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Birmingham’s fairtrade town status – who maintains the title?
In light of the ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’ coming to an end this week, thoughts turn to Birmingham’s involvement in fairtrade outside of these two weeks. Birmingham doesn’t tend to boast about it much, but it is a ‘Fairtrade Town’. The status will have been held for five years come November this year; so how has Birmingham [...]
Birmingham Vintage Fair draws huge crowds
Birmingham shoppers attending the Vintage Fair at the Custard Factory yesterday were met with a colossal queue, as record numbers turned out for the event. The queue stretched right around the complex and out onto the streets of Digbeth, as most eager bargain-hunters waited almost an hour to gain access to the event held in [...]
Are we doing enough to support eco-fashion?
This year, London Fashion Week hosted ‘Esthetica’, an initiative launched by the British Fashion Council to promote environmentally-friendly fashion, for the seventh year running. As of 2010, there are 28 ‘eco’ designers affiliated with Esthetica and these designers adhere to at least one value associated with sustainable fashion, like using Fairtrade fabrics and recycled materials [...]