Features

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.

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

SupplyCompass sits down with fashion entrepreneur and Forbes ‘30 under 30’ Boryana Uzunova, Co-Founder of Kool And Konscious, a sustainable and ethical global fashion marketplace.

SupplyCompass speaks to Christos Chamberlain, UK General Manager of Flexport—a leading digital freight forwarder headquartered in San Fransisco.

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.

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.

The global COVID-19 pandemic proves to be a challenging time for the fashion industry in many ways. SupplyCompass recently spoke to a corduroy manufacturer in India on their core competencies, adapting to restrictions in India and how integral sustainability is to their business

SupplyCompass recently spoke to Paqui Ferrer, Marketing Director of Recover, upcycling textile waste into high-value yarns in Spain, on the history of the business and their post-pandemic visions for the circular economy and fashion industry.

The global COVID-19 pandemic proves to be a challenging time for the fashion industry in many ways. SupplyCompass recently spoke to our social enterprise-manufacturing partner in Nepal on how they built their business on a specific purpose, their recent project involving making masks for the medical community and their experience with technology as a small business.

The global COVID-19 pandemic proves to be a challenging time for the fashion industry in many ways. SupplyCompass recently spoke to our manufacturing partner in China on how their business has evolved, how the Chinese government is supporting factories to resume operations and their experience with 3D technology.

The global COVID-19 pandemic proves to be a challenging time for the fashion industry in many ways. SupplyCompass recently spoke to a linen manufacturer on how their business has evolved, what changes they expect to see in the industry once the pandemic is over, what technology is exciting them at the moment.

Leather is one of the most fascinating and desirable materials used in the fashion industry. Recently, we caught up with Sundar, one of our trusted leather manufacturing partners in Tamil Nadu, India for a quick Q&A.

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of sustainability? Data is rarely the answer. Watch/Listen to Co-Founder and Head of Product Flora Davidson explain how technology can enable brands to embed sustainability principles into their business.

Do you always know where everything is at, all the time? Dates for product delivery, tech packs, whether a sample has been approved? Watch/Listen to Co-Founder Flora Davidson, explain why fashion brands and manufacturers need to collaborate in one structured, organised space.

Do you need tech that is fully flexible and customizable like Asana or Airtable, or something rigid like a PLM? Watch/Listen to Co-Founder + Head of Product, Flora Davidson, explain why SupplyCompass was built to be a more agile, flexible PLM for fashion SMEs that allows for easy implementation and helps you hit the ground running.

Teams and manufacturers need to collaborate and agree on dates together with both sides having full visibility and accountability on where everything agreed is. Watch/Listen to Co-Founder Flora Davidson, explain how impactful tracking dates can be and how SupplyCompass' Style Tracker feature turns this into a structured, auditable process.

The style is the star of the show. Every bit of information related to it — comments, feedback, approvals— has to be linked to the style's tech pack and timeline. Watch/Listen to Co-Founder, Flora Davidson explain how the Style Threads feature was built to combine the best features of email and WhatsApp—without all the disorganization.

The fashion industry can be quite one-sided focusing on providing value to brands solely. Watch/Listen to Co-Founder Flora Davidson, explain why tech needs to be built for both brands and manufacturers with collaborative principles.

The sampling process is a complex, challenging process that has huge implications on a brand's lead times and product quality. Watch/Listen to Co-Founder Flora Davidson, explain why sampling needs to be taken seriously by fashion brands who want to streamline their production.

SMEs in the fashion industry, are changing the game when it comes to implementing new models, being more agile and incorporating sustainability into their operations are forced to use technology built for large enterprises. Watch/Listen to Co-Founder Flora Davidson, explain why SMEs need their own tech.

Did fashion designers ever foresee how much time they'd end up spending on Excel, instead of the visual, creative stuff? Watch/Listen to Co-Founder Flora Davidson, explain why fashion deserves creative, design-backed software and should be enjoyable to use.