Employee Education & Engagement

Engage your employees and strengthen your ESG efforts with our interactive corporate learning experiences.

About Our Program

Our Employee Education & Engagement program ignites meaningful conversations about sustainability through the lens of fashion. These virtual* 1 hour sessions can be customized specifically for fashion brands to educate and engage employees around sustainability initiatives, and provide valuable professional development opportunities for teams across the organization. We also offer sessions to those outside of fashion, appealing to the “consumer” in us all and what actions we can be taking to reduce our social and environmental impact.  By aligning with corporate sustainability goals, the program fosters awareness, engagement, and action toward a more sustainable future.

*Sessions are typically offered virtually in lunch’n’learn format. In person sessions also available upon request.

Key Benefits:

  • Aligns teams on sustainability goals by providing a shared understanding of the context and urgency for adopting more sustainable practices

  • Increases employee retention, productivity and engagement

  • Closes the gap between what your company is doing and why

  • Strengthens ESG efforts

  • Reinforces company values

  • Makes every employee a champion of your sustainability initiatives

  • May support reporting requirements

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Sessions Topics

For Fashion Industry Professionals: 

  • This workshop offers a big-picture introduction to the fashion industry’s environmental and social footprint, providing a clear, accessible starting point for brands beginning their sustainability journey. Through an engaging overview of the global supply chain — from raw materials to end-of-life — participants will learn where key risks and opportunities lie.

    From Fibre to Future is designed for teams across departments, especially those new to sustainability conversations, to build foundational knowledge that supports deeper learning on specific topics.

    Key Takeaways:
    ✔️ A high-level understanding of fashion’s supply chain and where impacts occur
    ✔️ Introduction to essential concepts like traceability, circularity, and accountability - with further learning available in focused sessions.
    ✔️ Real-world examples that illustrate where brands can start making meaningful change
    ✔️ A shared language to support cross-functional collaboration and future learning

    This session is ideal for brands looking to build internal awareness and confidence before diving into more focused sustainability topics.

  • This workshop focuses on the critical role of supply chain visibility and brand accountability, helping participants understand how to track, communicate, and substantiate sustainability claims. Through real-world case studies and evolving policy examples, brands will explore how to avoid greenwashing, improve traceability, and meet rising expectations from regulators and consumers alike.

    Ideal for: Brands building or refining their sustainability claims, certifications, and responsible sourcing practices.

    Key Takeaways:
    ✔️ A practical understanding of traceability and how to map your supply chain
    ✔️ Tools to differentiate between meaningful transparency and misleading greenwashing
    ✔️ Guidance on navigating regulations and making credible sustainability claims
    ✔️ Strategies to build consumer trust through authentic accountability

  • This workshop explores how brands can move beyond the traditional take-make-waste model and embed circularity across product design, business models, and supply chains. Participants will gain insight into the key drivers of textile waste — including overproduction and overconsumption — and learn practical strategies to extend product life, reduce environmental impacts, and unlock new revenue streams.

    Ideal for: Brands at any stage of their circularity journey — whether you're exploring the basics or ready to operationalize circularity, including resale, rental, repair, and remanufacturing — building on foundational sustainability knowledge.

    Key Takeaways:
    ✔️ A clear understanding of circular economy principles and how they apply to fashion
    ✔️ Practical strategies to reduce waste through resale, rental, repair, and remanufacturing
    ✔️ Insights into textile recycling technologies and material choices that support circularity
    ✔️ Introduction to FTA's Circular Design Toolkit — adapted from WRAP — to help brands put circularity into practice
    ✔️ Actionable steps to align your brand with growing consumer and regulatory demand for circular solutions

  • This workshop follows the journey of a garment through all stages of the global supply chain, shining a light on the social impacts behind fashion production. From raw material sourcing to finished product, participants will explore the realities facing workers — including risks of forced labour, wage theft, unsafe conditions, and lack of legal protections.

    Ideal for: Brands committed to understanding and improving human rights performance across their supply chain.

    Key Takeaways:
    ✔️ A clear breakdown of risks across supply chain tiers — from fibre to finished garment
    ✔️ The difference between minimum wage and living wage, and why it matters
    ✔️ How traceability and due diligence reduce human rights risks
    ✔️ Insights into emerging legislation like Canada’s Modern Slavery Act and what it means for your business

Employee Engagement & Learning Programs:

  • This engaging and interactive workshop takes employees on a deep dive into the full lifecycle of a t-shirt—from raw materials to manufacturing, distribution, consumer use, and end-of-life disposal. Employees will gain insight into the environmental and social impact of fashion, including the carbon footprint of textile production, water consumption, chemical pollution, and labour conditions throughout the supply chain. By exploring these realities, participants will develop a stronger awareness of how their clothing choices contribute to broader sustainability challenges.

