Who made your clothes?
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…
Movement
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.
Monika Solanki talks supply chains and open data
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…
Chris Taggart of OpenCorporates on open product data
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,…
5 mobile apps to help us buy better
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…
A transparent future
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…