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Book Club No.7: In Conversation with Professor Kate Fletcher – Fletcher’s Almanac Vol. 2 (opens the original)
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In the seventh Front Row to Front Bench book club from Fashion Roundtable, Meg Pirie talks with Professor Kate Fletcher about Fletcher’s Almanac Volume 2, a pocket-sized book of short vignettes that moves through the seasons, between England, Ireland, Wales and Norway. The perfect companion to Volume 1.Professor Kate Fletcher’s work on slow-fashion, degrowth, nature and systems change has had an effect on how many of us, including Meg, think about the fashion industry.After more than 30 y
Book Club No. 6: In Conversation with Frieda Gormley and Meg Pirie (opens the original)
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“The old stories of unchecked growth, extraction and exploitation are beginning to crumble. In their place, new stories are emerging: stories of community, collaboration and connection.” – Frieda GormleyWhat if business actually served nature? In the latest episode of Front Row to Front Bench Podcast, sits down with , co-founder of House of Hackney, to talk about her debut book, In the Company of Nature. Part memoir,
Seven Financial Priorities for Emerging Fashion Founders with Fashion’s Favourite Accountant Vikram Menon (opens the original)
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The Sector Is Crying Out For A Stabilisation Of Orders (opens the original)
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Last week we delivered our open letter calling on Andy Burnham for a meeting to look at UK-made public procurement.Tamara Cincik: “It’s very clear that the sector is crying out for a stabilisation of orders, and we’ve identified this is the lever that could support UK manufacturing at pace with greater order numbers, real stabilisation, and their support across the whole of UK wider manufacturing.”We’ve also asked for a textile task force, because right now the sector is fragmented across depart
We Need A Mindset Shift: GVA Over GDP (opens the original)
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This week we delivered our open letter to Andy Burnham at Downing Street, calling for onshoring requirements on NHS and defence textile contracts, and a cross-departmental textiles task force.Why does this matter?Our Head of Policy, Meg Pirie tells us factories across the UK aren’t closing for lack of skill or capability, but for lack of consistent orders. Patrick Grant, one of our signatories, is a <a href="https://substack.com/@fashionroundtable/p-
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