Manufacturing & Retail
The manufacturing and retail stage aims to reduce textile waste accumulation and over production, to optimise efficiency in the cut, make and trim of a garment through digital solutions and on-demand production, and to extend the life of products and packaging through circular business models. This supply chain step aims to reduce the overall waste to landfill at a factory, retail and consumer level.
Projects

Meet the Founder: Andy Ruben

Meet the Innovator: Trove

What are circular business models?

Fashion for Good launches the home-compostable polybag project
Fashion for Good launches the Home-Compostable Polybag Project, a pilot to test alternatives to conventional single-use polybags,



Fashion for Good Launches the Home-Compostable Polybag Project


With its soluble sewing thread, Resortecs facilitates the management of unsold garments
For a long time, the fashion industry has been caught up by its excesses such as overproduction. It is with the aim of giving new life to fabrics that the start-up developed two innovations, which, when combined, allow clothes to be easily “unsewn” and thus facilitate fabric recovery. [FRENCH ARTICLE]


Unlocking the Trillion-Dollar Fashion Decarbonisation Opportunity


Seaweed-Based Sway Against Single-Use Plastic Packaging
Annually, we use about about 500 billion plastic bags to store, transport, and protect garments, footwear and accessories. Less than 15% of polybags in circulation are collected for recycling, according to Fashion for Good. However, if the startup Sway has its way, more thin film packaging like polybags, retail bags, and wrappers will be compostable and even carbon negative. The packaging company makes seaweed-based, home-compostable replacements for plastic packaging, which even come in bright, cheerful colours.
Innovators


RESPONSIBLE
RESPONSIBLE is a global circularity platform powered by advanced proprietary technology. The company is on a mission to scale circularity by offering solutions across the product life cycle and a premium take on reCommerce. (Northern Ireland)


AnamXR
AnamXR builds virtual immersive B2B sell in and DTC gamified retail experiences that improve inclusivity and amplify sustainability narratives whilst having significant environmental impacts such as reduced sampling, (air) travel, retail stores and returns. Founded in 2020 (US).


Perfitly
Perfitly is an AR/VR-AI based size recommendation and visualisation platform for fashion e-commerce helping brands reduce returns. Online shoppers try on clothes using their custom digital body double to find their perfect fit, thus reducing returns and subsequent waste. Founded in 2015 (US).


traceless
Traceless creates bio-based films and coats that are home compostable, do not compete with food production and are qualitatively a real alternative to conventional plastic – 100% biodegradable and compostable. Founded in 2020 (Germany).


Greenhope
Greenhope is a social technology enterprise manufacturing biodegradable technologies to address hard-to-recycle items that are too small, contaminated, not economically viable, or destined for landfills. Their Ecoplas bioplastic sources starch from local farmers and turn it into packaging for apparel, food, and non-food applications. Founded in 2017 (Indonesia).


Swatchbook
Swatchbook is a cloud-based 3D material library revolutionising the exploration, visualisation and sharing of materials. The application connects brands with suppliers and allows secure communication between the design teams and suppliers. It helps to understand the real properties of materials without actually touching it through their platform and photos/videos. Founded in 2017 (USA).


PoshaQ
PoshaQ is a computer vision AI startup focused on helping consumers discover and purchase products within the fashion and retail sector. They provide retail and warehouse automation, data intelligence and cataloging, as well as quality control with image processing. Founded in 2016 (India).


Lucro
Lucro produces high quality recycled plastic waste to make products, ultimately seeking to close the loop. Lucro caters to big industries including retail, FMCG and automotive, exporting their products to the US and Europe. Founded in 2012, (India).
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