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    BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL (BFC), THE UK FASHION & TEXTILE ASSOCIATION (UKFT) AND UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION (UKRI) LAUNCH GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIP: THE CIRCULAR FASHION INNOVATION NETWORK (CFIN)

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    The BFC, UKFT and UKRI today launched the CFIN with a two year ambition to create an Industrial Scale Change Programme for the UK Fashion and Textile Industry through a lens of Circularity and Innovation.

    BFC, UKFT and UKRI today launched the CFIN

    The fashion industry is a very significant part of the UK economy, contributing £29 billion to the UK gross domestic product (The Economic Impact of The Fashion Industry, Oxford Economics, 2022). However, it is estimated that the consumption of new clothes in the UK is higher than any other European country (The Circular Fashion Ecosystem Report, Institute of Positive Fashion, 2021). High consumption is coupled with low usage and large amounts of waste – there is therefore an urgent need to convene stakeholders and enable an actions-oriented forum to further the sustainable fashion agenda.

    The network, which is co-chaired by BFC CEO, Caroline Rush and UKFT CEO, Adam Mansell, will sit under the Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) and will bring together industry, innovators, investors, academia and broader stakeholders through an action led roadmap to accelerate the UK to a leading Circular Fashion Economy.

    The Advisory Board spans luxury, premium, high street, supermarket and value led businesses as well as representatives from UKRI, Academia and NGOs. The role of the Advisory Board is to focus on the vision of the network, receive briefings from the Working Groups and to address scalability across the UK. The network’s action led road map will be developed in accordance with competition laws and other applicable laws and regulations. The network will receive £1.8m which is jointly allocated to the BFC and UKFT to run the network, build the community, accelerate knowledge share to members and industry and to activate required industry-led research.

    The CFIN will play an essential central convening role in UKRI’s £15m Circular Fashion programme to accelerate positive change within the fashion industry. Other programmes include the Recycling Sorting Demonstrator led by UKFT; NERC’s Network Plus programme led by Exeter University, Leeds University and Northumbria University which will provide research capability focused on the improvement of data analysis, establishing research-validated baselines and environmental impact and circularity.  Through the BFC’s Colleges Council and UKFT Education Partner Network briefings on the programme to broader academic institutions will take place.

    The CFIN is the first industry-led programme of this kind supported by UKRI.  Its Working Group leads will report to the UKRI programme board, making it central to UKRIs £15m commitment to supporting an innovation-led approach to circular fashion.

    The six working groups within the programme

    1. Circular business models – Focus on reduction of waste and over-production by embedding circular business practices; consideration of regulation changes.
    2. Recycling infrastructure – Optimise closed-loop recycling processes, develop partnerships and develop foundations for extended producer responsibility (EPR).
    3. Sustainable manufacturing – Lower environmental impact by achieving supply chain resilience, creating deeper links between brands and manufacturers, and scaling digital traceability tools.
    4. Novel technology – Scale up and integrate novel technologies that support circular fashion.
    5. Diverse and future-proof workforce – Upskill the workforce and build a diverse and future-proof talent pipeline to close the skills gaps.
    6. Green growth – Create economically viable Circular Fashion Products, services, and IP which create high value jobs, support growth through responsible design, retail and manufacturing.

    Theme Champions are also part of the Advisory Board, and will lead the Working Groups.  Work will kickstart with the following three strategic themes:

    • Kathleen Mitchell, John Lewis – Circular Business Models
    • Gavin Graveson, Veolia – Recycling Infrastructure
    • Nigel Lugg, Shotley Consulting – Sustainable Manufacturing

    The Advisory Board at launch comprises:

    • Adam Mansell, UKFT
    • Caroline Rush CBE, BFC
    • CHANEL
    • Christine Kasoulis, Sainsbury’s
    • Helen Connolly, New Look
    • Helen Dickinson OBE, British Retail Consortium
    • Jules Lennon, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
    • Lynda Petherick, BFC NED
    • Mark Hills, Mayer Brown
    • Nigel Lugg, Shotley Consulting
    • Richard Price, Marks & Spencer
    • Stephen Russell, Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour / Future Fashion Factory
    • Tom Fiddian, Innovate UK, UKRI

    Caroline Rush, BFC Chief Executive, said: “We look forward to The Circular Fashion Innovation Network being the catalyst for essential transformation within the fashion industry. Collaboration has always been our guiding principle in effecting change. The new Circular Fashion Innovation Network rests on this very spirit – our cross sector advisory board will combine and advance novel technologies and approaches, which we hope will create a world-class blueprint here in the UK.  It builds on the BFC’s Circular Fashion Ecosystem work, established in 2020 as a multi-year endeavor to establish not just what needs to be done to achieve circularity in our fashion industry, but who needs to do it.

    BFC and UKFT have a proven track record of working together on Government Relations and International Trade, it now makes sense that we bring together our two networks which covers fashion and textile designers, retailers, manufacturers, tech businesses, government, media, professional services, investors and consumer audiences, to tackle our biggest challenge, our impact on the planet and with that the future of the UK fashion industry. ”

    Adam Mansell, CEO UKFT, said “It has never been more important to combine knowledge and networks to tackle the challenges of sustainability. We’re excited to work with the BFC and other partners via the Circular Fashion Innovation Network to establish both direct interventions and long term plans to help the transition towards a new circular economy in the UK. Our particular area of focus will be sustainable manufacturing and recycling infrastructure, which we believe will be key drivers in helping to build the most resilient, sustainable and competitive sector for future generations.”

    Tom Fiddian, Innovate UK, UKRI said “ We are delighted to work directly with BFC and UKFT on this exciting new innovation network – which aims to significantly accelerate the adoption and diffusion of knowledge, research and innovation across the whole fashion and textiles supply chain.

    Innovate UK has already seen a significant increase of ground-breaking UK innovations in this space, which we are supporting, and we believe that these additional investments will be transformative for the sector. “

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