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The Department of Repair: cash-free auction of exhibition furniture today

“The Department of Repair  explores (re)making through fixing, repairing and mending. The project reframes the theme of ‘repair’, exploring its identities and its potential as an environmentally/socially engaged practice. (…) With a fully zero waste aim for the project and … Continue reading

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Fair wages in fashion – still a long way to go

On 20 November I attended an evening panel debate, hosted by Guardian Sustainable Business and H&M, around achieving fair wages in the fashion industry. The event brought together fashion brands, sustainability experts, NGOs and journalists “to explore the issues and … Continue reading

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Ethics over leather wallets – mobilizing rural communities to support conservation

In my last post “Nature conservation – why, actually?”, I wrote that prof Dave Goulson, a British biologist and conservationist who specialises in the ecology and conservation of bumblebees, said that he was getting fed up with having to make … Continue reading

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