From the blog
Keep up to date with the latest updates from the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion.

Worker-centric pricing
An invitation to UCRF members to conduct an exercise on Worker-centric pricing as part of commemoration of the 10 year anniversary of Rana Plaza.

Matrixes, Policy and Some Possible Ways Forward
Introducing a spiderogram tool from the Indexes Working Group – an alternative way of measuring sustainability in fashion – and announcing the merger of three working groups.

Irene Maldini
Our thirteenth member of the month is sustainability researcher Irene Maldini.

Who and what will we protect?
Reflection on a talk by Timo Rissanen, linking the global loss of species and the global HIV Aids crisis.

Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2023
News of our Wikipedia edit-a-thon in 2023. Get involved!

Elizabeth L. Cline
Our twelfth participant is New York-based author and journalist Elizabeth L. Cline.

An Open Letter on Textile Fibre Indexes
At the crux of the ecological and social crises are many conflicting ideas about how to address challenges in order to affect change.

Nada Koreish
Our eleventh participant is Nada Koreish.

Nine years since Rana Plaza
April 24, 2022, marks nine years since the devastating Rana Plaza building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Earth Day 2022
This Earth Day let us reinvigorate relationships with the earth.

Communique from the Oslo Local Assembly on Textile Fibres
A twist on the usual UCRF Local Assembly format, this themed Local Assembly concentrated on textile fibers. Points for discussion could be tabled by any UCRF member in advance or raised on the day.

Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2022
February 26 is soon here again, and it is time for the yearly UCRF Wikipedia edit-a-thon!

Announcing a Themed Local Assembly in Oslo
A twist on the usual UCRF Local Assembly format, this themed Local Assembly will concentrate on textile fibres. Points for discussion can be tabled by any UCRF member in advance or raised on the day.

Declaración sobre la COP26
La emergencia climática es una amenaza existencial para la vida en la Tierra.

Communiqué from Local Assembly Alaska
The Alaska local assembly took place at the Museum of Anchorage on 4th October 2021.

Miguel Angel Gardetti
Our tenth participant is Miguel Angel Gardetti.

UCRF Statement on COP26
The climate emergency is an existential threat to life on Earth.

Funding advocacy project 2019-20
In 2019-20 the Union wrote to research funding bodies around the world regarding priorities for funding fashion and sustainability research.

Anupama Pasricha
Our ninth participant is Anupama Pasricha.

Update from the UCRF Reading Group
The UCRF reading group opened its digital doors on 30th April 2021.