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Ethical Fashion launches West Africa programme

Ethical Fashion West Africa Launched           ITC’s Poor Communities and Trade Programme has initiated a four-year project in Ghana funded through SECO in...

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ITC active at the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade, hosted by the World...

As the 100% Aid for Trade agency, ITC brings the private sector voice to trade development.  It partners with the private sector to ensure that Aid for Trade leads small and medium enterprises to...

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Members of the Fair Labor Association

Members of the Fair Labor Association Incorporated in 1999, the FLA is a collaborative effort of socially responsible companies to improve working conditions in factories around the world. The FLA has...

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Why we are unique

Why we are unique The Ethical Fashion Programme promotes a system of shared values and is a new model of global partnership for development in a sustained and measurable way. It already involves over...

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Working with women

Working with women The empowerment of women is our top priority. This is why working with the most marginalised communities of women is a critical element for choosing groups. This is why we operate in...

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A system that works

A system that works We collaborate with a network of self-managed, artisanal groups who together, make up an extended “multi-craft workshop” , spread over a vast geographical area.   The majority of...

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A clear environmental agenda

A CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA Best Practices for Production For all the products made through our programme, we involve product designers from the industry as well as local experts to ensure all...

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About us

About us The ITC (International Trade Centre) is the joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation dedicated to export impact good. Within the ITC, the Poor Communities and Trade...

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Our Hub in Africa

Our Hub in Africa Ethical Fashion Africa Ethical Fashion Africa Ltd (EFAL), also known as « the Hub », is a not-for-profit entity, created by the ITC, which manages all the business operations and the...

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Setting up a product development centre for ethical fashion

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Ethical Fashion Initiative and Instituto-e to develop new product capacities

ITC's Poor Communities and Trade Programme (PCPT) is proud to host the Good Business Models for a Sustainable Future event within the framework of Rio+20 Global Compact’s Corporate Sustainability Forum.

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Vivienne Westwood previews autumn and winter collections

Vivienne Westwood – one of the Ethical Fashion Initiative’s most engaged partners – previewed the latest Ethical Africa collection at the Vivienne Westwood Gold and MAN Label Autumn-Winter 2012/13 shows

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Financial Times recognizes ITC's role in starting ethical fashion movement

ITC's Ethical Fashion initiative played a pioneering role in using high-end fashion to help the developing world, according to a recent article in FT Magazine. The article acknowledged ITC's role in...

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Fashion: A catalyst for change

The potential of the private sector to reduce poverty is well recognized; however, this has not been evident in the fashion industry. Fashion is one of the most globalized sectors, providing employment...

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ITC and Caribbean region discuss future projects

The International Trade Centre and the Caribbean region reaffirmed their commitments of working in partnership in a meeting held within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Eighth...

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Building an environment for investment in Haiti

Strengthening the trade regulatory framework will help Haiti’s government build a trusting relationship with the private sector.  That’s according to H.E. Mr. Wilson Laleau, Haiti’s Minister of Trade...

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Dominican Republic handicraft artisans visit Colombia to learn new skills

Last month, Artesanías de Colombia welcomed an ITC-led delegation from the Dominican Republic seeking information about the Colombian model that would help enhance the island-nation's handcrafts...

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Conference on business and humanitarian issues meets in Geneva, Switzerland

Speaking at a conference focused on the subject of harnessing the potential for the private sector to have a positive impact on development, ITC Executive Director, Patricia Francis, outlined her view...

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African craftsmanship meets high fashion

In the four years since ITC first approached the world’s biggest fashion houses to promote its Ethical Fashion Initiative, the programme has gonefrom strength to strength. Starting from little more...

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Experts to showcase business models that do good while making a profit

Businesses do not have to choose between profits and contributing to inclusive growth. ITC, at an event to be held within the framework of Rio+20, will demonstrate this through business models which...

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Ethical Fashion Initiative and Instituto-e to develop new product capacities

Ethical Fashion Initiative and Instituto-e to develop new product capacities ITC’s Ethical Fashion Initiative will join forces with Instituto-e, a Rio-based civil-society group, to develop sustainable...

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recognizes ITC’s work with women...

United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has highlighted the International Trade Centre (ITC)’s global work in increasing governments’ procurement from women-owned businesses...

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Ethical Fashion Africa Ltd gets thumbs-up from FLA assessment

Ethical Fashion Africa Ltd (EFAL), the operational partner of ITC’s Ethical Fashion Initiative in East Africa, has been given a solid approval for its work in a business-practice assessment carried out...

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Kyrgyz, Tajik firms debut in Paris ethical fashion show with ITC support

With the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC), a group of Kyrgyz and Tajik makers and designers of clothing and artisan goods are for the first time displaying their talents at a top...

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Kyrgyz and Tajik fashion show hits Moscow

Clothes and textile designers from the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan will get the opportunity to impress top Russian buyers later this month at the Federal Trade Fair in Moscow, Russia’s largest...

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UN Secretary General praises Ethical Fashion Programme

'The Ethical Fashion Programme of the International Trade Centre (ITC) in Kenya helps small and medium-sized businesses in the fashion sector to export their products. The Programme connects some of...

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