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HOW DOES THE POLICY ISSUE AFFECT THE FASHION INDUSTRY IN YOUR COUNTRY OR REGION?
1 | TOPIC RESEARCH Through researching your chosen topic, gathering facts and figures, this will support and strengthen any policy recommendations you may make at the end of your Policy Dialogue process. Topic research will act as an evidence-base upon which you will be able to craft credible and relevant policy recommendations towards the end of the project. You will analyse and collate academic literature, published research and reports exploring your chosen topic. This could be economic, social or environmental data, this will largely depend on the focus of your topic. However, even if your topic focuses on the environmental impact of something, it is still useful to understand the social impact too. For example, if your topic was the water usage of cotton, you may also want to find out about the social impacts around water usage in the area. If you can show a policymaker that this is both a social and environmental issue, it will strengthen your report. Through your research, you may also identify areas where the issue is concentrated or where the impacts are higher. It is worth keeping this in mind when you choose which stakeholders to approach. Talking to stakeholders in an area which is highly affected by the issue would be a very valuable insight.
“they always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” ANDY WARHOL
