Lectra – the Parisian CAD/CAM solution provider for industries using soft materials – fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials – and ESCP Europe recently organized a round table on ‘Fashion, Sustainable Development and Technology’ under the auspices of the ‘Fashion and Technology’ Chair. The Lectra-ESCP Europe Chair, inaugurated in February 2014, aims to develop and convey knowledge based on innovations within the fashion and luxury sectors, thanks to cutting-edge technologies.
In the run up to the launch of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21), which will be held next month in Paris, Lectra and ESCP Europe sought to present some of the ongoing sustainable development changes in the fashion sector. The round table attendees included, Rémi Crinière, Head of Environmental and Social Responsibility H&M France; Dr. Helen Crowley, Head of sustainable sourcing innovation, Kering; Philippe Mangeard, European TK’Blue Agency President; Eva Zingoni, sustainable fashion designer as well as Laurence Jacquot, Director of Industrial Operations and Hardware R&D, Lectra.
The panellists agreed on a number of principles that allows the fashion industry to become environmentally sustainable more quickly and efficiently. These included, being one step ahead of consumers’ behavior; the necessity of supply chain transparency; participating in cross-industry platforms in order to drive forward innovation; use technology that permits fashion brands to be more environmentally friendly as well as socially responsible.
