It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Future Fashion Factory

UK Fashion Sector / Challenges Ahead

4 February 2025

8 minutes

Reductions in the environmental impact at a product-level are being overshadowed by increases in unit consumption overall. This may partly be the result of a rebound effect, i.e. consumption increasing as products are made more efficiently and therefore more cheaply.

Report Calls for Rewarding Sustainable Practices in UK Industry, Level-Playing Field Would Be Crucial

A new research report explores how UK fashion and textile companies are developing sustainable and circular practices, including their response to regulatory change associated with green growth and the transition to net zero. The study urged on the need to forge the business case for firms to invest in gathering detailed supply chain data to obtain product-level carbon footprints, as well as launch new circular business models.

Special Correspondent

Report

Country Overview / United Kingdom

13 July 2023

5 minutes

According to the report—Impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on the UK Fashion and Textiles Technology Ecosystem—the COVID-19 pandemic has had lasting financial impacts owing to the closures of businesses on the high street and the initial closure of factories during the first lock downs.

Fallout of Brexit and COVID: UK Businesses Have Suffered Immensely; Innovation and Sustainability Now Key Drivers

A new report that examines the impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on the fashion, textile and technology ecosystem in the UK, offers five key recommendations to support future growth.

Special Correspondent

Event Report / FutureScan 5

16 September 2022

6 minutes

The Association of Fashion and Textiles Courses (FTC) hosted the Futurescan 5 conference at the University of Leeds earlier this September with the theme of ‘Conscious Communities’.

Much of Fashion Future Lies in Conscious Communities

The Futurescan 5 conference last week was organised with the theme of 'Conscious Communities', revolving around environmental and resilient communities, societal and political communities, cultural and ethical communities, material and technological communities, and collaborative and participatory communities. A first-person account from the event.