Our second deep-dive report on the evolution of technology for sustainability is now available to download, for free – covering the changing landscape of legislation, the mechanics of traceability, the outlook for skilled workers in a circular value chain, and much more.
Available to download from today, free and un-gated, The Interline’s second Sustainability Report spans 100 pages, featuring exclusive editorial from a range of industry perspectives, detailed technology vendor profiles and executive interviews, and an updated analysis of the market for sustainability solutions in fashion.
This year’s Sustainability Report is supported by Munich Fabric Start, and contains an exclusive foreword and insights from Managing Director, Sebastian Klinder.
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Building on the initial thoughts and findings set out in our Sustainability Report 2023, this 2024 edition examines how the definition of sustainability is shifting, and how technology solutions are evolving to meet it. It contains unique stories, told by industry figures, and key insights into how some leading technology companies are building the infrastructure and the experiences that fashion urgently needs.
Those stories include:
- An examination of the wider industry context, the progress made, and how the narrative around sustainability has shifted in 2024, from our Editor-in-Chief.
- A spotlight on circularity programmes in a particular niche – football shirts – and what implications these have for the wider fashion industry, from Joanna Czutkowna, CEO of 5Thread.
- A founder’s first-hand account of why the alternative materials sector has struggled in 2024, and what she believes it will take for material innovation to become mainstream – from Roni Gamzon, Co-Founder and CCO of Biofluff.
- A look into how the empowerment of supply chain workers can be directly measured in action on sustainability – and why that empowerment is still the exception rather than the rule – from Aasia D’Vaz-Sterling.
- A detailed view of how fashion’s returns crisis became as severe as it is, and how some of the financial and environmental impacts might be mitigated, from Sylvia Ng, CEO of ReturnBear.
- An on-the-ground account of how China’s fashion consumption and production trends have developed in 2024, and what that heralds for the rest of the world, by Gemma Williams.
- A reference guide for the key laws, regulations, and legislations that affect fashion in different territories, by Emma Feldner-Busztin.
- A call for action on textile-to-textile recycling, and the scale and speed of action necessary to reverse fashion’s growing reliance on new fibres, by Dennis Nobelius, CEO of Syre.
- An overview of why fashion overproduces, and how policy, technology, and consumer engagement might make a difference, from Darya Badiei Khorsand.
- A tale of how skilled people who are essential to the linear value chain could fall through the gaps of a circular fashion system – and how fashion can avoid leaving them behind. By Sophie Benson.
- An examination of the looming talent squeeze in sustainability, from Sanne Schoenmaker.
The Sustainability Report 2024 also contains detailed profiles of some of the key technology players who are defining what the foundations and the frontend experiences of sustainability solutions will be:
- Hyland – including a conversation with Global Director for the company’s Digital Asset Management Practice, Chad Malley, about the balance between compliance and proactive improvement – and where content can drive action and awareness.
- Lectra – including an interview with Maximilien Abadie, Chief Strategy and Product Officer, about how CSR and corporate strategies in fashion are aligning, and the role of Industry 4.0 solutions in industrialising sustainable practices.
- Oritain – including a discussion with Dr. Sam Lind, Science Solution Architect, about the distinction between objective and subjective data, and the role of science in modern, more sustainable sourcing.
- PTC – featuring an interview Kyle Marden, VP of the company’s Retail Business Unit, about data consolidation, compliance tracking, and how PLM can help drive eco-design.
- Tradebeyond – featuring a conversation with Michael Hung, CEO, about the role that tangible, practical AI solutions can play in sustainability and risk mitigation.
Look for The Interline’s final report for 2024 this December, with the release of The DPC Report 2024 – the next instalment of the definitive series of downloadable reports focused on the cutting edge of 3D tools, workflows, and solutions for fashion and footwear.
Find a full archive of our past reports – including the popular DPC Report 2023, the timely AI Report 2024, and the relevant Sustainability Report 2023 – in our report archives.
The Interline will announce its reports slate for 2025 early in the new year, and we will also continue to cover the industry’s hottest topics in news, interviews, editorials, podcasts, and partnerships all year-round.