Circularity Rules
This event took place on Tuesday 26th March 2024.
This event addressed circularity legislation and business models, with speakers from Nobody’s Child/Fabacus, TerraCycle, Stuart Trevor, Bower Collective, P.S. Bridal and Tern Eco.
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SPEAKERS
Sukh Plaha, Principal, Gate One
As we transition towards a net-zero future, it's crucial for leaders of consumer brands to keep pace with impending sustainability legislation set to influence their operations. Sukh Plaha provided an overview of upcoming eco regulations applicable to fashion, cosmetics and consumer goods brands operating in the UK, EU and USA.
Andrew Xeni, Founder, Nobody's Child & Fabacus
By scanning a QR code found on a care label, a trial by Nobody's Child provided customers with access to detailed information about a product's journey, footprint and environmental impact. Andrew Xeni, founder of Nobody's Child, and CEO of the technology company behind the Digital Product Passport solution, talked through Fabacus's solution which allows clothing businesses to track, manage and present product data to consumers.
Julien Tremblin, General Manager, TerraCycle Europe
TerraCycle is a global leader in recycling; collecting and repurposing consumer and industrial waste in 21 markets around the world. Given the complexity of recycling beauty packaging, renowned brands like L'Occitane, Burt's Bees, Murad and Living Proof have forged partnerships with TerraCycle for consumer recycling initiatives. Julien Tremblin, General Manager of TerraCycle in Europe, delved into the intricacies of recycling beauty packaging and presented innovative solutions tailored for cosmetics brands.
Marcus Hill, Co-founder and CEO of Bower Collective
Bower Collective delivers sustainable household and personal care products in reusable packaging. Marcus previously founded a compostable packaging business which he sold to FTSE 100 company Bunzl plc. Through BowerPack the company licences its packaging technology to other consumer goods brands, providing them with a fully customisable, circular packaging solution.
Stuart Trevor, Founder of Stuart Trevor, AllSaints and Bolongaro Trevor
Stuart’s latest venture, the eponymously titled Stuart Trevor, takes a revolutionary approach to fashion. Instead of producing new materials to make clothes, the company reimagines fashion sustainably by repurposing existing materials sourced from vintage clothing and dead stock fabrics.
Ella-Louise Andrew, Co-founder & CEO of P.S. Bridal
P.S. Bridal is a Techstars company (Q4 ‘23) building the tech to power the circular economy for the global bridalwear industry. The company is on a mission to build the 'new normal' for bridalwear by allowing brides-to-be to access a curated collection of wedding and bridesmaid dresses for rent, and empowering brides to monetise their own dresses by renting them out.
Zoe Rowswell, Co-founder of Tern Eco
Zoe, a circular retail expert, has previously held senior leadership roles in digital and e-commerce at Arcadia, Jimmy Choo and Urban Outfitters. She is co-founder of Tern Eco, a B2B software solution designed specifically for retailers to recover product for resale or reuse.