Barry tackles the question of sustainability in fashion

In this EAC follow up meeting, Barry questioned an expert panel on social and environmental sustainability in the fashion industry.

The panel consisted of:

  • Fiona Gooch, Senior Policy Adviser, Traidcraft Exchange;

  • Peter Andrews, Head of Sustainability Policy, British Retail Consortium

  • Dr David Moon, Head of Business Collaboration, WRAP

Barry’s series of questioning touched on topics such as:

How they will tackle the fundamental underlying problems in the industry and achieve real change

Whether they will implement a target to reduce shedding of microfibres in synthetic garments

What they are doing to make the whole industry more sustainable

Should there be mandatory compliance be implemented to help achieve their goals

You can watch the exchange below.