The world is seeing a rise in second hand shopping as consumers seek cheaper, more sustainably-sourced alternatives to fast fashion. In the US alone, the resale market has grown 21 times faster than the new apparel market in the last 3 years. Buying second hand has several environmental and social advantages. It could also mean that fashion brands begin to provide more environmentally-conscious clothing as they seek to keep up with the growing second hand trend.

This month, Oxfam launched its #secondhandseptember campaign; asking people to pledge to only shop second hand for 30 days or more. The campaign aims to enhance sustainable fashion and help decrease the 336,000 tons of clothing waste which end up in UK landfill each year. Our blog suggests some online stores which make it easy to shop second hand.

Last year, Labour Behind the Label launched a campaign demanding more transparency from school uniform supplier Trutex. The campaign was hugely successful and shines a light on where our school uniforms come from and how we can make more eco-friendly choices when it comes to buying our Back to School kit.