Every second of every day, the equivalent of a full dump truck’s worth of textiles is either sent to a landfill or burned. This is the estimate of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and this process destroys some $500 billion of textiles per year.
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Nominations are open for the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020
We’ve launched the call for nominations for the Twyg Fashion Awards 2020. This has been a hard year for everyone. COVID-19 has caused havoc in people’s lives. We know this, but we know too that many people have thought deeply about their fashion practices. And we want to celebrate and recognise this work. Please find the nomination form here.
Categories and criteria for the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020
We have opened nominations for the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020. Once again, we’re looking for designers who implement sustainable, circular and regenerative approaches to design and who foster ethical practices in the industry. We want to celebrate all the...
Meet the judges for the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020
When selecting a judging panel for the inaugural Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, I thought deeply about the diversity, experience and reach of the judges. I wanted a panel that would be equipped to judge the different areas of fashion that are important to Twyg....
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