fashion industry impacts and influences our daily lives across generations and...
View ArticleSDG 9: Building Resilient Infrastructure, Inclusivity, Sustainable...
Written by: Isabelle Sain, Content Coordinator & Education Manager @ Threading Change 13 June 2022[8-minute read]The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established seven years ago (2015) by...
View ArticleSDG 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Written by: Chemitei Janet, Africa Regional Coordinator @ Threading Change30 June 2022[8-minute read]The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and deepened the wage crisis for garment workers, leaving them...
View ArticleSDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities & SDG 15: Life on Land
Written by: Chemitei Janet, Africa Regional Coordinator @ Threading Change28 July 2022[12-minute read]SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainableCities are hubs...
View ArticleReads of the Week Roundup
Compiled here are a number of articles worth reading for more information on the latest news and findings in the fashion industry! We here at the Threading Change team encourage you to go through this...
View ArticleSDG 12: Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
Written by: Barbra Kangwana, Africa’s Regional Coordination Team Research Leader @ Threading Change 15 September 2022[8-minute read]The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established seven years...
View ArticleSDG 13: Let’s Talk Climate Action
Written by: Toni Ojo-Akinkunmi, Africa’s Regional Coordination Team Policy Lead @Threading Change 22 August 2023[10-minute read]The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established seven years ago...
View ArticleExploring Fashion’s Sustainable Future: Threading Change in Conversation with...
Written by: Sara McQuaid, Montreal Events & Content Assistant @Threading Change25 April 2024[5-minute read]The act of shopping often invokes a primal feeling. Breezing through long racks of...
View ArticleFrom Ideas to Action: Threading Change at Paris’ ChangeNow Summit
Written by: Sara McQuaid, Montreal Events & Content Assistant @Threading Change15 May 2024[5-minute read]IntroductionParis, a city of lights renowned for sparking imagination, inspiration, and...
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