The Fashion Technology Agenda 2024
An overview of the themes that will define the year, and our plans to dissect them.
2023: The Fashion Technology Rearview
As the year winds to a close, The Interline team reflects on the stories from our writers and partners that defined each of the last twelve months - and revisits the year’s top topics - based on readership numbers - with the benefit of hindsight.
The Uncertain Phase-Out Of Fossil Fuels
In the fight against climate change, copious conversations, uncertain conclusions, and differing pathways to reducing carbon emissions could be creating a cloud around the biggest-ticket issue: ending dependency on fossil fuels.
Fashion Technology Foundations: Sustainability
Sustainability in fashion demands substantial, collaborative changes supported by the right technology. Explore the newest guide from SOURCING at MAGIC and The Interline for insights on how everyone in fashion can unite to create a positive impact.
Conversations: Bill Brewster, SVP/GM Retail Business Unit, PTC
How fashion retail can successfully move away from softer, self-set sustainability targets towards certification and compliance requirements.
Why Consumers And Emerging Tech Can Accelerate The End Of Fast Fashion
How a shift in consumer attitudes, combined with deeper and broader adoption of technology, could help move the needle away from one of fashion’s most problematic business models.
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.
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?
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.