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Earlier this month, Seamless attended the Sustainable Fibres Symposium which was hosted by the ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres that's part of the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, in partnership with RMIT University and University of Technology Sydney. Danielle Kent, #Seamless General Manager, Industry Transformation presented on the urgent need for us all to collaborate together to address Australia’s clothing waste challenges, as well as the priorities for Seamless in the first 12 months as we strive to make Australian clothing circular by 2030. Thanks to Matthew Boyd and the team for hosting such an inspirational event.

Don’t miss the latest episode of the Textile Innovation Podcast, ‘Roadmap to a circular future’ which features Danielle Kent, #Seamless General Manager, Industry Transformation. Danielle explores the Seamless origin story and the benefits of a stewardship approach to address the critical challenges facing the clothing industry, with over 200,000 tonnes of waste ending up in Australian landfill annually. Hear Danielle talk about the Seamless priorities for the first 12 months as we strive to make Australian clothing circular by 2030. Listen to the episode on Spotify or the Apple Podcast app or from the World Textile Information Network (WTiN) website here: https://lnkd.in/gX5B_Kvy #Seamless #SustainableClothing #CircularEconomy

Thank you to the passionate team from valued Seamless foundation member The Sussan Group for a truly collaborative and insightful circularity action workshop. It’s so inspiring to see #ResponsibleBrands stepping up to not just imagine a better future, but actively create it. Here’s to continuous improvement! #Seamless #SustainableClothing #CircularEconomy Danielle Kent Paige Street Dr. Clara Vuletich

There are many ways we can come together to support a more circular clothing sector. This might be one for you.

Baptist World Aid Australia unveiled the tenth edition of its Ethical Fashion Report today, which assesses 120 companies covering 460 fashion and clothing brands. 35% of Seamless members are represented in the report, and their combined average score was 43% higher than the overall average score, demonstrating that #ResponsibleBrands are committed to continuous improvement. ✴️✴️ The report also calls on the Australian Government to mandate #Seamless to drive progress toward circularity in the clothing industry. If an organisation is placing clothing on the market, they are accountable for the whole life of that product. Seamless members hold themselves to account through leadership and continuous improvement, not just compliance. ⏰We’re on the road to regulation and now is the time to move quickly and step up! ✴️ See the Seamless member brands and find out how to join: https://lnkd.in/gSw6Znw3 Ainsley Simpson Danielle Kent

We’re so excited about the new initiative from Seamless supporter Hello Tailr which gives clothing brands of all sizes the ability to offer alterations and repairs to their customers through an integrated online platform. The online solution is easily integrated into a clothing brand’s existing ecommerce site, allowing customers to order repairs and alterations to their garments. Hello Tailr then manages the entire repair or alteration process using its network of high quality experts – 72% of which are from social enterprises Second Stitch, The Social Studio and Assembled Threads, who are empowering women from diverse backgrounds, providing job opportunities, and offering skills training with formal certifications - all while ensuring ethical wages. 🧡🧡 ✴️ Find out more at https://htailr.app/

Congratulations to Seamless supporters The Social Outfit on their tenth birthday celebrations last week. What an incredible milestone for an incredible fashion label with a difference! We’re continually inspired by your practical support to help refugee and new migrant women kick start their Australian careers. Here's to the next ten years!

Proud Seamless supporter, Vital Chemical is leveraging more than 47 years of experience in resource recovery for the civil, construction, infrastructure, resources and agricultural sectors, to create new sustainable solutions for textile waste. Through strategic partnerships, they’re now developing innovative textile recovery and landfill diversion solutions and are also commercialising the recovery and return of carbon back into industry projects and environmental applications. Research and development projects are currently underway that are underpinned by partnerships with Australia’s leading universities in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales. We can’t wait to see the outcomes! Here’s to continuous improvement and a brighter, more sustainable future for the clothing industry. #Seamless #SustainableClothing #CircularEconomy

Last week, we were privileged to partner with the team from Rip Curl, a proud Seamless foundation member, for a circularity action workshop. 🌱 We were incredibly inspired by their genuine, long lasting commitment to protecting our oceans and nature which is being brought to life across so many impactful initiatives including: ✴️ Australia’s first take back scheme to recycle wetsuits ✴️ Achieving B Corp certification in 2022 ✴️ Rip Curl Planet Day where all warehouse and office crew spend one day per year rehabilitating their local natural environment ✴️ A partnership with AirStep which ensures that 50% of wetsuit offcut waste is turned into carpet underlay ✴️ An innovative wetsuit rental pilot And so many more! We were also energised to hear about their ongoing efforts in the areas of circular design, clothing durability, innovative new sampling practices and broader industry collaboration on sustainability. We look forward to working with the Rip Curl team to support and amplify these initiatives to the Australian clothing sector and beyond. #Seamless #SustainableClothing #CircularEconomy #ResponsibleBrands Ainsley Simpson Danielle Kent Karen Thomas

We’re a proud supporter of World Circular Textiles Day 2024 which takes place every year on 8 October to celebrate the efforts of responsible organisations and individuals actively working towards a circular textiles future. 🦋🪴 Seamless is honoured to be standing with over 300 registered members and supporters including clothing brands, retailers and innovators from across the clothing value chain working towards a sustainable future for Australia’s clothing industry. While this support from early leaders calls for celebration, we know there’s still much more to do for Australia’s people and nature. Sustainability is the only possible pathway forward for our sector, and we can only do it if we all join forces to do better. 🧡 ✴️If your organisation is a clothing brand, or operating across the clothing value chain in Australia, sign up to be a Seamless member or supporter today: https://lnkd.in/gqNHZDzz #Seamless #SustainableClothing #CircularEconomy #ResponsibleBrands Ainsley Simpson Danielle Kent Karen Thomas