Date: 27 October 2023
Time: 9am-6pm
Venue: The Cocoon Space, 250 Orchard Road, #02-01, Singapore 238905
Fees
| Member | $500 |
| Non-Member | $600 |
Who to Attend
- SMEs in the fashion, beauty, and lifestyle industries
- Professionals in sustainability and supply chain management.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will have gained a solid understanding of circularity, its importance in the fashion industry, and how it can be integrated into their own SME businesses. They will be equipped with practical strategies, tools, and resources to embark on their sustainability journey, fostering innovation, resilience, and responsible growth in their operations.
- Understanding the landscape circularity in South-East Asia
- Awareness of the resources available (e.g., SFC courses, green finance, government grants, tracking tools)
- Set goals and formulate plans for the company’s sustainability mission and objectives
Instructor’s Profile
Cristina Kountiou, Founding Director of Revive Consulting Ltd Hong Kong Cristina’s expertise in Fashion Business Development and R&D gives her a comprehensive overview of the industry where she focuses on sustainability and innovation. Her creative solution-finding approach, using trend forecasting and innovative thought strategies, identifies business opportunities through design and sustainability. She has 20 years in design and development within the fashion industry as well as teaching at Universities in Asia from Fashion Business Strategy to Fashion history, design, concept, and contemporary issues. Her experience oversees challenges within the supply chain, and she advocates connecting industry with education.
Course Overview
Session 1: Understanding Circularity in the Fashion Industry
- Introduction to circularity: Definitions, principles, and key concepts
- Environmental and social challenges of the linear fashion industry
- Exploring the business case for circularity
- Opportunities and benefits of adopting circular business strategies for SMEs
- Closed-loop systems: Recycling, upcycling, and product life extension
Session 2: Why Circularity is Fashion Forward and Why it Matters for SMEs
- Sustainable development and the role of SMEs
- Overview of successful circular fashion brands and companies in Southeast Asia
- Case studies: Examining their approaches, challenges, and impact
- Collaborative approaches: Partnerships, sharing platforms, and new business models
Session 3: Workshop – Kickstarting Your Sustainability Journey
- Applying circularity principles to participants’ own businesses
- Hands-on exercises to identify opportunities for circularity
- Group discussions and feedback sessions to brainstorm actionable steps
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For enquiries, please write to sustainability@sgfashioncouncil.org.sg
Date: 24 November 2022
Time: 4pm-5pm
Hybrid:
Venue: The Cocoon Space, 250 Orchard Road, #02-01, Singapore 238905
Virtual: Zoom link will be made available to registered participants closer to the date of the event.
Participants: 25pax (in-person)
Fees
| Member | Free |
| Public (General) | Free |
| Public (Student) | Free |
About
Date: 5 November 2022
Time: 1pm-3pm
Venue: Closed Door
Participants: 20pax
About
Sustainable fashion is not only about buying sustainable, eco-friendly fashion items. As a consumer, it is also about post-consumption of garments – how we can be responsible with the end-of-life of our garments.
Programme Outline
In Weave Your Way to a Greener Planet, participants will learn about fashion sustainability and upcycle with manipulation of textile waste to create a display piece in order to give a new life and purposes to their unwanted garments.
Date: 5 November 2022
Time: 3.30pm-5.30pm
Venue: Closed Doors
Participants: 20pax
About
Sustainable fashion is not only about buying sustainable, eco-friendly fashion items. As a consumer, it is also about post-consumption of garments – how we can be responsible with the end-of-life of our garments.
Programme Outline
In Weave Your Way to a Greener Planet, participants will learn about fashion sustainability and upcycle with manipulation of textile waste to create a display piece in order to give a new life and purposes to their unwanted garments.
Date: 23 November 2022
Time: 9am-6pm
Venue: The Cocoon Space, 250 Orchard Road, #02-01, Singapore 238905
Participants: 21pax
| Member | $800 |
| Public (General) | $1,000 |
| Public (Student) | $600 |
About
Circular concepts and development come with a host of opportunities to dig deeper and find solutions. It is however a mine field of too much information and not enough time. By putting together key points set-up in module format, the objective is to tackle sustainable initiatives more efficiently.
This course examines issues in a Southeast Asia lens.
Participants will be able to strategically evaluate materials with real-time challenges, visualize solutions, develop guides, materials and a vision guide in order to achieve sustainable objectives.
Programme Outline
- Learn about sustainability in the context of S.E.A and challenges.
- Learn about global sustainable development and initiatives and impact on SMEs and large corporations.
- Understand the importance of implementing a circular fashion system.
Date: 1 December 2022
Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm
Venue: The Cocoon Space, 250 Orchard Road, #02-01, Singapore 238905
Participants: 30 pax
Fees
| Member | Free (business registrants only) |
| Public (General) | Not eligible |
| Public (Student) | Not eligible |
About
Programme Outline
- Learn about the different areas where your business can make a positive impact
- Share vignettes of innovative B Corps in fashion and other industries on being a force for good
- Explore a pathway to certification for your company as you reshape your supply chains, build an authentic brand and be a game changer in the world of beauty and fashion.