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Require UK fashion retailers to sign up to an environmental code of ethics
Closed
114 signatures
What the petition asks
Companies trading in the UK should be required to source clothes responsibly.
To feed a culture of cheap fashion, companies are ignoring the environmental damage in developing countries.
Fashion is the 2nd largest global polluter. The UK is one of the largest consumers of fashion.
To feed a culture of cheap fashion, companies are ignoring the environmental damage in developing countries.
Fashion is the 2nd largest global polluter. The UK is one of the largest consumers of fashion.
BBC production: Stacey Dooley Investigates Fashion's Dirty Secret.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/5a1a43b5-cbae-4a42-8271-48f53b63bd07
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/5a1a43b5-cbae-4a42-8271-48f53b63bd07
Timeline
| 23 Oct 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Apr 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
114
Status
Closed
Opened
23 Oct 2018
Closed
23 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.