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Nearshoring & On-Demand – Short-Lived Disruption, or Long-Term Transformation?

byMarte Hentschel
September 30, 2020
6.8K views

Sourcing patterns changed in the wake of COVID. Now the question is whether producing more sustainably, closer to home, is going to continue, or whether fashion is going to spring back to its old shape.

How Fashion’s Original Fibre Is Coming Full Circle

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SSustainability And Circularity

How Fashion’s Original Fibre Is Coming Full Circle

byThe Interline X Cotton Incorporated
September 29, 2020
6.7K views

Cotton's circularity journey could be a framework for fashion's broader reckoning with its environmental impact.

Interline Identities: Sandra Capponi, Co-Founder, Good On You

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Interline Identities: Sandra Capponi, Co-Founder, Good On You

byThe Interline
September 23, 2020
6.6K views

Consumer sentiment is one of the driving forces behind the demand for more sustainable fashion. But comparing brands like-for-like required a different approach to data gathering and discovery.

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SSustainability And Circularity

New Raw Material Is The New Black

byAlissa Baier-Lentz
September 21, 2020
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Fashion’s reliance on synthetic materials is undermining its push for sustainability. This exclusive op-ed examines the issue, and explains why the time has come to recognise the right bio-based fibres as viable alternatives, not just experiments.

The Crucial First Step Towards More Sustainable Supply Chains: Better Data Management

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SSustainability And Circularity

The Crucial First Step Towards More Sustainable Supply Chains: Better Data Management

byKatie Shaw
September 18, 2020
5.0K views

Disconnected systems, a lack of detail and a willingness to let manufacturing happen out of sight are undermining progress towards improvements in the apparel sector. Better data management is key to changing this.

The Digital Thread: Informing Your Sustainability Decisions

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SSustainability And Circularity

The Digital Thread: Informing Your Sustainability Decisions

byMark Burstein
September 17, 2020
11.4K views

Every product has a digital thread. Pull on it, and public sustainability commitments start to unravel. But there are tools that can turn supply chain risks into sustainable opportunities.

Interline Identities: Arthur Kononuk, Co-Founder, tentree

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SSustainability And Circularity

Interline Identities: Arthur Kononuk, Co-Founder, tentree

byThe Interline
September 14, 2020
10.3K views

Why one of the standard-bearers for sustainable fashion believes in starting small.

The Secret To Sustainability Is Not Narrowing It Down

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SSustainability And Circularity

The Secret To Sustainability Is Not Narrowing It Down

byBen Hanson
September 1, 2020
6.6K views

The meaning of sustainability is well-defined. The best way to respond to it is less clear. But evaluating the bigger picture is essential for ongoing action.

Creating Digital Materials With Designers In Mind

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MMaterial Innovation

Creating Digital Materials With Designers In Mind

byNicolas Paulhac
August 28, 2020
12.7K views

Digital materials are essential to digital product creation, which means it's vital they're built with creative designers in mind. But what does that actually mean?

Are Digital Materials Headed For Their Own Streaming Wars?

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MMaterial Innovation

Are Digital Materials Headed For Their Own Streaming Wars?

byWayne Fan
August 20, 2020
5.3K views

As the popularity of digital materials explodes, competing commercial interests could get in the way of realising their true benefits. This article considers a different, more democratic approach to digitisation.

Transformation: Digital engines need Digital Drivers

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Transformation: Digital engines need Digital Drivers

byRichard Donne
August 11, 2020
4.0K views

Why survival means balancing cashflows with digital transformation. And why the right talent is crucial to walking the tightrope.

Why Digital Materials Matter – And What’s Standing In Their Way

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MMaterial Innovation

Why Digital Materials Matter – And What’s Standing In Their Way

byBen Hanson
August 6, 2020
7.2K views

Building a digital product creation workflow relies on digital materials that behave identically to their physical counterparts. The technologies are in place to make this happen, but as an industry we still need to slot the pieces together.

Reborn Digital: Could Cotton Carve A Path For A New Generation Of Materials?

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MMaterial Innovation

Reborn Digital: Could Cotton Carve A Path For A New Generation Of Materials?

byThe Interline X Cotton Incorporated
August 3, 2020
9.5K views

As the material most synonymous with fashion's history, cotton's future could herald a fundamental shift in the industry’s approach to digital materials.

Bringing The Future Of Production Forward

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Bringing The Future Of Production Forward

byBen Hanson
July 31, 2020
5.8K views

In light of constant supply chain scandals and the need to control cost, quality, and speed in an uncertain world, the factory of the future isn’t just a possibility for tomorrow – it’s a necessity today.