Ethical by Design: How Automation is Reshaping Local Manufacturing

How is automated knitting technology enabling more ethical, transparent and sustainable local manufacturing? In this one hour online discussion, Patricia Chircop of KNOVUS unpacks how Shima Seiki WHOLEGARMENT technology reduces waste, supports fair working conditions and makes local production economically viable, and what this means for the future of Australian fashion. This session is ideal for designers, brands, procurement professionals and anyone curious about what ethical manufacturing actually looks like behind the label. Join live via Google Meet, broadcast straight from the KNOVUS studio in Carlton. Attendees receive 25% off KNOLab online courses, KNOVUS' industrial knitting education platform. - About Ethical Clothing Australia Week 2026 Ethical Clothing Australia Week recognises the people and businesses that make textiles, clothing and footwear (TCF) products in Australia. The only event of its kind in the country, this week-long campaign celebrates the skilled workers, including outworkers, within the vibrant TCF industry, and highlights accredited manufacturers and brands who ensure their local supply chains are transparent, compliant and fair from design to dispatch. Learn how clothes are made ethically in Australia, meet the people behind local manufacturing, and connect with others who care about creating a fairer industry. To find out more, visit ethicalclothingaustralia.org.au/ecaweek.