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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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...
View ArticleMembers 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleWorking 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleAbout 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...
View ArticleOur 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...
View ArticleEthical 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.
View ArticleVivienne 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
View ArticleFinancial 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...
View ArticleFashion: 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...
View ArticleITC 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...
View ArticleBuilding 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...
View ArticleDominican 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...
View ArticleConference 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...
View ArticleAfrican 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...
View ArticleExperts 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...
View ArticleEthical 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...
View ArticleUS 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...
View ArticleEthical 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...
View ArticleKyrgyz, 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...
View ArticleKyrgyz 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...
View ArticleUN 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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