It’s International Day of Forests… and we’re thrilled to announce today that the UK branch of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC UK) is now a sponsor of SFW!

Here, SFW Volunteer Alex looks into fibres that derived from trees. Yep, that’s right. Many of our favourite fabrics are composed of fibres that originate in forests - and their use is on the up in the industry. What are the benefits and what are the considerations?

As we come to the end of the Soil Association’s Organic September, our Communications Lead, Alex, explores the benefits of using organic cotton. Did you know there are over 100 million cotton farmers producing cotton in 80 countries worldwide, with cotton production covering 2.5% of the world’s arable land?

Image courtesy of Environmental Justice Foundation.

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.