UK organisations launch Circular Fashion Innovation Network
UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), the British Fashion Council (BFC) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have launched the Circular Fashion Innovation Network (CFIN) with a two-year ambition to create an industrial-scale change programme for the UK fashion and textile industry.
The network, which is co-chaired by BFC CEO Caroline Rush and UKFT CEO Adam Mansell, will sit under the Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) and will bring together industry, innovators, investors, academia and broader stakeholders.
The Advisory Board spans retailers and brands as well as representatives from UKRI, academia and NGOs. The role of the Advisory Board is to focus on the vision of the network, receive briefings from the Working Groups and to address scalability across the UK.
The network will receive £1.8m which is jointly allocated to the BFC and UKFT to run the network, build the community, share knowledge and commission research.
The six working groups within the programme are:
