The SupplyCompass Blog
Product information is constantly changing and touching�so�many peoples� hands (design, product development, production, sourcing, merchandise, buying, suppliers, freight handlers, eComm, customer service..the list could go on!!). But Excel ain�t gonna cut it.
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Product information is constantly changing and touching�so�many peoples� hands (design, product development, production, sourcing, merchandise, buying, suppliers, freight handlers, eComm, customer service..the list could go on!!). But Excel ain�t gonna cut it.
We've just launched The SupplyCompass Product Features Guide. We break down all our 95+ features and sub-features, explaining how you can use them and what makes them tick�so you can understand how SupplyCompass can help SME fashion brands like you.
In agility, there�s a real emphasis on�co-creation, on a cycle of continuous improvement, production and distribution with regular reflections on how to be better by constant fine-tuning and adjusting. Brands and supply chains being agile will, no doubt, be the most successful � and sustainable � organisations of the future.
Top stories
Systems thinking is an approach � or philosophy � to problem-solving that views 'problems' as part of a wider, dynamic system. We break down why the fashion industry needs to be viewed through a systems thinking lens and our role as a business and enabler.
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I've been thinking a lot about how�fast�things have changed in the fashion industry since we started SupplyCompass - obviously no more than last year�seasons, systems thinking and sustainability.
The SupplyCompass Co:Lab is a hub created for the fashion industry to discover, play, learn, and connect. Joining the dots across the complex global ecosystem, we are building the Co:Lab for anyone who envisions a more interconnected, collaborative and responsible future for fashion
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Features
Tech Talks
Spotlights software and technology companies at the forefront of cutting-edge innovation through the lens of�fashion and supply chains.
SupplyCompass speaks to Abbie Morris, Founder of Compare Ethics. Compare Ethics is the platform that builds trust and transparency through sustainable product verification.��They turn sustainable product data into increased revenues via their verification technology and product impact measurements.
6 mins
SupplyCompass speaks to Stephanie Benedetto, CEO & Co-Founder of Queen of Raw. Queen of Raw matches buyers with sellers, where unused textiles are sold quickly and easily at lower price points, giving people access to materials that they never had before
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Perspectives
SupplyCompass series that focuses on our supply chain partners operating at the intersection between innovation, efficiency and sustainability, to help shape more inclusive conversations in the fashion industry.
SupplyCompass speaks to Eric Firmann, Co-Founder of Re: Down, a business recycling post-consumer down and feathers for insulation in the apparel and bedding industries. He walks us through their innovative process, how they have coped through the pandemic, and what his visions for a circular industry are.
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SupplyCompass speaks to Marieke Lenders, the Program Lead of Circular Apparel at Enviu. Our conversation focuses on Enviu�s Reweave Venture Studio, an initiative building disruptive and impactful ventures looking to drive the fashion sector towards a circular and fair value chain in India.
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In Conversation With
Highlights fashion businesses from around the globe who are balancing people, profit and planet, and are leading the way when it�comes to�responsible business.
SupplyCompass speaks to Stuart McCullough, Managing Director of The Woolmark Company�the global authority on wool. The Woolmark Company connects the global apparel and textile supply chain on behalf of about 60,000 woolgrowers that help fund the not-for-profit company.
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SupplyCompass speaks to Josh Bowden, Co-Founder of noissue, a New Zealand-headquartered sustainable packaging company that�s changing the status quo when it comes to e-commerce packaging.
5 mins
SupplyCompass speaks to The Curated, a Scandinavian-based company focusing on timeless, high quality staples. Primarily known for their coats�which are quickly taking over the Instagram world�they focus on sustainable, affordable luxury and minimal elegance for women.�
5 mins
SupplyCompass speaks to Good On You, the Emma Watson-approved world-leading source of trusted brand ratings, articles and expertise on ethical and sustainable fashion. Since 2015, they have built a database of thousands of fashion brands, all assessed against their robust rating system for their impact on people, the planet and animals.
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SupplyCompass sits down with Gertjan Meijer, CCO of Arch & Hook, to talk about how the company began, their sustainable products, the effects COVID-19 has had on their business, and what sustainability means to them.
8 min
Platform updates
We've just launched The SupplyCompass Product Features Guide. We break down all our 95+ features and sub-features, explaining how you can use them and what makes them tick�so you can understand how SupplyCompass can help SME fashion brands like you.
After some major product feature launches in Jan, we�ve been busy since making lots of small, but important updates. Here's a round-up of our 6 hottest new features released in the last month
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SupplyCompass launches an in-platform chat feature, for real-time communication among global fashion teams with their manufacturers. The future of Supply Chain Communication!
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Production
We are so thrilled to announce that our customer and BCorp, Baukjen, has won the 2021 UN Global Climate Action Awards and have been hailed as Carbon Negative Circular Leaders in the fashion industry.
There's growing pressure on brands and their factories to delight and meet the ever-evolving expectations of the digitally savvy, increasingly climate-conscious fashion consumer. They're reacting by designing and producing smaller collections faster and dropping new lines more frequently. A fresh approach to selling requires a fresh approach to producing.
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Our moodboard feature isn�t a moodboard as you know it. You can use it not just as a collaborative inspiration sharing tool, but also as a sourcing pack with your factory, for sharing and commenting on quality assurance images, and to gather and share customer feedback with your factory!
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Technology
Our Style tracker is a workflow management tool specifically built for fashion production. Here we show you how to use it for materials.
4 minutes
The SupplyCompass Co:Lab is a hub created for the fashion industry to discover, play, learn, and connect. Joining the dots across the complex global ecosystem, we are building the Co:Lab for anyone who envisions a more interconnected, collaborative and responsible future for fashion
4 minutes
We sit down for a rapid-fire Tech Talk with Yazan Malkosh, Founder and CEO of digital materials marketplace Swatchbook.
5 min
Circularity
Mehathab Joharullah, Production Manager at SupplyCompass shares her thoughts and learnings in the circular economy space and what it means for the future of fashion.
5 min
At the 9th Future Fabrics Expo held recently in London, SupplyCompass attended a seminar which sought to examine circularity through the lens of recycling.
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Traditional paper is made from wood pulp, and although it�s possible to make paper from other types of plant such as cotton, bamboo and hemp, about 95% of the raw material used to make paper comes from trees.
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Materials
Our guides have been downloaded hundreds of times and we�ve received some brilliant positive feedback from design and production teams.
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Think you know wool? Think again. These innovative product developments will change the way you work with wool. From innovations reducing the impact of end products, to driving the adoption of cleaner process and technologies within the supply chain, this is Merino wool, but not as you know it.
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With technological advances comes material innovation. Biomaterials can be found in multidisciplinary industries with different functions and uses.
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Webinars & Events
We recently hosted a webinar featuring Browzwear, Swatchbook and WAIR about how 3D and the inclusion of digitalization have evolved in the fashion industry, and what the future looks like for a more technologically capable industry.
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We recently hosted a webinar with Stephanie Benedetto, Co-Founder of Queen of Raw, an NYC-based technology company with a marketplace solution that matches fashion organizations looking to offload excess fabrics with buyers interested in high quality sustainable and affordable textiles.
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We recently hosted a webinar with the #1 sustainability ratings and discovery platform for fashion, Good On You, and the online luxury fashion retailer, Farfetch. Our panellists sought to explore how the critical growth of sustainability in fashion is shaped by consumer choices and business innovation.
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