The British Fashion Council's Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) has published the findings of the foundation phase to develop Circular Fashion Ecosystems in the UK cities of London and Leeds.
- The report is titled Creating Circular Fashion Ecosystems: A Roadmap For Systemic Change.
- The Amsterdam-based Circle Economy was commissioned by the BFC to prepare the report.
The Project: In the first phase of the work undertaken by the IPF, ten priority Action Areas were identified to make this transformation happen. Circle Economy joined the second phase of the IPF’s work to assess the feasibility of developing a city-level Circular Fashion Ecosystem (CFE).
- The published assessment aims to develop a replicable methodology and a multi-phased innovation journey for all UK cities, to drive their fashion sector from the current state to a target state that is fully circular, through transformative strategies and real-time pilot projects
The Primary Conclusions: Three conclusions stemmed from the report:
- Building a CFE is crucial to incite and scale grassroots action, co-create circular solutions, and bring together multinational fashion players and SMEs through this network,
- The methodology and model should be agile to be replicable as each city has a different focus and a way in which it operates, and
- Collaborative and cross-sectorial research is needed to drive innovation investment and fully grasp the potential of CFEs. It will drive long-lasting changes in consumer behaviour and policy.
