A traceable supply chain is not a goal in itself, It's a means to an end. Traceability is a tool to achieve a sustainable supply chain. Traceability is an enabler to transparency towards customers and stakeholders. Traceability will be a necessity to meet legal requirements in the future. Let’s not mix them up. They are all connected, but they are not the same thing. Do you agree? 👇👇👇

4 reasons you are not gaining traction and commitment to sustainability in your organisation. (and how to fix them) 🤔 COMPLEXITY. You have not managed to simplified so that people understand the complex topic of sustainability. 💡 To simplify, always start with painting the big picture. How is it all connected? Then dive into the details. 🤔 UNRELATABLE. You have not managed to relate sustainability to their daily struggles. 💡 To make it relatable, interview your colleagues

Although sustainability and traceability is not the same thing, they are often put in the same bucket within an organisation. It falls on the sustainability department to drive traceability, because without a traceable supply chain, we can not have a sustainable supply chain. Here are the first two things to answer when creating visibility of our apparel supply chain: 🌱 Do we need visibility all the way from the source? 👚 Do we need visibility of every order/article, or is

Are you also looking to use more responsible cashmere in your collections? Here are a few certificates to look out for: 🐐 GCS: Good Cashmere Standard. ♻️ GRS (Global Recycled Standard): Pre-consumer recycled cashmere 🧑‍🌾 Noya Fibers. Applies a direct-to-herder approach where the middlemen are cut out to stabilize the prices and reduce the need to keep huge hordes. 🧶 SFA: Sustainable Fiber Alliance. Which one do you prefer? #cashmere #sustainable #amraadvice

Delegating and empowering my colleagues was never my strong side. I used to think I had to do it all, and not “dump” my work on someone else. But after a while I realised, that it was not so smart. Not only because I ended up doing everything myself, and almost burned myself out, but also because I deprived my team members of the opportunity to learn and develop. When we empower others to execute, we do them a favour, not a disservice. I realised it is a mindset, and it start

As a sustainability leader, we sometimes have to think "new". Especially when we find ourselves in a place of frustration. Frustration about things not moving fast enough, about the team members not changing behaviour, about having the same conversation over and over again. If this is you, the answer is not to give up on sustainability and the organisation, the answer is to think new! Here are 3 ways on how to help you change perspective: 💥 Join, or create, a network of peop

Correct or not, I don’t know, but the responsibility to get the organisation to work on sustainability, normally falls on the sustainability leader. When doing so, it is easy to feel that we are “dumping” work on our colleagues, rather than giving them an exciting opportunity. After working with integrating sustainability into an organisation for more than a decade, I know that a few things are more effective than others. Here are my top 4 things to do: 🩱 Understand what is