    By participating in this session, employees will benefit from a more informed perspective on the fashion industry’s impact, empowering them to make conscious decisions as both consumers and professionals. The workshop encourages critical thinking about supply chain transparency, responsible sourcing, and the role of businesses in addressing sustainability. Employees will leave with practical knowledge on reducing their fashion footprint—such as choosing durable, ethical brands, minimizing waste, and advocating for sustainable business practices within their workplace. This session is ideal for companies looking to foster sustainability awareness and engagement among their teams.

  • This workshop equips employees with the knowledge to identify greenwashing in fashion and make informed purchasing decisions. Participants will learn what greenwashing is, why brands use it, how to spot misleading claims, and why transparency is essential for ethical and sustainable fashion.

    As consumer demand for sustainability grows, many brands use vague language, deceptive imagery, and unverified claims to appear more environmentally responsible than they are. Through real-world examples and interactive activities, employees will learn to analyze marketing messages, recognize credible certifications, and distinguish between genuine sustainability efforts and misleading tactics.

    The session also explores supply chain transparency, corporate responsibility, and emerging government regulations to combat misleading claims. Employees will leave with a stronger ability to navigate the fashion industry, challenge misinformation, and support brands committed to real change. This engaging workshop fosters awareness, critical thinking, and responsible consumer behaviour within organizations.

  • This workshop uncovers the hidden realities of the fashion supply chain, highlighting the ethical issues behind the clothes we wear. Employees will gain a deep understanding of how garments are made, from raw material production to factory working conditions, wages, and modern slavery. Through real-world examples and legislative insights, participants will explore the challenges of forced labour, child labour, and the lack of fair wages in the global fashion industry. The session also introduces tools like supply chain traceability, ethical certifications, and emerging legislation that aim to improve accountability.

    By participating, employees will develop a critical awareness of the human impact behind fashion, empowering them to make more informed and ethical choices in their personal shopping habits and workplace practices. This session is ideal for organizations looking to foster corporate social responsibility, support ethical sourcing, and equip employees with knowledge that aligns with sustainability and human rights initiatives.

  • This interactive workshop introduces employees to the 7Rs of Circular Fashion, a practical framework for reducing textile waste and making fashion more sustainable. The session explores how the traditional take-make-waste model fuels overproduction, overconsumption, and waste, and why shifting toward circular practices—such as reducing, reusing, repairing, and recycling—is critical to lessening fashion’s impact on the planet.

    Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the scale of fashion waste and its connection to climate change, along with the rise of fast and ultra-fast fashion and its environmental and social consequences. The workshop breaks down the different sources of textile waste, from post-industrial and pre-consumer waste to the vast amount of clothing discarded by individuals. Through the 7Rs framework, employees will learn actionable strategies to extend the life of clothing, reduce unnecessary purchases, and explore more sustainable ways to engage with fashion, including repurposing, resale, rental, and responsible recycling.

    This session is ideal for organizations looking to engage employees in sustainability initiatives, promote corporate responsibility, and empower individuals to make more conscious fashion choices. Employees will leave with practical knowledge and tools to shop smarter, care for their clothes more sustainably, and support circular fashion solutions in their everyday lives.

Looking for something unique?

Looking for something unique? We can tailor workshops to fit your company’s specific learning goals and sustainability priorities.

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Testimonials

  • I’m the last person anyone would call fashion-savvy, but our Lifecycle of a T-Shirt and 7R’s of Circular Fashion sessions really landed with me - it was informative, fun and thought provoking. I was sharing facts and thoughts with my family for days after. And it impacted how I went about a clothing purchase, actually changing my behaviour - I think that’s the highest praise possible. Everyone who attended felt it was one of the best learning sessions they had had in a while.’

  • The material presented by Fashion Takes Action was both relevant and impactful for our teams. At Holt Renfrew, we believe it’s important that our employees learn and understand the impacts of the fashion industry and the importance of responsible sourcing because it’s together that we can truly inspire change for the better.

  • The material was very well presented in both languages (English & French); the content was educational, informative, and overall really appreciated. It will definitely help drive more sustainable thinking across the organization, as people seem to genuinely care about what they’ve learned.

  • The lunch and learn provided our colleagues with an overview of the Lifecycle of a T-Shirt and the various impacts on the environment throughout our supply chain. This was a great way to engage colleagues in Joe Fresh’s sustainability initiatives and expand their sustainability knowledge. Kelly Drennan collaborated with us to deliver relevant sustainability information about our organization and the apparel industry, which received positive feedback from colleagues across various departments. It was a great success!

  • We asked Kelly and her team from Fashion Takes Action to design bespoke training for our team (Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise) on the human rights and environmental risks associated with the fashion industry - and they delivered. The in-person and virtual training sessions were interactive and packed full of information. Would highly recommend it for those wishing to better understand who and how our clothes are made and what can be done to prevent and address supply chain risks and environmental waste.