WHY VOLUNTEER TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOURCE INTELLIGENCE:
• You will have a dedicated profile on the contributors page of SOURCE Intelligence, which is the premier B2B intelligence platform for sustainable fashion. If you are interested in moving into a role in relation to ethical fashion, or growing your profile and experience in the sector, this will create a platform for you to develop and promote your knowledge / expertise.
• Contributors to SOURCE Intelligence will be researching and writing on the latest developments across the fashion sector in relation to sustainability. You will have the opportunity to speak to leading experts, get insider information and understand what is going on at the cutting edge of the ethical fashion movement. If you want to develop your expertise in ethical fashion in a focused and systematic way, contributing to SOURCE Intelligence will help you to do this.
• You will be contributing to a resource that helps transform livelihoods and opportunities for thousands of vulnerable individuals and communities in fashion industry supply chains all over the world, and reduce the growing environmental impact of the industry, by offering information, tools, and guidance to fashion professionals seeking to integrate exemplary practices with their work in the fashion sector.
• You will benefit from a contributors login, allowing you access to subscribers only content on SOURCE Intelligence and Database, for the duration of your period as a volunteer.
OPTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS
There are two options for volunteers:
1. Become an external contributor, liaising with the editorial team and researching and writing for the SOURCE from wherever you are.
2. Join the EFF team in house for a short internship or placement as a voluntary researcher, writer or editorial assistant within your area of interest, based at EFF’s London offices. (3 short term positions available)
Contributors research and write for the SOURCE, including reporting on best practice, profiling innovation, researching market and business developments, liaising with buyers, designers, entrepreneurs and business and sustainability leaders, and reporting on global developments in the sector.
In house option: The opportunity to assist the editorial team is an exciting one, offering the chance to have a meaningful impact on the development of the magazine. The role also provides broad experience in online journalism, targeted research and the ethical fashion sector.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please send a covering letter stating whether you would like to contribute externally or in house and what you can bring to the role, your CV and examples of any writing or research to Sarah Ditty, Deputy Editor at sarah@ethicalfashionforum.com
Please state in your letter if you have a preference or expertise in a specific focus area of SOURCE Intelligence: Market, Business or Sourcing, as detailed below.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Essential:
- Dedicated and passionate writers and researchers who have an interest in fashion, ethics and sustainability.
- Proven written ability in English to a high professional standard.
- Ability to produce concise, balanced and accurate articles according to the value and voice of the SOURCE Intelligence magazine (this will be made clear in contributors guidelines).
- Ability to carry out research in a systematic and consistent manner
For external contributors:
- Appropriate qualifications and/or experience in one or more of the following: sustainability, fashion industry, business, marketing or journalism.
- A good understanding of the ethical fashion sector – the key players and latest developments.
Preferred:
- Experience in dealing with fast-paced industry deadlines.
- Proven experience in interviewing high profile individuals in the fashion industry.
- Preparation and editing of articles to a high professional standard, for publication
ABOUT SOURCE INTELLIGENCE
SOURCE Intelligence is the premier B2B intelligence platform for sustainable fashion, including hundreds of reports, briefings and resources designed to meet the needs of fashion sector professionals. Content is inspiring: articles cover the latest innovation in sourcing, business and supply, get the inside story, and all content is unique, often based on primary research. The SOURCE Intelligence team along with external contributors develop articles and resources that make sustainable practices achievable across the sector to businesses of all sizes and reduce their costs in implementing sustainability.
The SOURCE Platform, which includes SOURCE Database and Network as well as Intelligence, was built by the Ethical Fashion Forum in collaboration with partners including the Fair Trade Foundation, World Fair Trade Organisation, and Textiles Exchange. A social enterprise, it is set to transform livelihoods for 2.5 million people in the developing world and significantly reduce the environmental impact of the fashion industry, in the next 5 years.
SOURCE INTELLIGENCE AREAS OF FOCUS:
If you are interested in volunteering as a Contributor please indicate in your covering letter the area most aligned with your skills/ experience/ preferences, from the below:
1. BUSINESS FOCUS:
Business Focus aims to offer readers a comprehensive overview of latest developments in the fashion business sector- with a focus on sustainability. It looks in-depth at businesses of all sizes which are succeeding in sustainability and commercial terms and evaluates this success, offers an overview of latest best practice and the ways that fashion businesses with sustainability goals can turn challenges into opportunities, create value, access finance and build models for commercial success.
It includes:
- Business profiles and best practice
- Business innovation
- Finance, funding, and legal strategy
- Business event coverage
2. MARKET AND SALES WATCH:
Market and Sales Watch aims to offer readers latest information on the market for fashion products with a focus on the opportunities for sustainable and ethically produced ranges. It includes reports drawing from a network of buyers in the fashion mainstream as well as from retailers who focus on sustainable products, market statistics and surveys, and latest sales platform developments from social media to trade shows.
It includes:
- Shop reports – what shops are stocking and why, with a focus on sustainable brands.
- Interviews with buyers.
- Market reports, including latest ethical market sector developments.
- Social media and online developments
- Trade show reviews
3. SUPPLY FOCUS
Supply Focus offers detailed information on latest developments in sustainable sourcing in the fashion sector, and includes in depth best practice case studies, certification and standards updates and reviews, reviews of production opportunities and sustainability issues in different parts of the world, supplier case studies and information on sustainable textiles, components and processes.
Including:
- Latest developments in certification and standards
- Global outlook –the opportunities and challenges of producing fashion products in different
parts of the world - Supplier and product profiles
- Innovation in supply chain processes
ABOUT THE ETHICAL FASHION FORUM
The ETHICAL FASHION FORUM (EFF) is the industry body dedicated to a sustainable future for fashion. The EFF works with the industry and consumers to reduce poverty, create sustainable livelihoods for garment workers and reduce the impact of the industry on the environment.
