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As part of our ongoing member and business guest blog series, ACS Clothing has written about the challenges facing the fashion industry and their views on how to drive an authentic circular approach. Is there a need for sustainability orientated legislation within the fashion industry? With sustainability finally on the radar of fashion consumers everywhere,…

As part of our ongoing member and business guest blog series, ACS Clothing has written about the challenges facing the fashion industry and their views on how to drive an authentic circular approach. The impact of the fashion industry in 2021 The environmental footprint of fashion is arguably the industry’s best kept secret. Behind the…

Written by Hannah Cox, Founder of betternotstop Launched in 2007 by the non-profit organisation B Lab, the B Corp movement aims to create value for society through business; to both inspire and recognise socially, environmentally and legally responsible companies that voluntarily meet certain standards of public transparency, legal accountability, sustainability and performance. The “B” itself…

More and more organisations are beginning to explore and understand the importance of a circular economy and its role in mitigating the climate crisis and reducing the global temperature whilst also providing financial and competitive business benefits. For those interested in why the circular economy plays such a significant role in reaching climate change targets…

The last year has seen huge uncertainty across the business community.  But despite all the unknowns, the Circular Glasgow team have also witnessed incredible resilience and creativity from its local business community.  Whether it be COVID-19, BREXIT or the challenges of adopting new disruptive technologies, our circular ambassadors and network members have constantly reminded us…

As well as building start-up ecosystems which we discussed in Part 1 of this blog, another area which Bankers without Boundaries focusses on to accelerate the circular economy is creating cases of specific circular economy principles, technologies or business models within projects. Pilot projects: The link between construction and finance in creating a circular economy…

Written by: Ryan Stodart, Bankers without Boundaries Globally, the transition towards net-zero must be accelerated if we are to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis and environmental degradation. If drastic action is not taken, the cascading effects of the varied challenges we face will result in irreversible socio-environmental harms. To respond, we must…

Wow. 2020/21 has been a year of immense upheaval for any business in the fashion and clothing industry. The Covid-19 pandemic has shone such a harsh light on so many aspects of how we dress and shop for clothes, for both producers and consumers. For a world in lockdown, clothing needs have changed dramatically –…

We have just marked a year to go until COP26 comes to Glasgow, showcasing to the world the steps we have taken to become leaders in a circular and more sustainable economy. COP26 would have been taking place right now, however with the COVID-19 pandemic putting that on pause, we now have one year to…