
Deirdre Shaw
Professor of Consumer Ethics and Sustainability at University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School; expert in charity retail, sustainable fashion, and ethical consumption.
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Jul 1, 2026
Voices From the Charity Retail Conference 2026: Stronger Together
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Cat DuffyGUEST
I'm a senior lecturer at the University of Glasgow, based in the Adam Smith Business School.

Deirdre ShawGUEST
I'm professor of consumer ethics and sustainability, also at the Adam Smith Business School.

Cat DuffyGUEST
Um, we presented some of our emergent learnings from our rental model, um, in terms of implications for charity retail.

Deirdre ShawGUEST
So, um, we're really interested in how to get those good quality garments that people have hoarded in the back of their wardrobes that they feel that are too good to give to charity into circulation, into a circular, um, retail model.

Deirdre ShawGUEST
Um, so our project's focused on, um, occasion wear, um, because those are garments that tend to be high value, maybe spent a lot on them, but low utilization, so they're maybe not worn as much.

Deirdre ShawGUEST
Um, so it's the sort of thing that you maybe need to access, but you don't necessarily need to own, um, taking up space, um, in your home.

Deirdre ShawGUEST
So we have established a retail model where those donations then get sold through Worthwhile Wardrobe, but then get re-donated back in to maximize the value of the donation for the hospice through multiple points of sale.