10% of the world's GHG emissions come from the fashion industry. Understanding how our fashion choices could be contributing

to climate change, and what we can do to reverse this, is therefore of utmost importance.

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Want to host a sustainable week on the subject? We have prepared a comprehensive guide to introduce the problems and solutions, with a daily agenda for you to conduct your very own sustainable fashion week! Dowload the Guide or choose from the "a la carte" menu below!

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Videos:

• Singaporeans Embrace Clothes Swapping To Combat Fashion Waste - Video by SCMP (3min.) "Illustrates an alternative to fast fashion"
• The True Cost of Fast Fashion - Video by The Economist (7min.) “Short & comprehensive on how fast fashion is tackled” 
• Unravel - Short documentary by Aeon Video (13 min.)  "Short and lighter. About waste and consumerism"
• SHEIN, AliExpress, Zaful haul: Toxic chemicals found in some clothes (Marketplace) - Video by CBC News (18min.) "Highlights how our day-to-day brands are contributing to the issue"
• The Clothes We Wear - Documentary by DW Documentary (28 min.)  "Long but comprehensive explanation of the direct environmental effects of textile production"

• The Ugly Truth about Fast Fashion - Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj - Video by The Patriot Act  (29 min.) "Entertaining, casual and comprehensive"

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‍Articles:

• What Is Fast Fashion, Anyway? - The Good Trade "Comprehensive, straight to the point, provides historical context"

• What is greenwashing? - Sustain.Life "Explains what is another issue coming out of fast fashion"
• How fast fashion is destroying the planet – The New York Times "Comprehensive in language but slightly more complex issues explained"

• Why Fashion Needs to Be More Sustainable - Columbia Climate School "With solutions proposed"
• Vogue’s ultimate guide to sustainable fashion - Vogue Singapore "Comprehensive tips and recommendations to shop more sustainably"

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‍Podcasts:

• Remember Who Made Them - (45min to 1hr10min per episode) "A 6-part series that highlights both worker exploitation and environmental degradation"

• Chloe Assam on Fast Fashion’s Waste Crisis - All The Small Things Podcast (31min.) "More complex illustration and elaboration on the issue of waste"
• Fighting Pollution and Detoxing Fashion with Greenpeace Eco Warrior Kirsten Brodde - Wardrobe Crisis with Clare Press (40min.) "More complex illustration and elaboration on the issue of pollution and what it would take to 'detox' fashion"

• Jennifer Lavers: Ocean Plastic, Marine Conservation, and Birdlife - Wardrobe Crisis with Clare Press (49min.)

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‍Workshops & Activities:

• Fabric Upcycling Workshop with Wah So Simple - Contact point: Wah So Simple
• Fabric Waste Workshop with Green Nudge - Contact: Green Nudge
• Sustainable Fashion Talks - Contact: Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFF) SG
• Sustainable Fashion Talks and Lounge Sessions - Contact: Zerrin
• Organise a small-scale sustainable fashion event - Contact: Green Square

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‍Quick-win Actions to implement in your company:

• Implement a textile recycling point - Contact: Green Square
• Gift sustainable fashion products (e.g. thrifted, eco-conscious) instead of brand-new/fast fashion products for celebrations (e.g. birthdays, Christmas exchange). See ideas on Corporate Gifts.
• Organise movie nights as company team building sessions:

On worker exploitation 

• The Machinists by Rainbow Collective (51min.)
• Made in Bangladesh by Al Jazeera (25min.)
• Udita by Rainbow Collective (1hr15min.)
• The True Cost by Untold Creative (1hr30min.)

On environmental impact

• The Environmental Disaster that is Fuelled by Used Clothes and Fast Fashion by Foreign Correspondent (30min.)
• Textile Mountain - The Hidden Burden Of Our Fashion Waste by TheEEBChannel

Understand the why & how of Climate change, the impact on Singapore, what actions are taken and the importance to act NOW as an individual and as part of a company.

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‍Videos:

• ‍Our Planet, our Business - Documentary by WWF (38 min.)‍
• Why it matters – S2E8: Killer Heat - Documentary by CNA - Why it matters (46 min.)
• Setting the Stage, Climate Solutions 101 - Video by The Drawdown Project (14 min.)‍
• Stopping Climate Change, Climate Solutions 101 - Video by The Drawdown Project (17 min.)‍‍‍‍
• SG Green Plan2030 - Video by the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (15 min.)

