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Raw Materials:
Recycled Materials and Secondary Raw Materials
PAOLO FOGLIA
PAOLO FOGLIA
Non Food Certification Manager
ICEA - Institute for Ethical and Environmental Certification
‘Raw Materials: Recycled Materials’ is Between Conscious’ fourth masterclass hosted by Paolo Foglia and dedicated to secondary raw materials, i.e. the use of recycled materials in the production system, in the textile industry.
Paolo Foglia is the Non-Food Certification Manager ICEA: Institute for Ethical and Environmental Certification, accredited for some of the most important and recognized certifications for sustainability of textile products.
Only 13% of the textile waste is currently sent for recycling, while about 70% ends up in landfills or waste-to-energy plants. In the fourth masterclass of Between Conscious Program, Dr. Paolo Foglia returns to take stock of the Circular Economy, and the need for the fashion world, starting with the main brands, to take charge of the “end of life” of the products they place on the market. A process that is not only ethically essential, but in the EU it is law, by virtue of the objectives set by the package of measures on the Circular Economy of 2018.
Use of recycled materials, compliance with environmental regulations and working conditions: in this masterclass, we once again clarify the certification system as a guarantor for the development of a more ethical market.
Sustainable Fashion: From Production Model to Cultural Model
In this introductory masterclass of the Between Conscious Program, professor Simona. Segre Reinach sheds light on the definition of sustainable fashion, why it has gained focus in the internal debate between the players in the supply chain and how it is possible to make choices dictated by greater environmental awareness.
Circular Economy in Fashion
In her masterclass, professor Francesca Romana Rinaldi explains how and why companies across all manufacturing sectors need to reinvent themselves and completely rethink their business models to ensure that economic and environmental sustainability can coexist.
Raw Materials: the Cotton
Intensive cultivation practices polluted and impoverished the ecosystem. In his masterclass, Paolo Foglia uses the case study of cotton to expose the relationship between agriculture and consumption, and therefore the value of controls and certifications to promote organic farming through corporate choices.
Fashion Retail: A Sustainable Approach
Economic, ecological and social. These are the three aspects that must be respected throughout the entire supply chain. In this masterclass Jochen Strähle highlights the centrality of the figure of fashion buyers in defining a more sustainable model for the entire industry thanks to the affect on the market by behaviour.