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

The Challenges of Systemic Circularity

Circular fashion has a problem--that of system challenges. Forum for the Future’s Enabling Systemic Circularity in Fashion project worked with 12 brands/retailers and manufacturers/suppliers across the fashion industry to understand why progress towards circularity has been so limited. This series gleans the learnings from participants.

Circularity Narratives / ESCF Project

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