About the Circular Fashion Pledge https://www.2020circularfashion.com/ Check Out
Want to find out some actionable steps as a fashion brand, you can take towards a cleaner, more sustainable model? “The circular economy refers to an industrial economy that is restorative by intention; aims to rely on renewable energy; minimize, tracks and eliminates the use of toxic chemicals; and eradicates waste through careful design.”
Basically a circular economy means - building our products to last! Recycling and refurbishing the products we can no longer use and making them new again! And circular fashion is the same concept… Choosing the right materials, that will LAST and can circulate as long as possible in a valuable way. ‘Circular fashion’ can be defined as clothes, shoes or accessories that are designed, sourced, produced and provided with the intention to be used and circulate responsibly and effectively in society for as long as possible in their most valuable form, and hereafter return safely to the biosphere when no longer of human use. (Anna Brismar, Green Strategy, 2017)
With the 2020 Circular Fashion Pledge - retailers and fashion brands can commit to 1 or all of the following pledges to take steps towards a circular fashion model. Their website is linked in the description below if you want to take action now. As a customer, fashion brand, or service provider you can take action! Is your company taking steps towards sustainability? Drop a comment below and let us know what your company already has in place!
Here are the 3 specific actions you can pledge your brand can pledge to do in 2020 and beyond.
ENABLE TAKE-BACK OR RESALE By the end of 2020, launch at least one method or partnership to enable your customers to send-back or resell their used items. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Providing options to resale, upcycle, repair, donate, or recycle items gives them new life and keeps them out of landfills
INCREASE RECYCLED CONTENT SPECIFIC ACTION IN 2020 By the end of 2020, increase the total percentage of certified recycled content or scrap fabric by 10-percent in your top 5 selling items. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Producing garments using recycled content sends a demand signal that spurs growth in the recycling market
DESIGN FOR DURABILITY SPECIFIC ACTION IN 2020 By the end of 2020, increase the use of non-blended materials, and/or modularity and repairability in your top 5 selling items. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Designing items so they can be repaired, upcycled, or recycled ensures that those items and materials stay in circulation. Circularity can offer new profit opportunities through lower costs, increased security of supply of raw materials, tighter chain cooperation, and a more robust supply chain. In addition, the organization’s image is strengthened by showing that sustainability is being put into practice.
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