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Stories, opinions and updates from across Oxfam’s work written by staff, partner organisations and guest authors. Explore reflections on global justice and inequality, insight from campaigns and communities, and ideas on how people can take action for change.

A kitchen shelve showing with eco-friendly kitchen appliances made from wood.

13 Jan 2025

Second hand and ethical homeware: a buying guide
Folded up wool jumpers in a pile

8 Jan 2025

How to Unshrink Clothes
A rail of shirts in an Oxfam shop.

1 Dec 2024

What to do with your old clothes
Christmas tree with yellow lights, place in a wooden floor with presents wrapped in brown paper. The tree has minimal decorations apart from the lights and long white house decorations hanging off. There is also candles surrounding the tree.

29 Nov 2024

Ideas for a Sustainable Christmas
Fairtrade foundation Be the Change website banner

27 Nov 2024

Your Guide to Fairtrade Fortnight: Products, Food and More
Santas hands passing a glittery green box that says Love Santa

26 Nov 2024

Second Hand Secret Santa
A clothes rail with a sign stuck to the front that says 'repair rail'

12 Nov 2024

What is sustainable fashion?
Victoria Park, London - Shops on Tour

9 Oct 2024

The water cost of fast fashion
A zoomed in picture showing a pair of blue denim shorts on a person. They are also wearing a white t-shirt and on their hands you can see a watch, bands and a ring.

17 Sep 2024

20 upcycling clothes ideas
A pair of hands holding a needle and red thread. Behind is a wooden floor that has a white piece of clothing with an embroidery hoop and more threads placed next to it.

10 Sep 2024

How to Darn a Hole in Your Clothes
A person adding an embroidery flower to a denim piece of clothing.

4 Sep 2024

Guide to Visible Mending Techniques & Ideas
A woman stood smiling in front of a brick wall with leaf's featuring. The woman stands in a yellow skirt with a pocket and a button on it, she also wears a multi-coloured patterned blouse.

8 Aug 2024

Buying second hand clothes: What are the benefits?