Sorting for Circularity: Wealth In Waste
The Textile and Apparel industry is one of the largest contributors to India’s economy constituting 2% of total GDP, 12% of total exports, 7% of industry output in value terms, while employing over 45 million individuals.3 4 India is also one of the largest producers of cotton, jute and silk. Over 25% of the global cotton production comes from India.5 Further, India has processing infrastructure and skilled workforce for all activities ranging from spinning to apparel production, making it a competitive key sourcing destination for most global brands.
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The Rise of Reusable Packaging: Understanding the Impact & Mapping a Path to Scale
Packaging, in all its different forms, is ubiquitous across the fashion industry. This is no more evident than the single-use plastic and cardboard packaging that enables the burgeoning e-commerce market.
Understanding “Bio” Material Innovations
The last 5 years have seen a pronounced increase in excitement around “biomaterials” for the fashion industry. As brands consider their environmental and social impacts, along with rising ethical concerns from consumers, the search for more ‘sustainable’ alternatives is driving innovation. Wider trends are further contributing to interest in biomaterials; from climate change and the potential for lower carbon footprints vs fossil based synthetic materials, the war on plastics, to the rapid growth of veganism1 and a rush to find alternatives to animal derived materials. Biomaterials, however, remain an ill defined category.
Fashion for Good Five Year Progress Report
In 2017, we started Fashion for Good with a bold ambition to make all fashion a force for good. Much of this progress is reflected in this report, specifically highlighting our innovation platform, investments, and convening activities across our global footprint. We also reflect on the biggest lessons we have learned over the past 5 years.
