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Ethics in the Textile World

Ethics describes a behavioural code that is based in one's morals, behaving in a way one believes/knows to be morally right, to the benefit (or at least not to the detriment) of the people, animals, and environment around one. 'Ethical' label suggestions from Dreamstime website The Oxford Cambridge Dictionary defines ethics as "a system of accepted beliefs that control behaviour, especially such a system based on morals."   In terms of the textiles industry this can relate to a range or topics, such as fair wages and safe working practices for all workers, reducing the cost to or not harming the environment/humans/animals whilst producing your textiles, re-using pre- or post-consumer waste in textile production, and investing in more circular ways of working. How and where can we see this in action, and how could we incorporate such ideas into our own artistic or textile practices? I've been following Orsola de Castro for some time, enjoying her personal ways