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What is “sustainable fashion?”

In this video, hear from Ethical Fashion Forum chief editor Sarah Ditty and several fashion entrepreneurs discuss how to define sustainable fashion.

There is no formal definition of sustainable fashion. Sustainability and ethics can apply to many different aspects of running a fashion business, from the raw fibre right through to the use and disposal of a product.

In this video, several supply chain experts and fashion entrepreneurs discuss what sustainability means and why sustainability is important in the context of fashion. Think about what sustainability means to you and how you think it could relate to your work in the fashion space.

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