Learnings & Insights
We regularly post valuable learnings and insightful perspectives across various topics.
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Oporajita enters Phase 2: bold steps towards a just, green future for women garment workers
In Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector, change isn’t just on the horizon, it’s already unfolding. As automation, digitalisation and climate risks reshape the future of work, women garment workers, who…
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From pilot to policy: waste picker-led circularity model scales to 12 Indian cities
Our project Saamuhika Shakti is proving how circularity can scale when it’s designed for both climate and social impact. A model that cuts emissions while supporting informal waste workers is…
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How COS and Houdini make innovation stick
Despite a wave of textile innovations ready for integration, only a fraction ever scale. Why do so many get stuck in pilot phase? And what separates those that succeed? We…
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Inside the GCA Changemaker Week: How the journey begins
What if the first step towards systems change doesn’t start with a pitch – but with a conversation in a small village just outside London, where ten changemaker teams meet…
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Why fashion’s future must be fair – the case for just transition
Every shift towards sustainability reshapes the world we live in – but who gets a seat at the table, and who gets left behind? Fernanda Drumond, Head of Collective Action…
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When DEI meets innovation: how KNIT brought new solutions to life
What happens when you combine entrepreneurial thinking with lived experience? That’s what the KNIT Incubator set out to explore – and the results are in. This article shares how two…
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Beyond the buzz: How to get cross-sector collaboration right
Collaboration sounds easy on paper. In reality, it’s much more complex. Before cross-sector collaboration became an industry buzzword, we were testing, failing, learning and refining our approach to it. While…
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How textile-to-textile recycling went from vision to future standard
When progress seems slow and headwinds feel strong, it’s worth reminding ourselves that every breakthrough started with a single experiment, every partnership with a first conversation, and every investment with…
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Rethinking the system: 3 key takeaways from the GCA Summit solutions session
What does it take to accelerate the decarbonisation of the textile industry? At the Global Change Award Summit in Mumbai, over 150 changemakers, industry leaders, and systems thinkers gathered to…