Creating Value Along The Supply Chain
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Creating Value Along The Supply Chain

Benjamin Itter Wednesday, 1 July 2020

In this interview, we chat with business owners working in small teams to produce fair and sustainable fabrics, mostly organic and with very well established producer relationships, about how they love and live sustainably across the whole supply chain. 

In this lesson you'll learn:

  • The research behind the Planetary Boundaries framework
  • Definitions of biodiversity loss and biogeochemical cycles
  • How regional supply chains work
  • The importance of co-operatives in fair trade production
  • What the benefits of sustainable lyocell are
  • Why internal quality checking is necessary

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    with Stephanie Steele
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    Our panel discussion for May brought together two experts who work close to the source of wool fibres and understand exactly what 'responsible wool' really means. Bristol Cloth is a regeneratively and locally produced cloth made in collaboration with enterprises based around Bristol in the South West of England. Fernhill Farm provides the raw materials for Bristol Cloth via Fernhill Fibre, run by farmer Jen Hunter, to help re-educate and re-introduce responsibly produced wool into the market. 

    In this conversation, between two responsible wool businesses, you'll hear what makes wool responsible, the process of building local 'fibershed' communities, and whether localism has a place in the fashion market. This live Q&A was aired on Monday 22nd June 2020 as part of our monthly networking events series.

    Babs Behan - Bristol Cloth and Botanical Inks

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    Jen Hunter - Fernhill Farm and Fernhill Fibre

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    Producing nutrient dense pasture-fed meat products, blade shearing and wool harvesting fine fibres in all the native colours whilst regenerating the land using Holistic Planned Grazing principles, Fernhill Fibre’s focus has always been the business to business supply chain.

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