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Amsterdam Fashion Week explores sustainability

14/02/2012 - 10:57

The Amsterdam Fashion Week is known for its focus on sustainable fashion in which the Green Fashion Competition plays a major role. As well as showcasing the latest fashion trends, Amsterdam Fashion Week (AFW) also aims to encourage talented entrepreneurs to create green fashion in the industry. Since the launch of its business programme in 2007, there have been a series of workshops, trainings, discussions, and networking events. MADE-BY was honoured to be organising one of the four projects on their most recent business programme: a workshop on Creating Sustainable Change, in which young fashion talents were challenged to take a closer look at sustainable fashion.

Cleaner ways to produce clothes

09/02/2012 - 11:09

Thanks to Greenpeace and Solidaridad, wet processing has gained a lot of media attention and for fashion brands now is the time to acknowledge their responsibilities. Major brands have already signed up to the Zero Discharge Challenge of Greenpeace and some partner brands of MADE-BY are taking part in Solidaridad’s Cleaner Production Programme.

Buying season starts... now!

24/01/2012 - 12:01

January is traditionally the time of year for brands to show their upcoming Autumn/ Winter collections and for you to discover those perfect items and stumble upon new discoveries. Throughout many upcoming trade shows and fairs, brands and designers are set to profile their collections for the upcoming year. As sustainable fashion has proclaimed a substantial podium at tradefairs and fashion weeks, various MADE-BY partnerbrands are busy behind the scenes, preparing to show their wares.

Solidaridad starts with Cleaner Production Programme in Wet Processing

10/01/2012 - 12:37

MADE-BY has recently developed a blog dedicated to cleaner production in wet processing. Wet processing refers to the textile process where the products are pre-treated, dyed, finished and washed through a liquid-based process. It is a technique with a high negative environmental impact used consistently throughout the supply chains of most of our major high street clothing retailers.

Trends reporting 2011/2012

19/12/2011 - 12:14

MADE-BY Benelux recently held an end-of-year event for invited guests in Amsterdam. The event was devoted to trends in sustainability in the fashion and textile industry. The trends of 2011, and an exploration of expected trends for 2012, were presented in a relaxed setting.

Unicef campaigns against child labour in the Netherlands:

07/12/2011 - 18:25

Millions of children worldwide are forced into labour . Due to poverty or lack of education, many children spend their childhood in factories or doing manual labour rather than learning in the safety of a school environment. Unicef focuses on the well being of children and has developed a plan to get children away from factories and into schools. In the Netherlands, Unicef devoted November and December to a media campaign designed to increase awareness of child labour.