Our Take On Fashion’s Forecast for 2024
We pick up three key themes from McKinsey’s State of Fashion 2024 report, analysing AI’s pervasive influence in the industry; the climate emergency and fashion’s future with sustainability; and how brands, retailers and suppliers can prepare for fashion’s economic outlook for the year ahead.
Industrialising Circularity: A Vision For The Fashion Industry
Fashion has reached the stage where sustainability commitments must urgently translate into change in the core industrial processes that bring products to market. How will we measure progress? And is the ghost of perfection paralysing the potential for action?
Conversations: Paul Magel, President, Business Applications Division Goup, CGS Inc.
Paul Magel of CGS talks about how, when it comes to sustainability, everything – reputation, trust, sales, profits – is interconnected.
Sourcing Certainty: Rebuilding Efficient Go-To-Market & Supply Chain Processes for 2024
Join The Interline’s free year-end webinar to look back at the challenges of this year, and to identify the biggest opportunities in fashion retail for 2024.
Digital Transformation – The Solution To Sustainable Fashion
To make a meaningful dent in the industry’s outsize footprint, and to realign supply with demand, fashion will need to build fully digital value chains – from design to on-demand production
Black Friday, Sustainability-Conscious Customers, And AI For Fashion Materials
The shift towards sustainable shopping could be having an impact on Black Friday sales. At the same time, a new use case for AI could help in the development of innovative materials in the fashion industry.
Measuring and Controlling Fashion’s Carbon Footprint Through Digital Fabrics
As the fashion world stands at a crossroads of innovation and environmental responsibility, Frontier’s new white paper delves into the transformative power of digital fabrics.
Conversations: Gonçalo Cruz, Co-Founder & CEO, PlatformE
We talk to Gonçalo Cruz about the definition of sustainability – from environmental and social metrics, to repeatable business models – and why part of the solution could lie in making more effective use of what fashion already has available.
How Can Factories Prepare For The New Due Diligence Rules?
New expectations for sustainability are redefining relationships between brands and their supply chain partners. How is one of the world’s foremost fashion manufacturing destinations managing this transition? And what does Bangladesh’s journey indicate for the wider fashion sourcing base and supply chain?
Climate Change’s Impact On The Supply Chain Lands Closer To Home
Climate change is having drastic effects on supply chains in many of fashion’s main manufacturing hubs, and recent evidence shows that Europe is no exception. What does this mean for brands and suppliers in terms of protecting their people as well as securing their products’ routes to market?
Conversations: Eric Linxwiler, SVP Retail Solutions, TradeBeyond
We talk to Eric Linxwiler of TradeBeyond about why supply chain data fragmentation is preventing brands from seeing the bigger picture of sustainability.
Rearchitecting Fashion: Getting Results Through Real-Time Data
A new, sponsored whitepaper from PlatformE and The Interline, exploring some of the deep-seated flaws in the fashion model, and charting a route to a more real-time future.
Not-So-Fast Fashion: Embracing Responsible Consumption Through Online Activism
Why resale platforms must be just part of a more fundamental change in the way consumers and brands think about fashion production and consumption.
Conversations: Amit Guatam, Founder & CEO, TextileGenesis
We talk to Amit Guatam of TextileGenesis about why traceability is such a difficult prospect in fashion.
Between Aspiration and Action: The Viability of Creating New, Sustainable Materials
Fashion pioneers throughout the value chain are leaning into the possibility space of alternative materials. But how far have they come? And are replacements for traditional materials ready to scale?
Conversations: Christophe Therrey, Senior VP of Sales, Global New Markets & EMEAR, Centric Software
We talk to Christophe Therrey of Centric Software about the multifaceted nature of sustainability, the importance of compliance and consumer expectations, and the role of better forecasting and planning in driving sustainability initiatives.
The Challenge of Degrowth: Fashion’s Only Solution
Ambition vs. Reality in the Battle to Reduce our Consumption Patterns.
Surf Summit 2023: Riding The Sustainability Wave
How brands, competitors, and tech companies collaborated to define a digital, sustainable path for the water sport industry, and what this pioneering sector can teach us about effective communication of sustainability initiatives.
The Interline Renews And Expands European Partnership With Première Vision
A jointly-curated programme of evolved technology conversations, returning to Paris in February 2024, and a new extension to Milan in late 2023.
Conversations: Suuchi Ramesh, Founder & CEO, Suuchi Inc.
We talk to the Founder & CEO of Suuchi Inc. about how their belief that the right approach to sustainability should encompass transparency, traceability, and collaboration throughout the supply chain.
Where And Why Fabric Waste Originates
The focus in reducing fashion’s outsize environmental footprint is primarily downstream, but an alarming amount of fabric is also discarded during the design and development process. How can fashion rethink what constitutes waste?
Fashion Starts To Clean Up Its Energy Act, But Muddies The Waters Around AI
With the industry – and the world – moving inexorably in the right direction towards using cleaner, more renewable energy, fashion is simultaneously clouding the road to responsible use of AI.
Why This Season’s Fashion Events Exploded Through A Mix Of Tradition And Technology
In the wake of historic industry disruption, fashion’s major events have emerged bigger and bolder than ever – as well as enhancing their relevance by expanding their digital footprint.
Conversations: Tal Shogol, Co-Founder & CEO, Made2flow
We talk to the Co-Founder & CEO of Made2flow about accelerating decarbonisation in the fashion industry through accurate, granular impact measurement at the material level.
Global Growth In Uncertain Times: Boohoo’s Wholesale Technology Journey
How technology helped give one of fashion’s most recognisable names a new avenue for growth in a difficult retail environment.
Wear And Care: DPPs Will Help Consumers Maintain Their Garments For Longer
Fashion has focused on digitalising the pre-consumer journey of garments, but at and beyond the point of sale, product passports and other methods of connectivity can offer a way to engage and educate consumers ahead of tightening regulations.
Smart, Subtle, Then Sudden: The Future Of AI Wearables
After making its way, subtly, into almost every part of day-to-day software, how long will it be until AI makes the same quiet-then-sudden inroads into wearables and fashion?
Building A Digital Business From The Ground Up [LIVE]
The latest in the Kornit Digital UK LIVE series continues to shine a spotlight on print-on-demand’s role in enabling a digital supply chain.
Why Does Fashion Prioritise Planet Over People?
Fashion has made some big swings, and some bold commitments, towards reducing its environmental impact. But supply chain workers are being routinely left out of sustainability strategies. Why does the industry seem to care so much more about materials than it does about the plight of garment workers?
Conversations: Adriana Batty, Co-Founder, ettos
We talk to Co-Founder of ettos, Adriana Batty, about Digital Product Passports (DPPs), mapping supply chains back to fibre sources, and how centralising the product journey in a shared platform can change the way fashion brand make the most meaningful decisions.
Survey: The State Of Supply Chain And Sourcing Strategies
A new industry-wide survey, designed to capture strategic shifts in sourcing and supply chain processes, and to benchmark the technology ecosystem that supports them.
In The Face Of Historic Challenge, Collaboration Is Critical
The CEO of The Sustainable Apparel Coalition explains why the scale and the speed of the change that planet and people demand will only be met through urgent, collective action.
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