Technology Is The New Black
Technology Is The New Black | Article by Graham Ross Back in 2000 when the concept of ‘fast’ fashion first took off, the industry produced 50 billion garments per year. With streamlined supply chains and [...]
Shifting The Needle
Joining the dots. Helping customers support circularity | Article by Gordon Renouf The transition to a circular economy will happen more quickly if consumers are empowered to easily choose products from brands that are part [...]
Our ability To Design Our Next Century
Sustainability is Asking the Right Questions | Article by Clara Vuletich When fashion brands and retailers first start to think about measuring and reducing their environmental or social impacts, there is sometimes hesitation and even [...]
Have We Reached Inflection Point?
Have We Reached Inflection Point? Key messages from Ausbil’s field trip to Guangzhou, China, 2016 | Extract from report by Måns Carlsson-Sweeny China has long been the manufacturing engine of the world, for example in terms [...]
From A To Generation Z
Shopping with the Future Generation | Report By Mark Kirkland for AMP Capital In 2017, achieving success in the retail industry involves accepting that the future is here and in full force — just look [...]
Where Responsible Fashion Begins
Where Responsible Fashion Begins | By Edwina Huang So here we address the sustainable issue from the beginning of the lifecycle. But how about the end of the lifecycle? After all these clothes are made, [...]
Strategic Objectives
Brands to Watch, Circular Fashion & Ethical Choices | Article by Rebecca Piersol for WGSN Consumer demand for sustainable, ethically-sourced clothing is growing, and conversation around sustainability is bigger and louder than ever before. At [...]
Future Revivalry
Facing the hard facts | Article by Common Objective 6 Tonne of textile is dumped every 10 minutes in Australia – 36,000kg per hour 864,000kg per day 6,048,000kg per week 25,920,000kg per month 311,040,000kg per [...]
Goals & Outcomes
CIRCULAR THREADS | By Edge Environment's Blake Lindley The Circular Threads movement was catalysed by Edge Environment working through the New South Wales (NSW) EPA’s Waste Less Recycle More’s Circulate program. The Circulate program aimed [...]
Re-fashioning Sustainability
Understanding the Dynamic Practices of Sustainable Fashion | An exert from 'fashion sustainability' understanding the dynamic practices of sustainable fashion by Dr Lisa Heinze Australian fashion practices have enormous potential to become sustainable, but without [...]