Upstream Circularity Podcast
Upstream Circularity Podcast
Podcast Description
Discover how fashion can advance circular systems with the Upstream Circularity podcast produced by Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), a non-profit organisation that fosters industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion to accelerate impact. This three-part series unpacks The Upstream Circularity Playbook - exploring the technical innovations, systemic shifts, and real-world solutions shaping the future of textile recycling. Faith Robinson, Head of Content at GFA, hosts in-depth conversations with leading experts, to demystify how waste can be transformed into new resources, offering practical guidance for brands, manufacturers, policymakers, and innovators alike. From critical learnings to collaborative solutions, this series serves as an essential guide for anyone looking to contribute to a just, scalable, and more circular fashion industry.
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The podcast covers themes such as textile recycling, circular supply chains, and digital traceability, with episodes highlighting topics like textile waste segregation and real-world solutions for fashion sustainability, showcasing examples like Closed Loop Fashion and Reverse Resources and their roles in managing textile waste.
Discover how fashion can advance circular systems with the Upstream Circularity podcast produced by Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), a non-profit organisation that fosters industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion to accelerate impact. This three-part series unpacks The Upstream Circularity Playbook – exploring the technical innovations, systemic shifts, and real-world solutions shaping the future of textile recycling. Faith Robinson, Head of Content at GFA, hosts in-depth conversations with leading experts, to demystify how waste can be transformed into new resources, offering practical guidance for brands, manufacturers, policymakers, and innovators alike. From critical learnings to collaborative solutions, this series serves as an essential guide for anyone looking to contribute to a just, scalable, and more circular fashion industry.
In the final episode of the Upstream Circularity podcast, we explore how fashion brands and industry stakeholders can take post-industrial recycling from theory to reality. Host Faith Robinson is joined by Alexander Granberg, Recycling and Innovation Materials Manager at BESTSELLER, and Karla Magruder, Founder and President of Accelerating Circularity, to discuss what it takes to scale more circular systems – from integrating recycled materials into new products to designing policies that incentivise circularity. This episode unpacks key challenges and opportunities in making circularity mainstream, including material innovation and the role of collaboration in accelerating change. What are the biggest barriers to widespread adoption? And how can the global fashion sector work together to drive real impact?
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