Cascade Circular

As a brand, we’re committed to moving toward a more circular business model, but what does that actually look like in practice? That’s exactly what we explored this week with Cascade Circular. Designers, developers, merchandisers, finance partners, marketers, creatives, sales managers, and supply chain leaders all came together to align on our circularity goals and what it’s truly going to take to get there. Led by the incredible Nicole Bassett and Maura Dilley, we dug into what success looks like for circular products, where we’ve already made meaningful progress, and how we can continue to innovate and build on the momentum of our Second Cut Project. A special thank you to Bob Carswell and Material Return, LLC for being the partners we need to get there and for continuing to support us on this journey. The path to circularity isn’t simple but bringing the right people into the room is a powerful place to start.

Thank you Lynda Grose for inviting me back as guest lecturer on #circularapparel #circulardesign with the brilliant students at California College of the Arts. Always inspiring!

𝗜𝘀 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆?♻️ In the latest Beyond Threads podcast, circularity expert Nicole Bassett joins Bleckmann’s Erik Janssen Steenberg to explore how circular business models can reduce costs, boost resilience, and unlock new value for fashion brands. Tune in now to discover why going circular isn’t just good for the planet, it’s smart business. 💡 Watch the full episode: https://brnw.ch/21wUAqu #BeyondThreads #CircularFashion #SustainableBusiness #FashionPodcast #Bleckmann #SupplyChainInnovation #NicoleBassett #SustainableFashion

We’re excited to announce that Textile Exchange has officially launched the revised Reclaimed Material Declaration Form (RMDF), developed through the groundbreaking Tracing Textile Waste project, a multi-stakeholder initiative led by Fashion for Good and Textile Exchange.🚀 This launch marks a major milestone in standardising the classification and traceability of pre-consumer textile waste. The revised RMDF builds on the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and insights gained from six pilot tests with key industry partners, including Control Union, adidas, BESTSELLER, Target, Levi Strauss & Co. Recover, and Reverse Resources. The updated RMDF improves ease of data collection and accuracy upstream of recyclers, while enabling interoperability with digital tools used by certification bodies and TrackIt. The final version will be released alongside a calibration guide and integrated into the Materials Matter Standard, helping certified organisations adopt more robust traceability practices. 🔍 Why does this matter? Transparency around textile feedstock origins has long been a challenge, with traceability largely manual and fragmented. The revised RMDF fills this gap by providing a consistent, standardised data collection tool that supports brands, recyclers, and certifiers in tracking reclaimed materials more accurately, critical as global regulatory pressure grows (e.g.,the EU’s Sustainable Products Regulation). 🎯 Next steps: Textile Exchange has officially launched the revised Reclaimed Material Declaration Form following the completion of the Tracing Textile Waste project. This tool will help capture essential data on reclaimed materials — driving transparency and traceability across the global textile recycling supply chain.  🔗 Learn more about our project, Tracing Textile Waste, here: https://lnkd.in/edwSkQ2R #TracingTextileWaste #FashionForGood #TextileExchange #RMDF #CircularEconomy #Traceability #Sustainability #TextileRecycling #GRS #RCS Isabella Courtney, Textile Exchange, Reverse Resources Ann Runnel, Miguel Sá, Control Union, Lonneke de Kort, Claudio Carlos, adidas, Jessie Wu, Ka Chun Chan, Drishti Masand, Erika B., Alexander Granberg, Quoc Huynh, Kim L., Lu Gan, Hitesh Sharma, Orsolya Janossy, Debbie Perlman, Naveed Nasik Ullah

The apparel industry is falling behind on its supply chain decarbonization goals. What is necessary to change this trajectory and help transform suppliers into becoming net zero manufacturers? As someone working within a manufacturing company this is a topic that I spend a lot of time thinking about. As we undergo our own decarbonization journey I deal with the challenges, costs, and complexity that are involved in making this transformation. For that reason, I’m proud to have been involved with a new report from the Fashion Charter’s Manufacturer Peer Action Group. Fashion Supply Chain Challenge: Strengthening Collaboration for Decarbonizing Apparel and Textile Manufacturing https://lnkd.in/gkR28tCu This is one of the first reports published by a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on manufacturers' perspectives on climate action. Based on insights from leading apparel and textile manufacturers operating hundreds of production facilities across 50 countries it spells out the issues holding back suppliers in their efforts to decarbonize. ❗ Central to these issues is the misalignment between our current business and costing models to support the scale of investment needed for manufacturers. 🤝 The solutions lie in viewing decarbonization not just as a sustainability issue but as a business model challenge. The goal of this report is to not only raise awareness and bring new thinking and solutions to this topic but to start honest conversions on how we can collectively work together to address these challenges. 👀 I hope that you take the time to read it. I’d like to thank our lead author Elizabeth Cline for all her in-depth work on this subject, and my fellow co-authors Matthew Guenther, Shelby Arnold, and Matilde Faria for all their contributions. Many thanks to the Fashion Charter Steering Committee for their support and all the dialogue that went into this project. My deepest gratitude to Lindita Xhaferi-Salihu and the Fashion Charter secretariat for all their coordination and support through the entire process. #FashionCharter #ClimatAction #NetZero #SustainableFashion