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.
Sea to Summit Aspires to a Sustainable Future with Centric PLM
Outdoor gear brand adopts PLM to streamline product development, drive innovation and reduce carbon footprint.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Are Shorter Supply Chains The Answer To Fashion’s Sustainability Problem?
Embracing shorter supply chains is a crucial step towards achieving a more sustainable and responsible fashion industry, from reducing overproduction to increasing transparency and control.
Conversations: Camilla Mjelde & Dennis Sand Eskesen, Trimco Group
We talk to Trimco Group’s Sustainability & Compliance Director, and Head of RFID about the need for a more nuanced approach to defining sustainability in the fashion industry and how the Group is combatting item-level visibility.