Fashion industry’s shift towards a circular economy
View(s):The Hirdaramani Group together with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Make Fashion Circular initiative recently hosted a transformative workshop at the Hilton Colombo Residences.
It was specifically designed for academics and students in the fashion industry to raise awareness, build knowledge, and stimulate dialogue within the context of a circular economy – one that designs out waste and pollution, keeps products and materials in use and regenerates natural systems.
The circularity workshop enabled students from the Academy of Design and The University of Moratuwa to gain precious insight from visiting delegates from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, as well as leaders from the Hirdaramani Group a media release from the organisers said.
Among the group of representatives from the foundation were Francois Souchet, Lead of Make Fashion Circular; Project Managers Francesca Brkic and Elodie Rousselot; Senior Research Analyst Marilyn Martinez, and Research Analyst Lukas Fuchs. Informative presentations from both organisations were followed by an illuminating panel discussion and Q&A session.
Francois Souchet, Lead of Make Fashion Circular commenting at the event said: “We were delighted to be hosted by Make Fashion Circular participant Hirdaramani at their facilities in Sri Lanka this week. Hirdaramani played a key role in the making of the Jeans Redesign project and this visit proves a great opportunity to see how they are using technology in their manufacturing processes to realise the ambitions of the Jeans Redesign guidelines.”
“We are delighted to welcome the team from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Make Fashion Circular initiative to Sri Lanka. We are extremely optimistic that our participation in initiatives like the Jeans Re-design project will positively impact all industry stakeholders in joining our journey towards a circular economy,” added Nikhil Hirdaramani, Group Director of the Hirdaramani Group.