Steps towards Sustainability in Fashion: Snapshot Bangladesh A resource for fashion students and educators

This publication offers three case studies, alongside ideas of how they could be used to develop thinking in fashion education. They illustrate some of the different ways sustainability is being approached and interpreted through fashion business in Bangladesh. Case studies of People Tree, New Look and Echotex offer insights into ways in which organisations address long hours, low pay and buying practices. Case study Aranya Crafts offers a view focusing on pioneering work in in natural dyes. The case-studies, published in collaboration with Fashioning an Ethical Industry are an output of a British Council funded Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) project bringing together LCF, the BGMEA Institute of Fashion Technology (BIFT) in Dhaka and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to deliver research that explores better practice and ways forward to improve the competitiveness of the Bangladesh manufacturing sector to add value in this area.

Disclaimer:
This publication is issued as documentation of the project run by London College of Fashion and BIFT and does not necessarily express the views of the University of the Arts London. The case studies are based on the information provided by the companies and have not been verified or investigated. Every effort has been made to check and verify other data referenced within this publication. It was correct, to the best of our knowledge, at the time of going press (March 2011).

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