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Films & Videos

The True Cost: Who Pays the Price for our Clothing? by Andrew Morgan
Publication Date: 2015
Groundbreaking investigation of fast fashion reveals that while the price of clothing has been decreasing for decades the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically.
The Cotton Film: Dirty White Gold by Leah Borromeo
Publication Date: 2013

How Can Fashion Become Truly Circular?
In this Episode of The BoF Podcast, Ellen MacArthur explains how the fashion industry can move toward a waste-free future.

Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough; Michael Braungart
ISBN: 9780865475878
Publication Date: 2002-04-22
The Waste-Free World by Ron Gonen
ISBN: 9780593191842
Publication Date: 2021-04-06

A Practical Guide to Sustainable Fashion by Alison Gwilt
ISBN: 9781350067042
Publication Date: 2020-07-09
A Practical Guide to Sustainable Fashion offers an overview of the following topics: garment design; sourcing and selecting fabrics and techniques; pattern making and toiling; garment construction; distribution; clothing care and maintenance; reuse and re-manufacture; and material recycling; and it also covers the following sustainable design approaches: design for empathy; using mono materials; zero waste techniques; design for durability; engaging with local communities; design for need; reducing laundering; design for repair; upcycling; and design for closed-loop systems.
Fashion Victims by Alison Matthews David
ISBN: 9781350005082
Publication Date: 2017-07-13

Slow Factory Institute
A climate innovation hub addressing the intersecting crises of environmental justice and social inequity — building community power through open education, narrative change and regenerative design.
Ellen Macarthur Foundation
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. We develop and promote the idea of a circular economy, and work with business, academia, policymakers, and institutions to mobilise systems solutions at scale, globally.
The Sustainable Angle
The Sustainable Angle is a not-for-profit organisation and founders of #FutureFabricsExpo.We initiate and support projects with a focus on sustainability in Fashion and Textiles and related industries such as food and agriculture. The Future Fabrics Expo is the largest dedicated showcase of globally sourced, commercially available sustainably and responsibly produced fabrics and materials.
Matter Journal
Dedicated to the journey of how to build a purpose driven business, working with craftsmanship and artisans, and the beauty to be found across cultures.