Driving Circularity in Fashion Through Education

We are celebrating a decade of driving circularity in the fashion system with a report reflecting on the critical educational impact that the Redress Design Award has delivered, including some 50,000 individuals reached through activities across the years.

Redress Founder Christina Dean notes, “The Redress Design Award is recognised for identifying talent and producing a global pool of sustainably-minded designers, yet the backbone of this programme is actually its extensive educational platform, which reaches thousands more designers than the star finalists that the world gets to see. We know that a shift in education is critical to transforming the fashion industry: without knowledgeable professionals entering the market, a sustainable future for fashion has a tougher challenge.”

Working to equip the next generation of fashion professionals with the knowledge and tools to transform the fashion industry, the education facet of the award programme is core to its success. As such, designers in more than 55 countries and regions have benefitted from the Redress Design Award’s its various levels of engagement, from self-led learning via open-access resources, to tailored workshops, academies and immersive industry experiences.