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The fashion industry has a huge impact on the planet’s inhabitants and resources.
A “sustainable fashion garment” is a piece that is produced with awareness of its impact, at every stage of the value chain, and produced with respect for the environment and people.
To create a sustainable product and a sustainable business it is essential to take in consideration the full life cycle of a product, from its conception to its disposal.
It is important to develop an idea of sustainability that goes from a single product to the full process: from a single attribute of sustainability to the control of the supply chain.
For this module, we have organized sustainability criteria into 3 macro-categories that are essential in the life cycle of the product: materials, processes, business and customer experience models. Each of these bring together information about fashion impacts at these stages and virtuose examples that describe why a certain approach is sustainable, helping brands and designers addressing their responsible choices and being catalyst for change and revolutionaries for the fashion and retail system.
TOPICS FOR COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION
1.Which material are you currently using that has a bad impact? Which one could you substitute it with?
2. As there is no perfect option, what are the most important aspects for you to consider when choosing a material to work with?
3.Which struggle do you face or faced trying to work with more sustainable materials?
4.How many collections do you do create per year? Have you ever consider slowing down your production?
5.What do you do with your textile waste? Have you ever consider to reuse it creatively?
7.Do you share information about your supply chain with your customers?