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‍Articles:

• Climate change - why it is important to take action - The Matcha Initiative Resource‍
• SG Green Plan 2030 - The Matcha Initiative Resource
• Why Singapore is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the world - CNA Insider

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‍Workshops & Activities:

• Climate conversations - Contact point: Rajul
• Climate Fresk - Contact point: Alexandre Parlange‍
• Talks, Susgain - Contact point: Carolin Barr

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‍Quick-win Actions to implement in your company:

• Organise a Sustainability Challenge, Susgain - Contact point: Carolin Barr

Understand the waste problem, Singapore specificities and its Waste Management System.

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‍Videos:

• ‍Green Heroes Part 1 - Vision for Zero Waste - Video by Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (3 min.)
• An intro guide to recycling in Singapore - by Journey to ZeroWaste Life Singapore (5 min.)
• What happens to the trash you toss into the recycling bin? - Video by CNA (4 min.)
• Trash Talk: No time to waste in dealing with Singapore’s mounting trash problem (Semakau Island) - Video by TodayOnline (3 min.)

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‍Articles:

• Overview of waste Management in Singapore - The Matcha Initiative Resource article
• Singapore Zero Waste Masterplan - The Matcha Initiative Resource article

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‍Workshops & Activities:

• ‍Beach Cleanups, Green Nudge - Contact point: Heng Li Seng‍
• Talk, Zero Waste City - Contact point: Remi Cesaro‍
• Talks & Workshops, Green Nudge - Contact point: Heng Li Seng
• ‍Talk & Workshops, ZeroWaste SG - Contact point: Jasmine
• Ocean Plastic - recycling workshop, Ayer Ayer - Contact point: Ernest Goh

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‍Quick-win Actions to implement in your company:

• ‍Organise a Stationary Amnesty
• Start a recycling program in your office

Understand what our digital footprint is, how to decrease it, how & where to properly discharge e-waste.

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‍Videos:

• What is Digital Footprint & How to recycle your electronic equipement? - Video by The Matcha Initiative (2min.30)
• Greening the Net - Documentary by CNA Insider (46 min.)‍
• E-waste recycling in Singapore - Video by National Environment Agency (4min.)‍
• Green Heroes Part 2 - E-Waste Recycling - Video by Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (3 min.)

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‍Articles:

• Seven top tips to start reducing the carbon footprint of your emails - eco age
• The Price of Recycling Old Laptops: Toxic Fumes in Thailand’s Lungs - The New York Times

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‍Workshops & Activities:

• ‍Digital Collage - Contact point: Thibaut Meurgue
• Talk about Green IT - Contact point: Thibaut Meurgue

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‍Quick-win Actions to implement in your company:

• ‍Share tips to reduce digital footprint with your team - The Matcha Initiative‍
• Give old but useful computers to a charity, Re-PC or Engineering Good - Contact point: Re-PC, Engineering Good
• ‍Organise an e-waste collection - Contact point: Andrew Tay

Understand food sustainability from what we eat to what we waste.

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‍Videos:

• Why are we throwing away perfectible edible food? - CNA Insider (16min.)
• Why so much food is lost in the supply chain? - CNA Insider (15min.)
• Can Urban Farming fix our broken relationship with food? - CNA Insider (17min.)
• Ready for the future of food - CNA Insider (45 min.)

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‍Articles:

• When over 7 tonnes of chicken are discarded daily - the alarming scale of food waste in Asia - CNA Insider
• Sustainable food production (APAC) Supporting resources efficiency - UN Environment Programme
• How Singapore Aims to Secure its Food Supply With its ’30 by 30′ Plan - Earth.org
• From Singapore to Hong Kong, how urban farming can help tackle food waste - but is it enough? - CNA

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‍Workshops & Activities:

• ‍Workshops on Food Consumption & Waste, UglyFood. Contact point: UglyFood
• Workshops on baking & food craft, Treatsure. Contact point: Treatsure
• Talks & Workshops, Green Monday. Contact point: Green Monday
• Workshops, Edible Garden City. Contact point: Edible Garden City
• Workshops on composting, growing of edibles..., Green Nudge. Contact point: Heng Li Seng
• Schedule a Volunteering day at Willing Hearts ; The Food Bank Singapore or Food from the Heart
• Organise team outing in a farm, Ground Up Initiative. Contact point: Ground Up Initiative

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‍Quick-win Actions to implement in your company:

• Provide fresh fruits to your employees weekly, Shiokfarm. Contact point: Claire Chabrieres
• Organize a Veggie eat day challenge, Green Monday. Contact point: Green Monday
• Collect used coffee grounds forcompost or upcycling, A1 Environment. Contact point: Loh Yen Lyng
• Rescue your unsellable / unusable / unwanted/ surplus food, Divert for 2nd Life (D2L). Contact Point: Qing Hui.