SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Fashion is at the heart of many of the world ’ s biggest supply chains . Contributing in excess of US $ 2tr to the global economy , this colossal industry employs more than 75 million people , with 40 million working directly in the garment and footwear industry .
Little wonder then that fashion ’ s wider impact is under a microscope and constantly making headlines – often for the wrong reasons . The rise of fast fashion has only contributed to these problems , creating economic models that rely on exploitation and ecological pollution to meet the demand for cheap , quick-and-easy clothing .
We all know fashion needs to change , but for this to happen we must think about the bigger picture . This is more than just a question for individual manufacturers – it ’ s also one for the broader supply chain .
Some of the biggest names in fashion pondered this question at the Manufacturing Futures Innovation Awards , a programme aimed at arming scalable startup innovations with the capacity to change fashion manufacturing and the broader supply chain . Judges like Adam Mansell ,
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