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FTA Launches Shop Sustainable

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On Tuesday November 24th, FTA launched Shop Sustainable, in partnership with Evolution Green, challenging consumers to shop ethically this holiday season.

Its goal is to raise general awareness for eco friendly products, and at the same time promote many Toronto based and online retailers who carry them. The program is a collaboration of Fashion Takes Action and Evolution Green.

Eco friendly gifts come in many different forms. They can be made locally with low energy, made with organic or recycled materials, made fairly and in fair working conditions, made with reduced or recycled packaging in mind, or made from natural materials. They do not require batteries, they are not made from plastic and other toxic substances, they are not produced in sweatshops and they are not packaged in layers of non-recyclable materials.

 

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FTA Founder Kelly Drennan featured in FLARE Magazine!

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Kelly Drennan is featured in Flare Magazine (Canada's leading national fashion magazine) as the Eco-Chicster, in their Special 30th Anniversary Issue that features Canada's Finest - The 30 most inspiring, newsworthy women to watch. Read the full article on Flare.com

 

FTA Video: Sustainable Fashion 101

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If you missed our Sustainable Fashion 101 event held in Toronto this spring, here is a chance to watch and learn from the experts! Plus hear from FTA founder Kelly Drennan about how the organization came to be, and what services FTA offers to members.


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Kelly Drennan, Founder of Fashion Takes Action
Kelly has one foot in the fashion industry and the other in green business, and hopes to bring the two together. FTA, which produces the annual Green Gala event, is now a members based organization that provides sustainable resources and tools to the fashion industry.

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Elsa Poncet, ECOCERT Europe
Elsa is an agro-economist who deals with the technical aspects of the ECOCERT Fair Trade certification scheme, which applies to food, textiles and cosmetics. She will share her insight about the social, economical, environmental standards required for Fair Trade Labeling.

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Ellen Karp, President of Anerca
Ellen's work with consumer insights and behaviors have led to breakthrough developments on behalf of some of the world's most powerful brands. Ellen sits on the Board of Advisors with the Organic Trade Association.

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Lorraine Smith, Independent Sustainability Consultant
Lorraine specializing in textiles an retail. Lorraine recently wrote a report documenting the environmental and social practices of a large textile manufacturer's global operations.


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Andrea Stairs, Head of Marketplace Development, eBay
Andrea manages Canadian Marketing, Sales and PR for eBay, the world’s leading online marketplace. With a global community of more than 88 million active buyers and sellers, eBay has played a role in helping consumers reuse over $100 billion worth of products since 1998.

 
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