Module 4: Sustainability and Innovative Leadership in fashion industry.

The awareness of environmental problems and the need to conserve natural resources to ensure future generations led in the last decade to the development of the concepts of “sustainability” and “sustainable development”, setting the framework for redefining entrepreneurship. Recognising the competitive advantage that comes from sustainable strategies, modern businesses are balancing their success between profit, environmental preservation and the well-being of society. Green leadership is the source of inspiration and continuous influence of stakeholders for the implementation of sustainable activities in an organisation. The ‘green leader’ is called upon to instill a ‘green culture’ in the whole organisation with regard to the achievement of sustainability. At a practical level, the integration of sustainability in an organisation takes place in the area of production. Sustainable production, as an evolution of the philosophy of ‘rational production’ and based on the product life cycle, aims to produce industrial products using inputs, processes and systems that promote sustainability. Key points in the implementation of sustainable production are the management of energy, material and waste flows and the definition of appropriate indicators in the system for measuring and evaluating the integration of sustainability. The path towards sustainability is a process of continuous improvement and evolution involving a change of culture in a company, the dynamic presence of leadership, the commitment of management and stakeholders and finally a review of the production process.

TOPICS FOR COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION

1. Employee training in the fashion company.
2. Digital solutions in management for fashion industry.
3. How the fashion company works?