The Global Journey of Secondhand Clothes: Insights from Ghana

​About the Event

​​This session is part of La Positive Society, a community for people working on transparency, traceability, and circular business models inside fashion and luxury brands.

​​A place for real talk, real support, and real connection.

​​​For this session, we are joined by Meital Peleg Mizrachi, a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Yale and Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut, who has spent the past couple of years researching the environmental and economic implications of the global secondhand clothing trade.

​​This conversation is an opportunity to explore what we know today, what remains misunderstood, and why this topic continues to be one of the most complex questions in fashion’s circular economy.

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​​What We’ll Explore

​​In this conversation, we will discuss:

• ​How the global secondhand clothing trade works in practice

• ​The environmental and economic dynamics shaping the secondhand clothing flows into Ghana

• ​Common misconceptions about secondhand clothing exports

• ​What policymakers, researchers, and communities in Ghana are currently debating

• ​The broader implications for brands exploring circularity and resale

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​​Format

​30 min Presentation. Meital will present key findings from her research.

​15 min Audience Q&A. Bring your questions, challenges, and edge cases.

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​​Who This Is For

​​Members of La Positive Society and anyone working on traceability, materials, circularity, transparency, or impact inside fashion and consumer brands.

​​👉 When you register, we’ll use your registration as an application to join La Positive Society and add you to the La Positive Society Substack so you can stay in the loop on future events and discussions.

​​La Positive Society events are supported by Alu, Digital Product Passports consumers love to engage with.

​​Note: This is not a traditional webinar. It is a live, safe, welcoming space to learn, ask honest questions, and connect with people who truly get it. The session will not be recorded.

​Photo credit: Daniel Attoh and Modestus Zame / Kashif Khan Productions