Not only do retailers have a moral responsibility, but with consumers becoming increasingly concerned about where their products come from, there is also a clear economic argument for sustainability, transparency, and ethical sourcing across retail supply chains.

With a growing scrutiny of fast fashion, high-profile exposures of poor working conditions within retailer supply chains, and ongoing reports of forced labour in Northern China, the call for ethical fashion has never been louder.

Alexandra Leonards explored how retail chains can learn from smaller, sustainable brands with Kalkidan Legesse, the co-founder and managing director of independent ethical clothing and lifestyle store Sancho's, in the first episode of Retail in Focus.