Info sources for course 1: Vintage, Baby – Second Hand Clothing
| Name | Link | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Fashion and the Circular Economy | Learning Hub EMF: Fashion and the circular economy | Circular economy fashion, clothing consumption, product life cycle, waste, footprint; business models (sharing, lending/renting, second-hand), care, quality; consumer behaviour |
| Cradle to Cradle | Cradle to Cradle - Textiltrainer | Cradle to Cradle/C2C; C2C school of thought; C2C certificates, criteria (material health, recyclability, energy use, water quality, social standards; examples (yarn, tanning, textile surfaces, clothing); C2C gradations; Green Button |
| What happens to my old clothes? | Doku: Was passiert mit meinen alten Klamotten? | Unsold new goods (remnants, surplus), used clothing; secondary recyclers (Bingo Systems); fast fashion consequences (loss of quality, consumer behaviour); destruction of new goods; returns business (Arvato), Black Friday; textile recycling companies (TexTrade); ripping plant |
| Fast fashion - clothing waste in Chile's desert | Doku: Fast Fashion - Kleiermüll in Chiles Wüste | Atacama Desert Chile, free trade zone ZOFRI Iquique; import of used clothing, resale of used clothing; fast fashion, labour wages, production conditions, Rana Plaza; Venezuelan refugees; fashion industry Sao Paulo, recycling, upcycling, cotton cultivation in Brazil |
| By the numbers: The Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts of "Fast Fashion" | Artikel: By the numbers: The Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts of "Fast Fashion" | Mass consumption, fast fashion, linear fashion model, water consumption, working conditions, wages, child labour, innovation |
| The True Cost | Doku: The True Cost | Mass consumption, trends, fast fashion, Black Friday; production conditions, working conditions, wages, Rana Plaza/Dhaka, trade union; sweatshops, system fashion industry, fair fashion; cotton cultivation, organic cotton, genetic engineering, pesticides, damage to health, disabilities, large farmers, small farmers, suicide; (psychological) consequences of mass consumption, needs, fashion bloggers; rubbish dumps; second hand; chemicals, water pollution, tanneries; protests, subsistence level |
| Fashion Revolution Quiz 2019 | PDF: Fashion Revolution Quiz 2019 | Consumption volumes, production locations, progress in the fashion industry |
| After the Binge, the Hangover: Insights into the Minds of Clothing Consumers | Studie: After the Binge, the Hangover | Mass consumption, social media, boredom, stress, group pressure, motivation to consume, satisfaction, addiction |
| Does the shoe fit? An overview of the global show production | PDF: Does the shoe fit? | Labour costs, injustice, trade margin |
| Your Plan, Your Planet | Dashboard: Your Plan, Your Planet | Mass consumption, recycling, environmental damage; Resell, Repair, Reuse, Rent, Donate, Own |
Info sources for course 2: Recycled, Baby – Sustainable Materials in Clothing
| Name | Keywords |
|---|---|
| ECAP/WRAP Textile Council | materials, cotton, denim, silk, fleece, wool, cashmere, animal hair, viscose, lyocell, modal, polyacrylic, nylon, polyester), usage phase |
| Micofibres (Good on You) | microfibres, pollution, consumer tips on usage |
| textil trainer (textil-trainer.de) | e-learning course on fibres |
| From cotton to the garment (Fairtrade Germany e.V.) | cotton, plant, cultivation, water consumption, chemicals processing, working conditions, safety |
| Modal? What is that? (rethink nation) | modal man made fibre, origin, properties, application, sustainability |
| What the hell is linen? (rethinknation) | linen, properties, cultivation, application, sustainability |
| 5 materials of the future (rethinknation) | tencel, hemp, peace silk, algae, recycled polyester |
| Organic cotton really is that much better! (rethinknation) | cotton, organic cotton, cultivation, pesticides, seals, certifications |
| Marijuana clothes - clothing made from hemp? (rethinknation) | Hemp, orgigin, cultivation, processiong, properties, advantages, sustainability |
| Upcycling and global learning: natural textiles (CYC Loop) | materials (cotton, jute, flax, wool, silk, cellulose, viscose, plastics) |
| Fast Fashion is mainly petroleim and plastic (Exit Fast Fashion) | synthetic fibres (polyester); origin, advantages, disadvantages, emissions, climate change, waster, consumer tips |
| Fast Fashion : more and more microplastics in the sea (Exit Fast Fashion) | microplastics, synthetic fibres, mircofibre loss per wash, consumer tips for avoiding |
| Fast Fashion is fuelling climate change (EXIT Fast Fashion) | fast fashion, climate change, emissions, impact, environmental impact of fibres |
| Fast Fashion: The stations - the countries - the consequences (EXIST Fast Fashion) | environmental and social problems: supply chain, returns, disposal, oil, deforestation, water pollution, scarcity of drinking water, working conditions, health, safety |
| Siegelklarheit | Certifications, criteria, classifications |
| Label check (CIR) | texil labelling: social and ecological problems in the textile production chain/ value chain |
| Sustainable textiles: these fabrics are environmentally friendly (CIR) | cotton, organic cotton, modified cotton, denim, leather, linen, polyester, acrylic, nylon, elastane, silk, viscose, artificial silk, modal, wool |
| 4 things you should know about (bio-)cotton (Fashion Changers) | cotton, organic cotton, growing areas, conditions, water requirements, farmer education, pesticides, textile labelling, world market price |