About EFF
Our vision
The Ethical Fashion Forum aims to develop a collaborative movement which will transform social and environmental standards in the fashion industry within a decade.
Our mission
The mission of the Ethical Fashion Forum is to SUPPORT and PROMOTE sustainable practices, facilitate COLLABORATION, raise AWARENESS and provide the TOOLS AND RESOURCES needed to reduce poverty, reduce environmental damage and raise standards in the fashion industry.
Our Impact
Browse this section for details on the impacts of the work of the Ethical Fashion Forum
Our story
In 2004, on a grey January day in London, a group of determined fashion designers and business people sat around a table to discuss the challenges they faced and what they could do about it…
Founder members
Founder members are businesses which have played an instrumental role in the initiation and development of the Ethical Fashion Forum.
Partners-International
The international organisations we work alongside in order to further the goals of social and environmental sustainability in the fashion sector.
Work with us
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Africa Inspires
Africa Inspires was a programme of the International Trade Centre (ITC), an agency of the United Nations.
The programme aimed to help reduce poverty through building sustainable trade relationships for African communities and businesses in the ethical fashion and textile sector.
The Ethical Fashion Forum (EFF) is the industry body for sustainable fashion, representing over 6000 members in more than 100 countries. We support our members through the SOURCE platform.
In order to facilitate sustainability in the fashion sector, the EFF has developed the SOURCE: The Global Platform for Sustainable Fashion- CLICK HERE to visit it
Including a sourcing and business database, online network, and a business intelligence platform, the SOURCE offers a sustainability tool kit for the fashion sector. 100 new members join the SOURCE network every week- JOIN NOW and find out why
The EFF also runs the SOURCE Expo, the only international fashion industry trade show dedicated to ethical sourcing, as well as regular training events and round tables.
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The EFF approach is:
INCLUSIVE
Open to designers, retailers, buyers, fair trade producers, manufacturers, NGO’s, fashion students and tutors, consumers… The EFF aims to provide a platform for shared practices, pooling resources, communication and links across the industry.
PROGRESSIVE
Complex, global supply chains make it difficult for fashion companies to implement sustainable standards in a single step. The EFF encourages progressive, structured practices towards sustainability.
GRASS ROOTS
Founded by fashion designers and businesses in response to challenges to sustainable practices, the EFF has been designed and developed by the industry, for the industry.
NOT FOR PROFIT
EFF is a not for profit organisation, focused upon poverty reduction, education and the environment, in relation to the fashion industry. It is run by a representative board.
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