UK Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) play a unique and important role in the education of ‘green collar’ fashion graduates, to equip them with the tools to create a more sustainable fashion industry. Focusing on the links between employability and sustainability, this research will examine the needs and expectations of fashion industry employers in relation to education in sustainability within fashion related courses. It is intended that the results of this research will provide HEI courses with the information needed to develop curriculum on fashion related courses, as well as informing curriculum development on other art and design courses.
Phase one of the research focused on an online survey aimed at fashion led businesses within the UK. The results of this survey facilitated the identification of key themes for the telephone interviews of key fashion industry members, which followed as part of phase two. The survey results and notes from the telephone interviews can be found in the appendices one and two
