#SecondHandSeptember slashes UK shoppers’ carbon footprint by 1500 tonnes – the same emissions equivalent to driving a car around the world 200 times

Tens of thousands of people have made a difference tackling climate change by pledging to only buy preloved clothing during Oxfam’s #SecondHandSeptember campaign. More than 62,000 people took the #SecondHandSeptember pledge, including a host of famous faces – top designers Vivienne Westwood and Henry Holland, fashion icon and singer Paloma Faith, models Stella Tennant, Lily Cole and Georgia Jagger, and actress Rachel Weisz. Oxfam hopes the campaign will increase general awareness and encourage people to modify their shopping habits as a step towards more sustainable consumption. In one month, more…

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