Provenance is pioneering a new movement along with many others around the world. A movement that demands more open, accurate and accessible knowledge about the things we make, grow, buy, own and sell.
Yarn spinning in process. It’s Fashion Revolution Week and as we look beyond fashion for alternative solutions to the industry’s issues, Neliana Fuenmayor embarks on a pilot with Martine Jarlgaard and Fashion…
A great new TED Talk by subject expert Rachel Botsman articulates the future of trust and the great opportunity to redesign systems so they are transparent, inclusive and accountable. As a social…
Worker operating a machine at the knitting department. Rajlakshmi Cotton Mills, India This week marks three years since the Rana Plaza factory collapse took hundreds of lives on April 24, 2013. Reports…
Do you want to buy transparent clothing? Research would suggest you do. ‘Transparent clothing’ is part of a movement towards more knowledge about the true origins of the products we buy and…
The UK high street clothing market is both a challenging and dynamic industry, characterised by short product lifecycles and low predictability. A continual pressure for retailers to lower prices for the consumer has been…
For designer Sean Miles, the idea of a phone made out of grass was anything but otherworldly. Using internal components of secondhand phones and grass from Twickenham Stadium, Miles and his team…
The is a growing attitude among a new generation of consumers and business that says we need to change our consumption habits. Demand for better, responsible manufacturing is growing as the irreversible damage…
If asked about your favourite possession you will often talk about its origin, its material, its history, design or personal memories. Transparency allows us to pass these stories from designers and makers,…
As today is Fashion Revolution day, we bring you an inspiring talk and look into the work of Dilys Williams and the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. The annual event marking the tragic…
Monika Solanki is a Senior Research Fellow in the Operations and Information Management academic group at Aston Business School. With a deep background in Computer Science, Solanki has started to delve into…
A former magazine journalist, editor and publisher, Chris Taggart has created a variety of online solutions to make public data open in the UK. Beginning with OpenlyLocal, a platform for local data,…
Mobile connectivity has increased our ability to make in-situ informed choices about many things. Through the Internet of Things, from Withings wifi scales to the up and coming Apple watch, our bodies…
In an ever-changing world, where we are exposed to thousands of options in so many aspects of our everyday life, we have the power to choose both as people and citizens of…