The environmental balance of our favourite piece of clothing, our jeans, is enormous: water-intensive cotton production, the use of toxic chemicals, sandblasting or bleaching  - these are just some of the keywords when it comes to denim production. How can we turn dirty denim back to an everybody's darling again? This is what our Neonyt #Prepeek Panel discussion "Reinventing Denim" by ISKO with Kim Gerlach, Rosey Cortazzi & Sam Trotman (ISKO) and blogger and fashion designer Lina Mayorga (@fashionfabnews) was all about in January.

What does "sharing economy" exactly mean? It can mean a lot, from rental to repair services, from circular processes to non-linear solutions. But what are the potentials and how is the customer’s reception? Three different guests talked to Jana Kern & Alex Vogt (Kern) at the Fashionsustain conference about the business cases behind the different models of their companies: Sara Eriksson gave us an insight into the rental service by H&M Group, Sandya Lang introduced the repair/reuse service by Nudie Jeans, and Patrick Duffy explained how a clothes swap concept was developed by Global Fashion Exchange. 

"Live your concept, focus on your core values, look for solutions," says Ashley Marc Hovelle (Often). He is one of the fashion designers supported by the German Sustain Concept. The German scholarship programme by Fashion Council Germany is dedicated to supporting young fashion brands in the field of sustainable design. At the fashionsustain conference in January, Ashley spoke with Björn Kubeja (Working Title), who is also supported by FCG, and Marte Hentschel (sqetch) about how to successfully build and internationalize a business model.

Nachhaltige Mode im Einzelhandel: Wie ist der Weg für Handel und Modemarken zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit? Sind es die Eco Capsules etablierter Fashion Brands oder sind es die Eco-Pioniere, die du als Einzelhändler in dein Sortiment aufnehmen solltest? Diese Fragen haben im Rahmen des Fashionsustain Retail Forums miteinander diskutiert: Martin Höfeler, Armedangels / Nelly Hellmann, Galeries Lafayette / Florian Mey, Mey /Jan Wilkening und Alex Vogt, Kern.

Was bedeutet Nachhaltigkeit für die Katag Ag, Europas größten Fashion-Dienstleister? Und wie kann der Mittelstand Nachhaltigkeit implementieren, auf die Nachfrage der Konsumenten reagieren und damit profitabel wirtschaften? Dr. Daniel Terberger hat sich zum Auftakt der Fashionsustain Konferenz über die Möglichkeiten von Nachhaltigkeit im Modehandel mit Alex Vogt unterhalten. Hört rein! 

Clothing and fabrics need care and usually have to be ironed. This is not only a stay-at-home dads' or housewives' nightmare, but also one of the last important steps in the textile industry. Christoph Veit is the third generation of the Veit family business, a specialist for textile care in the clothing industry. In a short presentation, he gives us an industry insight - from automatic finishing to textile care to sharing economy. Listen to the 15-minute podcast and find out what role irons can play in achieving more sustainability.

This podcast episode was recorded at Neonyt in January. 

Last year there were terrible forest fires, this year illegal logging continues on a large scale. What can we do to protect Amazonia - the lungs of our planet? This January at Neonyt, we discussed how enterprises can create a positive impact through alliances and partnerships: support people and protect nature!  Participants in the panel discussion were  Tristan A. Foerster from Climate Partner, Oskar Metsavaht from Osklen, Eliane Fernandes Ferreira, Universität Hamburg,  François Morrilion from Veja and Thomas Krämer, Forestgum.

Moderated by Geraldine de Bastion.

The discussion was recorded at Neonyt in January 2020. 

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Detox? We’re not gonna talk about smoothies today, but about industrial detoxing! The Fashion Industry is one of the dirtiest in the world. That's why Greenpeace has launched a detox campaign in 2011. Kirsten Brodde from Greenpeace and Klaas Nuttbohm from ZDHC will discuss the results: How have chemicals and harmful substances been removed from the textile industry so far and how can they be removed in the future? 

The episode was recorded at Neonyt in January. 

What will sustainability mean in 2030? Will the term „sustainability“ still exist? At the Neonyt Conference Fashionsustain this January, Melissa Drier, Kate Heiny (Zalando), Rebecca Freitag (United Nations Youth Ambassador) and Antonio Braz Costa (Citeve), talked about the development of producing, designing and consuming as well as creating scenarios of the (sustainable) future.  Join the discussion on what the stepping stones are to get into this future. 

The Sustainable Development Goals are the big umbrella for initiatives and brands, governments and society to team up: What is on the charter and how is the United Nations engaging companies to sign up? How initiatives and companies can act in competitive collaborations within the SDGs and what solutions they already offer today can be heard in the latest podcast episode:

Guests:

_ Kaira Shetty, Conscious Fashion Campaign

_ Ludovic Quinault, SKFK

_ Zachary Angelini, Timberland

_ Harold Weghorst, Lenzing

Moderated by Geraldine de Bastion

The discussion was recorded at Neonyt in January 2020.