Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Extending the active life of half of all UK clothing by nine months would decrease the UK's carbon footprint by 8%, water footprint by 10% and waste footprint by 4% (per tonne of clothing*). Maximising the longevity of clothes is key element when designing sustainable fashion.

*Source: WRAP (2017), Valuing Our Clothes: the cost of UK fashion

The Redress LEARN platform is a free resource for emerging fashion professionals and has multiple guides and videos covering the following subjects. Please visit our website for more information (link above).

- Fashion and the Environment
- Zero-waste Design
- Up-cycling
- Reconstruction
- Sourcing Textile Waste
- Sustainable Business
- Marketing Sustainable Fashion
- Sustainability in Fibres