FEI Conference Report 2008

The FEI conference 'Ethics of Fashion or Fashion of Ethics?' took place on the 27th February at the Zion Arts Centre, Manchester.  The event had a packed programme and included contributions from Katie Stafford (Marks and Spencer), Suki Chung (Labour Action China), Vicky Betts (Arkadash Fair Trade retailers), Kate Fletcher (sustainable fashion consultant), Mary Rayner (Ethical Consumer Magazine), Martin Hearson (Labour Behind the Label), Katharine Hamnett (designer) and Dilys Williams (Head of Sustainable Fashion at London College of Fashion).

In the conference report read about how the various speakers felt companies where responding to consumers' demands for more ethical clothes, find out whether they thought ethical consumerism was here to stay and if it was improving conditions for garment workers. 

Listen to a podcast of the conference by clicking here. 

  

 

 

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