UPCOMING EVENTS
Manufactured X Transformers Foundation
When: April 13th at 11am EST / 5pm CET / 6pm Istanbul / 8pm PKT / 8:30pm IST
Duration: One hour
Vertical Integration & The Sustainable Fashion Agenda
As supply chains came to a screeching halt last year, consolidation and vertical integration became the latest buzzwords. But, these ambiguous terms can mean many different things. How and why do suppliers at various tiers decide which parts of the production process they’re going to do? And how does this shape approaches to sustainability?
Manufactured X Fashion Revolution Cambodia
When: April 22nd at 6:30pm ICT / 12:30pm CET /
Duration: One hour
From concept to garment: a behind the scenes look at production
In conversations about sustainable fashion, we often hear about workers and brands. But there’s so much in between. We’ll be chatting to four Cambodian women in management positions on the factory floor. What do they do? What do they like about their jobs? What are their pain points? And how did they end up in the fashion industry to begin with?
PAST EVENTS
A complilation of past events
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