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Five strategies for a sustainable world
Promoted by Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, in collaboration with WGSN, the digital event conducted by Ailis Swords-McDonnell explored the key strategies of sustainability, which in the years to come will allow companies to remain competitive.
Sustainability: how can ‘green washing’ be avoided?
Claudio Marenzi (Herno) and Jacopo Schettini Gherardini (Standard Ethics) tackle the theme that is more relevant today than ever before, but also controversial, that of sustainability and how it must start from the industry and by sharing the relative costs along the fashion supply chain with reciprocity occurring on a global level.
The fashion revolution
The world of fashion is going through a moment of profound and momentous change, accelerated by the outbreak of the pandemic, with a greater diffusion of digital technology in various segments and changes connected to players and their roles.
You need to roll up your sleeves
Francesco Palandrani, president of the ATEA Consortium, invites fellow entrepreneurs to believe in trade fairs, to work hard to face the digital and ecological transition, and to focus on training young people to face the beginning of the recovery with enthusiasm.
Authentic Italy out to conquer Thai e-commerce
The ICE Agency, through its Bangkog Office, has signed an agreement with Lazada, one of the main marketplaces in the Thai market, which boasts about 30 million active users on a monthly basis, in order to promote Made in Italy within of the “Authentic Italy” showcase on LazMall: we talk about it with the director Giuseppe Lamacchia
Growing turnover of German footwear
According to data from HDS/L – Federal Association of German Footwear and Leather Goods Industry, the figures of the sector are improving, imports are decreasing, while sustainable policies will be increasingly crucial.
‘Accessible’ personalisation
Representing one of the most promising pathways for fashion in the near future, it offers customers the possibility to stand out and proclaim a unique and original personality, through a garment or shoe that reflects the tastes and mood of any given moment.
Marche Region and Amazon allied to support SMEs
The purpose of the agreement between the regional institution and the e-commerce giant is to help companies export, digitise and promote the quality of Made in Italy in Italy and abroad.
MFGS 2021: Touch Generation
The first day of the conference focused on very young consumers, environmental issues, the Italian supply chain, digitalisation and the post-Covid recovery
The economy depends on the pandemic
Ignazio Visco, Governor of the Bank of Italy, reiterated the importance of the vaccination campaign and attention to the transition phase in the fight to mitigate climate change, during the Made in Italy Summit 2021.
Raw materials skyrocket
Disrupted supply chains and inflation hamper recovery, amid supply problems, labour shortages and rising costs
Winning strategies for the Italian supply chain
The role of brands, the need for integration, and sustainability are key factors for the survival of the Italian fashion supply chain: these were the topics discussed at the third day of the 20th Fashion Global Summit
The Italian Leather Goods sector – First half of 2021*
Leather goods at the moment of truth, with data for the first half of the year showing significant recoveries over 2020 *Economic data prepared by Confindustria Moda’s Research Centre for Assopellettieri as per September 13th 2021
Dropout, the temple of sneakers chooses crowdfunding
The iconic Milan-based store adopts a strategy of crowdfunding to improve its market analysis tool, HypeAnalyzer, while repositioning itself in the Fashion district, and launching temporary stores: a virtuous example for footwear retailers
