PROBLEM:

The fast fashion industry is expected to reach $40 billion by 2025. It got here because of exploitation, abuse, greed, and gross capitalism.  It got here because it has devastated Global South countries, shattered communities, upheld injustice, and placed profits before profits. 

Threading Change was born after the dire realization that we don't have much time to turn things around. 

At global conferences, events, fashion shows, and retail, there is a severe lack of representation from the Global South on the fashion world stage, with no mention of garment workers, or the human dimensions of fashion. Most of the brands represented at the global scale are large fashion conglomerates and luxury brands, the exact ones who have contributed the most to fashion’s environmental and humanitarian problems.

Determined to change this, Threading Change is here, to raise the voice of garment workers, and showcase the brands that righting the fashion industry. 

This year, reject Black Friday, and give back to those who need it most.

SOLUTION: 

The Global Innovation Story Map (GISM) is a research and visualization project where we feature the stories and best practices of sustainable and ethical fashion brands and organizations from around the world. Think of it as your new interactive tool to use as a guide when trying to find a sustainable fashion brand to buy from or an ethical fashion organization to support.

Through the gathering of stories and best practices, we’re cultivating an international network of practitioners, consumers, fashion brands, fashion organizations, and all other industry professionals, who live and breathe Threading Change’s Six F’s, A Feminist Fossil Fuel-Free Fashion Future, working to advance circularity, transparency, authenticity, and vulnerability within the fashion industry through art, digital media, storytelling, and collaboration.

WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP:

As a young and growing non-profit organization, we rely on the generosity of our donors and funders to keep our programming possible. There is a significant cost to creating and maintaining the map, thus--we have created a crowdfunding campaign to cover the costs of the story map. Every dollar will go into improving the map and covering our expenses. Please consider donating below!

HOW YOUR DONATION WILL BE USED:

To see the direct impact your donation will make, check out our global directory of ethical fashion brands and organizations at www.threadingchange.org/storymap. The GISM is Threading Change's leading product to help connect small to medium-sized enterprises to investors and philanthropists at global conferences, panels, and more. On behalf of the Threading Chand team, we thank you for your kind contributions. 

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU: 

We strongly believe in giving back to the community, and this is no different when it comes to supporting our donors. For anyone donating, you can get dedicated access to Threading Change's exclusive Textile Talks webinars, apply to be featured on the Threading Change podcast, and also get exclusive discounts to the brands featured on the map.

If you are an ethical fashion or are interested in getting into fashion, any donor of this campaign will be able to join our Membership Network with the first month of fees waived, for more information on the Membership Network, go here.