An estimated 30% of manufactured apparel items are never sold. Slow and fractured supply chains cannot keep up with the drastic fluctuations in demand. The carbon and environmental impact of these inefficiencies is devastating.
The EcoParc project aim is to establish regionalized onshore manufacturing capabilities encompassing both the physical infrastructure and technology, that will become the link to enable a transformed supply chains, complimenting extensive offshore networks.
Creating regionalized onshore manufacturing infrastructure with an ecosystem approach, will build a missing link to the dynamic supply chains needed for the future.
Acting alone in this complex and disconnected supply chain has proven unsuccessful. Through collaboration, we will both ensure the scale and breadth of the proposal is significant enough to influence a change for brands and retailers, and secure a leading role in driving the next decade of supply chain innovation
92 million tons of textile waste is created globally each year, with only 12% of that being recycled. There is a critical need to expedite the advancement of systems and technology that can address the need for a holistically circular Textile and Apparel supply chain.
The Regeneration Zone initiative aims to create the world’s first industry scale, circular fashion supply chain, by cultivating a dynamic and vibrant ecosystem that serves as a nucleus for scalable innovation in sustainable and circular apparel manufacturing. Bringing together key enablers: talent, investment, infrastructure, cutting-edge research, and supportive government policies and incentives, concentrated into an optimal environment.
By strategically leveraging existing textile waste flows and the West African region’s rich resources, including local cotton and a growing textile industry, we aim to establish a holistically sustainable ecosystem that can serve as a future-proofed model for global supply chains, representing a significant step forward in tackling the environmental impact of the fashion industry.