RESEARCH & INSIGHTS
With knowledge, we can create impact. We actively engage in highly collaborative knowledge-building work to drive lasting change in fashion. We know that circular and sustainable fashion design practices are complex and multifaceted. That’s why we work with various academic, business and research partners to shed light on challenges and solutions that will catalyse action to drive the circular fashion economy.
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INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT
We work with a wider range of fashion industry stakeholders, including garment and textile manufacturers, fashion brands and retailers, educational and research institutions, schools, corporates and government, on various seminars, panels, workshops and roundtables. This includes:
Being a co-organiser of Fashion Summit HK, Asia’s sustainable fashion event
Being a member of the Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium
Being a member of the World Circular Textiles
Partnership with the Shenzhen Garment Industry Association
PUBLISHED REPORTS
Are we preparing emerging fashion designers for a circular fashion industry?: Are we preparing emerging fashion designers for a circular fashion industry? — This Redress white paper from 2024 explores how academic institutions have a responsibility to the next generation of fashion designers in enhancing their knowledge, skills, and mindsets to allow them to become deeply committed to building a sustainable future.
The role, influence and opportunity for circular fashion designers: This 2023 study, supported by the VF Foundation, explores the barriers of implementing circularity at the design stage for fashion companies manufacturing in China and Southeast Asia and identifies greatest areas of opportunity for impact.
Circular Retail consumer survey: Redress worked with GlobeScan in 2021 to research circular retail offerings in Hong Kong, as well as consumers’ behaviours and perceptions of such services. The study summarised key opportunities and challenges for circular retail services in Hong Kong, and informed Redress’ own strategic direction.
Clothing Consumption, Usage and Disposal Habits in Hong Kong: This Redress study in 2020 found that two in five Hong Kongers only keep clothing for one year or less, and nearly 1/3 discard unwanted clothing items in the rubbish, contributing to the 242 tonnes of textile entering Hong Kong's landfills every day.