Scaling sustainability solutions in fashion

In brief

• Sustainability is now evolving beyond impact measurement and disclosure into a core business imperative across the entire fashion value chain.
  
  
• Functional teams, such as finance, design, sourcing and supply chain, play a vital role in achieving corporate KPIs while embedding sustainability.

• The 2024 playbook helps understand sustainability challenges, identify key initiatives, and embed sustainability initiatives into operations.

Sustainability across the fashion value chain: a paradigm shift

Our 2024 Scaling Sustainability Solutions in Fashion playbook flips the sustainability narrative on its head. Instead of focusing solely on traditional environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts, retail leaders will reshape the industry by embedding sustainability throughout enterprise functions. Breaking down silos and integrating business operations with sustainability can lead to significant progress. This approach catalyzes business profitability, social responsibility, and environmental resilience.

This year’s playbook looks at nine nodes across the fashion value chain, from financial and business planning all the way through to marketing and communications, to help functional teams understand sustainability challenges and profitability.

Fashion holds immense global power. Regardless of one’s position within the business, there is a remarkable opportunity – and responsibility – to drive positive change. The question is, what to do differently? The possibilities are endless.

Reimagining nine nodes for ecosystem transformation

The 2024 playbook is designed to help fashion leaders across the boardroom embed sustainability at the core of their operations and make a meaningful impact on both business and sustainability goals.

The new business as usual playbook

For each of these nine value chain nodes, our playbook outlines the opportunity, two big ideas to drive impact, and starter prompts to guide actionable next steps in your journey.