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Fashion Network
20-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Source Fashion unveils content line-up for July event
Reflecting the current global market, this season it will explore how to 'drive opportunity out of crisis', with topics covering economics, trade, materials and sustainability. The 8 July (Tuesday) content programme opens with 'Beyond Transparency – Building a Culture of Accountability in Fashion'. A panel of industry leaders will examine how the sector can move 'from performative transparency to genuine, embedded responsibility'. Headed by Blacklock, the discussion 'will delve into practical strategies for integrating accountability across every layer of a business'. Attendees will gain insights into how progressive brands are shifting from box-ticking exercises to fostering cultures where sustainability and ethical practices are non-negotiable drivers of long-term success. In a keynote address on Tuesday (8 July, 1.30pm) entitled 'Volatility is Nothing New – But Are the Rules Changing?' McRaith will explore the 'shifting dynamics shaping the fashion and retail industries… from relentless cost pressures and supply chain instability to technological disruption and mounting regulatory challenges'. In the 'fireside chat' on 9 July (2pm), 'Leading and Collaborating Through Geopolitical and Economic Upheaval', Ladha will share his insights on navigating leadership in an era defined by uncertainty. Launched last season, the Source Debates stage 'facilitates conversations on the industry's most pressing and provocative topics, inviting industry experts, brands, and attendees to engage in open dialogue together, challenging the status quo and exploring actionable solutions in an interactive forum'. On 8 July at 3pm, Sumner 'challenges the fashion industry to rethink its fundamentals and recalculate cost, discussing: 'If We Started All Over Again, What Would It Look Like'? Suzanne Ellingham, event director of Source Fashion, said: 'This season's content agenda is built around a theme that feels more relevant than ever. Responsible sourcing, sustainability, supply chain management, will always be core to what we do. 'We have been talking about the need to drive change, but let's recognise that for many businesses, these priorities are secondary when just staying afloat is a challenge. Over the past eight years, we've seen Brexit, a global pandemic, supply chain collapses, geopolitical unrest, and soaring commodity prices. We live in an uncertain time and let's face it, volatility is now business as usual. So we're taking a fresh, more pragmatic approach and exploring how businesses can not only navigate this environment but succeed within it.' Source Fashion said its full programme of speakers and sessions 'will be announced soon'.
Fashion Network
20-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Source Fashion unveils content line-up for July event
Source Fashion is promising a powerful line-up of keynote speakers addressing the event's headline agenda: 'Thriving in a Volatile World' for the 8-10 July event at The Grand Hall, Olympia London. These will include Hash Ladha, former-CEO of fashion brand Jigsaw; Jane Blacklock, head of ESG, Passenger; Bill McRaith, executive adviser Future-Proof Fashion; and Mark Sumner, Textiles lead, WRAP. The exclusive content programme, running through the three-day event, is designed to 'inspire, educate, and challenge visitors'. Reflecting the current global market, this season it will explore how to 'drive opportunity out of crisis', with topics covering economics, trade, materials and sustainability. The 8 July (Tuesday) content programme opens with 'Beyond Transparency – Building a Culture of Accountability in Fashion'. A panel of industry leaders will examine how the sector can move 'from performative transparency to genuine, embedded responsibility'. Headed by Blacklock, the discussion 'will delve into practical strategies for integrating accountability across every layer of a business'. Attendees will gain insights into how progressive brands are shifting from box-ticking exercises to fostering cultures where sustainability and ethical practices are non-negotiable drivers of long-term success. In a keynote address on Tuesday (8 July, 1.30pm) entitled 'Volatility is Nothing New – But Are the Rules Changing?' McRaith will explore the 'shifting dynamics shaping the fashion and retail industries… from relentless cost pressures and supply chain instability to technological disruption and mounting regulatory challenges'. In the 'fireside chat' on 9 July (2pm), 'Leading and Collaborating Through Geopolitical and Economic Upheaval', Ladha will share his insights on navigating leadership in an era defined by uncertainty. Launched last season, the Source Debates stage 'facilitates conversations on the industry's most pressing and provocative topics, inviting industry experts, brands, and attendees to engage in open dialogue together, challenging the status quo and exploring actionable solutions in an interactive forum'. On 8 July at 3pm, Sumner 'challenges the fashion industry to rethink its fundamentals and recalculate cost, discussing: 'If We Started All Over Again, What Would It Look Like'? Suzanne Ellingham, event director of Source Fashion, said: 'This season's content agenda is built around a theme that feels more relevant than ever. Responsible sourcing, sustainability, supply chain management, will always be core to what we do. 'We have been talking about the need to drive change, but let's recognise that for many businesses, these priorities are secondary when just staying afloat is a challenge. Over the past eight years, we've seen Brexit, a global pandemic, supply chain collapses, geopolitical unrest, and soaring commodity prices. We live in an uncertain time and let's face it, volatility is now business as usual. So we're taking a fresh, more pragmatic approach and exploring how businesses can not only navigate this environment but succeed within it.' Source Fashion said its full programme of speakers and sessions 'will be announced soon'.
