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.

In the first week of December, Myntra announced the launch of M-Now, a facility that would enable shoppers to receive their orders just in about half an hour. Myntra is the first big player to start the hyper-speed deliveries of fashion items, but comes in the backdrop of grocery apps already exploring this space. What do all this mean for Indian e-commerce? A mini-series of texfash analyses and reports. 

The readymade garments (RMG) sector in Bangladesh is facing perhaps its biggest ever crisis since it grew by a whopping 280% from January 2009 to 2022-23 under Sheikh Hasina Wazed who was forced to flee the country on 5 August. In the throes of a political turmoil, we shall have to wait and watch how the situation unfolds at the cost that the RMG sector will have to pay. 

A mini-series of texfash analyses and reports.