It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Lorna Fallon

SecondHand / UK Market

30 September 2024

2 minutes

Two-Thirds of Britons Ready to go Second-Hand, Claims Oxfam Survey

Consumers in the UK are increasingly ready to make conscious consumption decisions that benefit not just their wallets and wardrobes, but the planet as well as second-hand fashion gains popularity, with 41% of adults now buying and wearing more second-hand clothing than they did two years ago, says an Oxfam survey.

Staff Writer

PRESS RELEASE / Appointment

23 April 2024

4 minutes

M&S has been leading the way with new and exciting products and services since its inception 140 years ago and continues to innovate while never compromising on quality or sourcing and production standards.

Marks & Spencer and Oxfam Launch Free Postal Donation Service

London, U.K.: Marks & Spencer, the UK’s largest clothing retailer is – for the first time – asking the public to donate their unwearable clothing, alongside their wearable clothing, through the trial of a free postal donation service, in partnership with Oxfam.

It is estimated that UK homes contain 1.6 billion items of unworn clothing which have the...

SecondHand / Emission Control

4 September 2023

3 minutes

If each adult in the UK donated all the clothes that they have not worn in the past year to charity shops, it could remove the need for 4.9 billion kg carbon entering the atmosphere.

Second-hand Fashion Can Prevent Emissions Equivalent To Flying Around the World 17,000 Times

As extreme weather hits all corners of the globe, research by the NGO Oxfam says that secondhand clothing could help reduce climate-damaging emissions during manufacturing by extending the life of clothes and reducing the need for brand-new clothes.