Best of the Past Archives

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Industrialising Circularity: A Vision For The Fashion Industry

byTricia Carey
November 30, 2023
5.9K views

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?

Digital Transformation – The Solution To Sustainable Fashion

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SSustainability And Circularity

Digital Transformation – The Solution To Sustainable Fashion

byGarrett Gerson
November 28, 2023
15.3K views

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

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FFashion Technology News

Climate Change’s Impact On The Supply Chain Lands Closer To Home

byThe Interline
November 17, 2023
7.5K views

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?

Not-So-Fast Fashion: Embracing Responsible Consumption Through Online Activism

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SSustainability And Circularity

Not-So-Fast Fashion: Embracing Responsible Consumption Through Online Activism

byDounia Wone
November 14, 2023
7.4K views

Why resale platforms must be just part of a more fundamental change in the way consumers and brands think about fashion production and consumption.

Redefining DAM: Virtualising The Value Chain With Living Objects

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DDAM and PIM

Redefining DAM: Virtualising The Value Chain With Living Objects

byThe Interline X Hyland
November 9, 2023
7.5K views

Why a fundamental re-evaluation of the link between asset and data are challenging the limited definition of DAM, and opening up new possibilities for low-code, object-first solutions.

Between Aspiration and Action: The Viability of Creating New, Sustainable Materials

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MMaterial Innovation

Between Aspiration and Action: The Viability of Creating New, Sustainable Materials

byEmma Feldner-Busztin
November 9, 2023
7.3K views

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?

The Challenge of Degrowth: Fashion’s Only Solution

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SSustainability And Circularity

The Challenge of Degrowth: Fashion’s Only Solution

byWill Green
November 6, 2023
8.1K views

Ambition vs. Reality in the Battle to Reduce our Consumption Patterns.

Surf Summit 2023: Riding The Sustainability Wave

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EEvents

Surf Summit 2023: Riding The Sustainability Wave

byAude Penouty
November 2, 2023
6.3K views

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.

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SSustainability And Circularity

Where And Why Fabric Waste Originates

byCamille Diane Tagle
October 30, 2023
8.8K views

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?

Global Growth In Uncertain Times: Boohoo’s Wholesale Technology Journey

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CCase Studies

Global Growth In Uncertain Times: Boohoo’s Wholesale Technology Journey

byThe Interline X CGS
October 25, 2023
12.2K views

How technology helped give one of fashion’s most recognisable names a new avenue for growth in a difficult retail environment.

Why Does Fashion Prioritise Planet Over People?

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SSourcing And Supply Chain

Why Does Fashion Prioritise Planet Over People?

byMegan Doyle
October 18, 2023
5.7K views

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?

In The Face Of Historic Challenge, Collaboration Is Critical

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SSustainability And Circularity

In The Face Of Historic Challenge, Collaboration Is Critical

byAmina Razvi
October 16, 2023
3.4K views

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.

Print On-Demand: The Proving Ground For Digital Supply Chains

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DDigital Product Creation

Print On-Demand: The Proving Ground For Digital Supply Chains

byThe Interline X Kornit Digital
October 11, 2023
5.3K views

How domestic, digital, scalable garment decoration on-demand is serving as a lighthouse for a wider industry transformation.

Testing Matters: How Product Creators And Customer Communities Build Hero Products

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RRetail

Testing Matters: How Product Creators And Customer Communities Build Hero Products

byThe Interline X MESH01
September 27, 2023
4.7K views

Surrounded by unpredictability, brands should look to unite product creators and consumer communities to build confidence in what they bring to market.