Green Gown Awards 2021: Benefitting Society - The University of Greenwich - Finalist

Circular Textiles Greenwich

The Circular Textiles Greenwich project aims to address and promote sustainable consumption and production patterns and contribute to eliminating forced labour and modern slavery as part of UN SDGs (8, 7 & 12). The project involves establishing a hub at the University of Greenwich for swapping clothes, providing a textiles repair, and upcycling and mending training station and community exchange, including inviting local entrepreneurs to share and promote their experiences.

The hub raises awareness on human rights and environmental abuses in the global supply chains, with a focus on the fashion industry, through these activities as well as public talks and promoting engagement with the research of the Business, Human Rights, and the Environment Research Group (BHRE).

Top 3 learnings:

• We engage the local community in practicing sustainable consumption through the clothes swap.
• Our community is the spark that will light the way towards local climate action.  
• By extending the lifecycle of clothes, we are moving closer towards a positive sustainable future.

Videos

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