As illustrated in a comprehensive report by Conscious Living TV, multiple eco fashion leaders have predicted that the coming rise of sustainability trends are bound to bring big changes in the industry at large.
An undertaking in understanding
Due to the fact that many more businesses are considering their “go-green” efforts to be a pivotal aspect of their overall success, industry heads in fashion have been keeping their minds open to the idea of following suit. Milestones for reducing carbon footprints and facilitating a healthier environment have become abundant, and in the eco fashion world, one of the primary concerns will be to create a greater understanding of these issues.
One of the primary subjects that experts predict that eco fashion will prioritize more is the relationship between global trade for materials and the environmental impact of supply chains. Ideally, a more widespread understanding how the flow of these goods could create a higher initiative for change in the areas that need it most.
Production adjustments
Should the supply chain regulators take the suggestions for environmentally friendly changes to heart, then there is the hope that this could open the door for slightly more innovation in climate-smart solutions. In addition to the technological solutions for more climate friendliness is eco fashion supply chains, agricultural and material production policies may be altered as well.
Radical transparency
Future trends are predicted to entail slightly more accountability expected for eco fashion’s environmental impacts. Marie-Claire Daveu, chief sustainability officer and head of institutional affairs for Kering, predicts that the push for more self-awareness in eco fashion leaders about the environmental implications of their business will result in “radical transparency”. With consumers no longer content to simply see the tail of the supply chain, manufacturers will now be under pressure to publicly face and reveal the environmental toll of their processes.
Sector collaboration
One of the most optimistic of all predictions for the future of eco fashion would involve more industry-wide collaboration opportunities. Naturally, even the most ambitious plans for sustainability support in eco fashion will need to be backed by those who have the right capital and influence. In the best case scenario for the environmental friendliness proponents, entrepreneurs in different sectors of eco fashion could start pooling their resources and brainstorming over better ways to make climate-smart ideas a reality.
Fast fashion could be fast-dying
Some have predicted that the birth of stronger sustainability options could herald the death of “fast fashion”. Fast fashion has been criticized for encouraging the kind of consumer mindset that prioritizes purchasing as cheaply and quickly as possible. While it may save time, this has been observed to result in a disproportionate amount of money being spent on lower-quality items that must be manufactured by those who are exploited by unethical supply chain standards overseas.
If the prediction of fast fashion’s gradual disappearance does come true, then it would mean a much lower demand for “disposable” fashion choices. The era of sustainability support in eco fashion would, in this scenario, see many fashion aficionados show a greater amount of willingness to wear the same outfits more than once.
Wages and fiber recycling
The predictions for the future of eco fashion haven’t been limited to fanciful ideals without any foundation. Some of the quantifiable effects of more sustainability awareness in eco fashion have included fiber recycling initiatives and living wage changes for workers in the garment field.
Amy Hall, director of social consciousness for Eileen Fisher, has cited the increased focus on deforestation to be a prime sign of changes to come in terms of eco fashion fiber recycling. Hall predicted that the recycled fiber developers will be posed to make viable fabric have more appeal in the mainstream.
Hall also commented on the impact that the eco fashion’s direction towards going green would have on garment workers across the industry. Both the federal and non-governmental living wage movements in London and United States, Hall mentioned, is already a sign of changes to come in the interest of acknowledging the problems with a lack of accountability for supply chain Amanagement.
Innovation due to public scrutiny
Suzanne McKenzie, CEO of Able Made, agreed with the popular opinion that significant pushes for better supply chain compliance would be underway should the current trends in eco fashion continue on their current path. McKenzie pointed out that not only would there be more scrutiny from the industry’s overhead and shareholders, but also from the public at large.
The consumers, McKenzie believes, are just as invested in seeing more transparency in the supply chains as industry officials are. McKenzie reported seeing a growing amount of curiosity in the public for exactly where and how their products are made, along with just how much support that fashion brands have for environmental causes.
Faced with heavier pressure from both consumer and industry leaders, supply chains are predicted to begin exploring new ways to show support for sustainability on the inside and out; this would not only apply to core changes for sustainability compliance in manufacturing, but even the aesthetic textile designs on the clothes themselves.