Fair trade in the textile industry: How to be green, ethic and fair? Erasmus Project

Project Title

Fair trade in the textile industry: How to be green, ethic and fair?

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Teaching and learning of foreign languages; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship; Social/environmental responsibility of educational institutions

Project Summary

The project “Fair trade in the textile industry: How to be green, ethic and fair?” aims at educating our students to a deeper and more conscious knowledge of fashion, a leading sector in the economy of our two countries. Today fashion is not just creating amazing garments, it is creating garments in a world that is experiencing a dramatic situation, with a devastated environment, exploited natural resources, a nature that rebels against man and imposes its own rules, as the coronavirus pandemic is demonstrating. Our students must become aware of the consequences of our actions, and in particular of the consequences of the textile industry and of fast fashion. This issue will be implemented in most school subjects, besides workshops, meeting with experts and project activities will be included as an integral part of school curricula. Thanks to these actions, the students from partner schools will be able to develop their competencies and skills.
The short-term exchanges of students will enable the participants to get in direct contact with another European country, broaden their horizons and acquire new possibilities to continue their education and pursue a career in the future.
The local community plays a fundamental role in our project, the activities and cultural events organised by partner schools hopefully will have a significant influence on them, too.
The Vademecum of Best Practices created at the end of the project, will be adopted in both schools and will be sent to all the fashion schools of our regions, companies and businesses operating in the field. This will ensure sustainability to the project .

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 65118 Eur

Project Coordinator

Lycée des métiers LA SOURCE & Country: FR

Project Partners

• Istituto Istruzione Superiore E. Usuelli Ruzza