WGSN Futures 2016 – ‘The vision 2030’ – a summit that provides insight into how today’s fashion and creative industry leaders envision the world evolving over the next 15 years will be held on 10th November in New York, USA.
At the event, Tracy Rickert, Senior Consultant, Alvanon, a global consulting firm for world’s leading apparel organizations, will participate in a panel discussion titled – ‘Cause and Commerce: Making Sustainability Profitable’. Also on the panel will be industry-leading experts from H&M, Patagonia, Eileen Fisher and ISKO, with the session moderated by Simon Collins, former Dean of Fashion, Parsons The New School for Design.
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As an Alvanon global apparel and retail business consultant, Tracy has worked with brands and retailers on programme initiatives from their inception through to the capture of objectives. At WGSN Futures 2016, she will address the challenges facing companies that are in the early stages of incorporating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into their enterprise.
While explaining the contents of the panel discussion, Tracy stated, “We will discuss how brands and manufacturers can make sustainability profitable. Alvanon clients have improved sustainability practices along multiple points of the supply chain, while adding to bottom line profits. For example, one North American apparel brand was able to adjust the chemistry used in its dying process and reduce chemical and water usage, ultimately reducing cost.”
She further adds that fashion is among the ‘dirtiest’ industries in the world and one of the most resistant to change. There is need for innovation, disruption and cultural evolution in the ways apparel is manufactured, employ and manage human resources and bring product to market.
