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

Forum for the Future

Circularity Narratives / ESCF Project

18 April 2025

7 minutes

Participation in ESCF was not token—it demanded deep engagement from all. For Yee Chain, this meant drawing from years of hands-on trials in circular textile manufacturing. As supply chain partners, it was committed to share its existing knowledge and to advance development/ use of new knowledge and tools to actively contribute to the project.

Enabling Systemic Circularity and a Collective Push for Industry-Wide Change

The path to circularity in fashion is not paved with singular solutions or isolated innovations. It is shaped by the willingness of stakeholders to come together, question assumptions, and collaborate in new ways. The ESCF project has shown that manufacturers, when given space and voice, are not just implementers—they are co-creators of the future.

Subir Ghosh

Report

Wireframe: The Challenges of Systemic Circularity

Circularity Narratives / Crystal International

17 April 2025

3 minutes

To support actions against climate crisis, Crystal International announced in March 2022 its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. It is part of Forum for the Future's Enabling Systemic Circularity in Fashion project. Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability organisation focused on enabling systemic and urgent action in three potentially game-changing areas.

Focus Should Be on Collective Responsibility that Foster Transparency and Shared Accountability

A major player in the Enabling Systemic Circularity in Fashion project of the Forum for the Future was leading apparel manufacturer, Crystal International Group. A spokesperson of the group talks about how brands and retailers can collaborate with their manufacturing partners in making the concept of circular fashion work in reality.

Subir Ghosh

Interview

Wireframe: The Challenges of Systemic Circularity

Circularity Narratives / Yee Chain International

16 April 2025

6 minutes

Unified standards, greater efficiency, and reduced fragmentation could be the shared goal of the future for the industry. However, achieving this would be incredibly challenging; hence tailoring solutions to specific contexts while ensuring coherence and interoperability across different regions is the way forward.

Falling into the Blame Game Is Counter-Productive for all in the Value Chain

Taiwanese player Yee Chain International Ltd was a key participant in a project that sought to understand the systemic challenges that are stymieing the fashion industry’s efforts to go the whole hog. Chief Sustainability Officer, Martin Su, and Global Sustainability and Circularity Scaling Manager, Anett Soti, talk about ground truths in this engaging conversation.

Subir Ghosh

Interview

Wireframe: The Challenges of Systemic Circularity

Going Circular / State of Industry

22 January 2025

4 minutes

The urgency of the climate, ecological and social challenges we face today demand that circular innovations scale and achieve their full potential. Yet, despite the heavy investments into new technologies, many innovations fail or do not scale.

Sustained Intention Critical to Shaping Circularity in Fashion Sector, Argues New Report

Forum for the Future’s Enabling Systemic Circularity in Fashion or ESCF project, running from 2023-24, brought 12 brands/retailers and manufacturers/ suppliers across the fashion industry to examine its limited progress made towards circularity, and identified key insights that are critical for the industry’s transformation.

Special Correspondent

Report

Event Roundup / Textile Exchange

8 November 2024

5 minutes

Thought leaders, stakeholders from across the industry gathered to address the staggering impact of fashion, a sector responsible for around 10% of global emissions, much of which is tied to the very materials that shape our products.

Call from Textile Exchange Meet: Future Needs to Thrive on Collaboration and Restoration

The message from the Textile Exchange conference at Pasadena was clear: transformation is within reach. From regenerative practices to circularity that benefits all, it was a clarion call to trade extractive growth for a future that thrives on restoration and collaboration.

Anette Cantagallo

Report

Cotton Production / Cotton 2040 Impact

7 November 2024

5 minutes

Cotton 2040 worked towards aligning key players in the cotton system on the change needed, catalysing collaborative action to adapt to the changing climate, and empowering brands to embrace sustainable cotton.

Industry Needs to Hold Itself Accountable to Ensure the Rigour of Standards

The Cotton 2040 project of the charity Forum for the Future was a platform which aimed to accelerate progress and maximise the impact of existing sustainable cotton initiatives. A year after the platform published its Impact Report, texfash speaks to Neil Walker, Senior Sustainability Strategist, about the project's legacy.

Subir Ghosh

Interview

Microfibre Pollution / Wet Processing

3 February 2023

3 minutes

Wet processes are the steps that require the input of significant amounts of water and that are required to prepare the fabric for dyeing and to ensure that the dyes are properly set to achieve the desired quality in a product.

Moving Away from Wet Processing Best Way to Avoid Microfibre Shedding in Textile Manufacturing

In order to make meaningful progress toward sustainability, changes in wet processes including dyeing are critical to reduce microfibre shed in textile manufacturing, a report has underscored.