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In this guide, we explore 29 specialist sustainable clothing companies which show the mainstream brands how sustainable clothing could be done.
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Four of these secondhand retailers ( Beyond Retro, Depop, <anchor>Oxfam</anchor>, and Vinted) are large companies with a turnover exceeding £50 million, and were therefore expected to have more detailed reporting, especially with regards to transparency around their efforts on cutting emissions, and workers' rights.
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Oxfam House, John Smith Drive, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2JY


- **Annual revenue:** £373,000,000
- **Website:** [https://www.oxfam.org.uk/](https://www.oxfam.org.uk/)

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