Hakan Karaosman 4/11/24 Hakan Karaosman 4/11/24

Weaving the Threads: The UCRF Research Tapestry

Join us on a journey to shape the field of fashion sustainability through research! Introducing the UCRF Research Tapestry—an interdisciplinary exploration of the roots and possible futures of inquiries into transforming the textile- and apparel sector.

Amy Twigger Holroyd 12/9/23 Amy Twigger Holroyd 12/9/23

UCRF Earthshot Prize Nominations

We present our nominations for the 2024 Earthshot Prize and share some of the work leading up to deciding on the two nominations.

Amy Twigger Holroyd 5/26/23 Amy Twigger Holroyd 5/26/23

Emi Englis

Our fourteenth member of the month is sustainability designer and educator Emi Englis.

Hakan Karaosman 4/11/23 Hakan Karaosman 4/11/23

Supplier Inclusion Is Key to Climate Action

We define just transition as inclusive, holistic, and equitable actions led by people and communities to disrupt and transform market-based, capitalist systems that perpetuate social and environmental problems. Supplier inclusion and plural social dialogues are strong antecedents to just and fair climate action.

Kate Fletcher 4/1/23 Kate Fletcher 4/1/23

Worker-centric pricing

An invitation to UCRF members to conduct an exercise on Worker-centric pricing as part of commemoration of the 10 year anniversary of Rana Plaza.

Amy Twigger Holroyd 3/1/23 Amy Twigger Holroyd 3/1/23

Matrixes, Policy and Some Possible Ways Forward

Introducing a spiderogram tool from the Indexes Working Group – an alternative way of measuring sustainability in fashion – and announcing the merger of three working groups.

Amy Twigger Holroyd 2/16/23 Amy Twigger Holroyd 2/16/23

Irene Maldini

Our thirteenth member of the month is sustainability researcher Irene Maldini.

Amy Twigger Holroyd 1/31/23 Amy Twigger Holroyd 1/31/23

Who and what will we protect?

Reflection on a talk by Timo Rissanen, linking the global loss of species and the global HIV Aids crisis.

Amy Twigger Holroyd 1/27/23 Amy Twigger Holroyd 1/27/23

Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2023

News of our Wikipedia edit-a-thon in 2023. Get involved!

Marte Louise Lilleby 9/26/22 Marte Louise Lilleby 9/26/22

Elizabeth L. Cline

Our twelfth participant is New York-based author and journalist Elizabeth L. Cline.

Marte Louise Lilleby 7/17/22 Marte Louise Lilleby 7/17/22

An Open Letter on Textile Fibre Indexes

At the crux of the ecological and social crises are many conflicting ideas about how to address challenges in order to affect change.

Marte Louise Lilleby 6/24/22 Marte Louise Lilleby 6/24/22

Nada Koreish

Our eleventh participant is Nada Koreish.

Marte Louise Lilleby 4/23/22 Marte Louise Lilleby 4/23/22

Nine years since Rana Plaza

April 24, 2022, marks nine years since the devastating Rana Plaza building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Marte Louise Lilleby 4/22/22 Marte Louise Lilleby 4/22/22

Earth Day 2022

This Earth Day let us reinvigorate relationships with the earth.

Marte Louise Lilleby 3/21/22 Marte Louise Lilleby 3/21/22

Communique from the Oslo Local Assembly on Textile Fibres

A twist on the usual UCRF Local Assembly format, this themed Local Assembly concentrated on textile fibers. Points for discussion could be tabled by any UCRF member in advance or raised on the day.

Marte Louise Lilleby 2/14/22 Marte Louise Lilleby 2/14/22

Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2022

February 26 is soon here again, and it is time for the yearly UCRF Wikipedia edit-a-thon!

Marte Louise Lilleby 2/3/22 Marte Louise Lilleby 2/3/22

Announcing a Themed Local Assembly in Oslo

A twist on the usual UCRF Local Assembly format, this themed Local Assembly will concentrate on textile fibres. Points for discussion can be tabled by any UCRF member in advance or raised on the day.