A recent Drapers article dated February 2021, highlighted the fact that the UK Government is taking a stricter stance to combat exploitation in fashion supply chains, requiring brands to disclose their suppliers and financially penalising those who cannot demonstrate compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 [1]. The article talks about how some brands have taken …
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Simply put, a sustainable supply chain is able to balance the use of natural, human and productive capital without indebting future generations. Since the industrial revolution there has been a huge imbalance as companies have generally sought to maximise productive capital with little regard for natural and human capital. Born from logistics strategies in times …
Sustainability is not just about switching existing materials to more sustainable materials or getting certification. It goes deeper than that. At a brand level, it is about purpose over profit to solve problems in society, rather than be the cause of them. At an operational level sustainability is about embedding the brand strategy & purpose into the organisations’ …
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In the report “A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion’s Future” by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Circular Fibres Initiative, a compelling vision of a new textiles economy is outlined, based on the principles of a circular economy. The idea is to keep clothes, textiles and fibres at their highest value during use and to …
Sustainable Future Summit November 2019 – Brussels Last week, I was in Brussels for a very interesting and inspiring Sustainable Future Summit 2019 organised Politico. The summit brought together policymakers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and consumers to debate the hunt for sustainable growth. There were many interesting discussions and debates about the urgency of …
Structurally, because of long lead times for raw materials and the drive for cheaper offshored supply, coupled with the need for instantaneous customer gratification, many Fashion brands are content in thinking that they need to continue holding inventory to do business. Logics follows that a high service level requires high inventory levels. However it is …
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This is the first in a series of blogs which covers the common mistakes that fashion supply chains are making, which not only adversely impact profitability, but also are not sustainable practises over the long term. This first article talks about portfolio management. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Does this picture look familiar? Does your product portfolio have two …
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There has been a lot written recently about the damage that the Fashion Industry is doing to our planet. Clothing has become too cheap, too wasteful, too damaging socially and environmentally. Sadly, as soon as a new trend emerges, cheap clothes just end up in landfill. To address the fashion crisis, the Fashion Industry needs to build …
