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Find out information on how to exhibit at the Ethical Fashion Forum’s Global Sourcing Marketplace…

1. WHY EXHIBIT AT THE GLOBAL SOURCING MARKETPLACE?
2. WHO CAN EXHIBIT?
3. APPLYING TO EXHIBIT

1. WHY EXHIBIT AT THE GLOBAL SOURCING MARKETPLACE?

The Ethical Fashion Forum is the industry body for ethical fashion, bringing together thousands of fashion businesses, organisations and individuals in 70 countries worldwide. The EFF receives hundreds of enquiries each month from business representatives seeking sources of fabric and manufacture for ethical fashion collections.

Exhibitors benefit from:

• A listing and profile on the EFF Website, receiving 16,000 unique visitors per month
• Listing in event directory issued to all visitors
• Exposure to more than 6,000 industry professionals, press, consumers and entrepreneurs through dedicated industry mail outs
• Promotion to EFF membership network in more than 70 countries
• Showcasing in a prestigious London location next to Tate Britain
• Opportunities for Extra Exposure: through bespoke promotional packages and product and supplier seminars

2. WHO CAN EXHIBIT

The Global Sourcing Marketplace is open to any supplier of products, components or services to the fashion industry, who meets the terms of the Exhibitor Mandate. This includes: fabric and component suppliers and agents, representatives of factories and production units, dye and print houses, cooperative and fair trade suppliers and producer groups, and production agents. We are also engaging with organisations that support the sector as exhibitors or partners. Please email us if you need more information.

3. APPLYING TO EXHIBIT

1. Check the EXHIBITOR MANDATE to make sure that you meet the criteria to exhibit

2. Email us Dani Baker, at dani@ethicalfashionforum.com for more information on 2010’s event

Growing industry support for ethical sourcing

Through the EFF work and projects we have built up a large database of fashion businesses interested in sourcing to sustainable and ethical criteria. During 2009 we have held 14 monthly industry seminars, marketplaces and masterclasses attracting over 1000 participants, focused on ethical sourcing.

Mary King, representing Panchachuli, exhibitor at EFF monthly seminars and ethical sourcing marketplaces

• “As a new business to the U.K. the information that we received was invaluable…We exhibited at three of the events at Rich Mix. All had a busy flow of people interested in our fabrics. We made some very useful contacts and are still following up on most of those”.

Panchachuli is a development programme that facilitates economic and social independence for Himalayan women using weaving and knitting.