FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2018
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THANK YOU! The Fashion Transparency Index report was written by Sarah Ditty, head of policy at Fashion Revolution. It was designed by Heather Knight, Fashion Revolution’s head of branding and communications, the person who is responsible for giving our movement its visual identity. Design was supported by Erika Söderholm. Research was led by Sarah Ditty and Carry Somers, the co-founder and Global Operations Director of Fashion Revolution — a huge thanks for the diligent efforts of all of you. A very heartfelt thanks to our brilliant research assistants, without whom this report would not have been possible — Aidan Shaw, Ilishio Lovejoy, Fionnuala Walravens, Aphra KennedyFletcher, Eduardo Iracheta and Michelle Lai with further support from Lowell Chow and Sienna Somers. Huge thanks to Martine Parry for helping this report reach the eyes and ears of the media.
Thank you to the brands and their representatives who took the time to engage with us and complete the 2018 research questionnaire. We know that brands receive frequent requests for information from civil society and NGOs, and it’s difficult to respond to them all and still get work done. Your participation is both vital and appreciated. We would like to say a special thanks to Nazma Akter, Dr Mark Anner, Debbie Coulter, Christina Hajagos-Clausen, Joe Sutcliffe and Guy Stuart for your important written contributions to this report. We extend the utmost gratitude to our pro-bono consultation committee, who have been instrumental in guiding our team through this project: Dr Mark Anner, Neil Brown, Ian Cook, Orsola de Castro, Subindu Garkhel, Jenny Holdcroft, Dr Alessandra Mezzadri, Joe Sutcliffe and Heather Webb. An absolutely enormous thank you to all the others who provided informal feedback on the methodology and report — you know who you are!
This publication has been funded with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Fashion Revolution and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
As always, huge thanks to the members of Fashion Revolution’s Global Coordination Team — Carry Somers, Orsola de Castro, Sarah Ditty, Heather Knight, Jocelyn Whipple, Roxanne Houshmand-Howell, Vicky Nida, Martine Parry, Tamsin Blanchard, Ian Cook, Christine Gent and Lucy Shea. Thanks to all of Fashion Revolution’s Country Coordinators, who brilliantly and effectively power the movement. Thank you to C&A Foundation and the European Commission for your generous support.
Finally, we would like to thank all of you for reading this report and supporting Fashion Revolution. Please consider donating financially to Fashion Revolution so that we can continue to create more resources, such as the Fashion Transparency Index, and spark an even wider global conversation about the impacts of our clothes. With your help, we can create positive change! D O N AT E : www.fashionrevolution.org/donate
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