Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion + Textiles. Sharing knowledge, connecting industry, innovating, and advocating for change. UTS + TAFE NSW
Joined January 2022
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We are so happy to see 8 fashion + textile skills escalated on the Australian National Priorities List, enabling support for VET training and apprenticeships to support Australian fashion jobs of the future. Congratulations to @AusFashCouncil leadership: ausfashioncouncil.com/8-fash…
We’d love to clap our eyes on these! Levi’s 1880s Jeans, Sold for $76,000, Reveal a Complicated History - WSJ wsj.com/articles/jeans-vinta…
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📈 Good results for Sydney's uni's in latest world rankings
5⃣4⃣ @Sydney_Uni (up from 58)
7⃣0⃣ @UNSW (down from 69)
1⃣3⃣3⃣ @UTSEngage (up from 143)
1⃣7⃣5⃣ @Macquarie_Uni (up from 192)
@theworldunirank @lucy_carroll
smh.com.au/education/sydney-…
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Businesses that adopt #circulareconomy principles can gain a big #competitiveadvantage. In this informative post, @givvable explains and explores the circular economy – what it is, the #business benefits, and where to start: socialchangecentral.com/3-st… #sustainability #ESG #CSR
Diving into this important read this morning - congratulations @aleashameadow and team at @MonashUni Sustainable Development Institute! monash.edu/msdi/initiatives/… #circularfashion #sustainablefashion #textilewaste
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UTS fashion (& UTS design research more generally) is precisely concerned with sustainability, circularity and decarbonisation, so at least on that count you can be assured that more fast fashion is not the plan.
eg. see @sustfashcoe
So thrilled about this incredible new partnership between @UTSEngage and @powerhouse - longtime friends and now official partners. smh.com.au/culture/art-and-d…
There have long been reports of human rights abuses in the #Uyghur Autonomous Region, where significant portions of the world's cotton is grown, and its important that there is now official reporting from @UNHumanRights #ethicalfashion
UN Human Rights Office issues assessment of human rights concerns in #China’s #Xinjiang #Uyghur Autonomous Region. Read more: ow.ly/G4y250Kxj0X
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"In my experience at UTS, our low SES students succeed at levels equal and sometimes exceeding the broader undergraduate cohort." – Prof. @VerityFirth on why the ATAR doesn't determine your success at university. bit.ly/3QbMHK3 @smh #highed #equity
Tune into this (free) webinar hosted by @givvable on transforming your business toward circularity - our own @lisahlake will be presenting on #circularfashion alongside Nicole Garofano of @planetark #KITX #APCO @RPlated #Zolo and more givvable.webinarninja.com/li…
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Theoretically all natural fabrics and even agricultural waste could be regenerated into viscose rayon. but we need a lot more textiles researchers working on this to get it right. @luciannetonti @sustfashcoe @trissanen @lisahlake
theguardian.com/fashion/2022… #sustainablefashion
Well this looks like a fantastic chat in a fabulous setting: australian.museum/event/sust… via @austmus @biancaspender Amy Low of @PipingHotSurf and @TheSocialOutfit #sustainablefashion