After more than 1 year of intense work for the update and the translation of the contents, we are finally glad to announce that "L'impresa moda responsabile" is now available in English. "The Responsible Fashion Company" is about to be launched!!
I would like to thank Greenleaf Publishing for the incredible work done together.
Here are some great praises from the managers and opinion leaders that have already read the book. Thank you all!
“We are at the point of an economic revolution, and consumers are
increasingly moved by the injustice of trade and the human and environmental
costs of big corporate profits. Francesca Romana Rinaldi and her colleagues'
book 'the Responsible Fashion Company' goes a long way to pulling together
existing research on sustainable fashion and is full of positive examples of
better practice in luxury fashion. An inspiring read for new economists,
intellectuals, fashion people and consumers, alike.”
Safia Minney, MBE, People
Tree founder and CEO
“Today,
themes such as ethics and moral values are getting to the heart of society. Not
only as an individual approach but also from a corporation’s perspective. This
coincides with the will of driving change in the social environment. Companies
in particular play a key role in this, and it is essentials for managers,
professionals, researchers and students to have access to in-depth data ... I
love this book because it provides a clear framework of how the fashion
industry is moving, business and managerial models, and rich case studies.”
Rossella Ravagli,
Head of Sustainability Gucci
"Full of inspiring ideas and concrete case studies, this book
is for anyone who wants to know how ethics and fashion can work together to
define a new social agreement. It is
actually possible to go beyond the capital/labour dichotomy and reconcile
environmental conservation and personal dignity, without renouncing either to
profit or beauty."
Sara Tommasiello,
Finance, HR & CSR Manager Monnalisa Group
"All
the ideas and cases shown in this book highlight how aesthetic is linked to
ethics. In a world where natural resources are getting close to an end
each day more, it doesn't make any sense to think about fashion as a linear
economic activity, despising its social, cultural and environmental aspects .
More than ever it's necessary to see that the fashion industry - if well
oriented- can work as a contemporary tool towards the development of an
awareness trough which sustainability is central. And this book represents a
breaking point against false dichotomies that , many times, lead to shallow
analysis about what is fashion and its potential. Thanks to it, we can see how
is possible to conciliate one of the most important activity in the world -
that generates more 30 million jobs - with best practices."
Oskar Metsavaht,
Founder and Creative Director of Osklen and Instituto-E
“This
book fills a gap in the market for students and employees of fashion that want
to understand the industry's current cultural context and the role
sustainability now plays within this. It also provides a good overview of
sustainability models and initiatives that are relevant to fashion, as well as
a breadth of brand case studies which help underline that strong ethics and
environmental considerations now underpin the success of leading commercial
companies.”
Allanna McAspurn,
CEO MADE-BY
"Nudie
Jeans started as a dream about not having to compromise, making the jeans we
want at the same time as bringing a consideration for the environment and human
rights into every aspect of products. This book describes many good examples of
how this is happening in our industry."
Henrik Lindholm,
CSR Manager Nudie Jeans
“As
part of an industry which leaves a massive footprint on people and planet, the
growing challenge we face is balancing the fast moving demands of the fashion
world with the realities of a production system which struggles to keep pace.
The book is a refreshing and relevant overview of the facts, bringing to life
the dilemmas and challenges underlined by examples of how businesses can drive
positive change whilst using it to their competitive advantage.”
Rachel Hearson,
Account Manager Fairtrade Foundation UK
“Integrating ethics & aestethics in the value chain. This book
provides everything you need to know about how to manage responsibility in the
fashion industry.”
Diana Verde Nieto,
Co-Founder and CEO Positive Luxury
“Rinaldi’s and Testa’s book adresses a fundamental but neglected
issue inherent in the fashion sustainability debate: the fragile and apparently
impossible balance between beauty, values, and the economic imperative; the
model it proposes merits plause. The book is a must read for managers and academia determined to contribute to a
better world through responsible fashion business practices and education.”
Michela Ornati,
Program Director, Fashion & Luxury Sustainability Summer School, University
of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
“The two authors place sustainable fashion in the wider context of
responsible business practice, taking the debate beyond the exclusive construct
of the fashion or luxury product, intelligently structuring a snapshot of
where we are now in the evolution of this complex discussion. They include a
clear dissemination of the language and tools of sustainable fashion and CSR,
and a comprehensive overview of the fashion industry's diverse approaches to
ethics, environment, the branding of ethics, and the business case for
sustainable business in fashion, with case studies, industry comment, and
theory bringing the wider CSR context to the crux of business and
sustainability in the fashion and luxury industries. The Responsible
Fashion Company is a book academics and CSR professionals in the sphere of
fashion and business have been waiting for.”
Mo Tomaney
Subject Leader, Post Graduate Fashion &
Business
University for the Creative Arts
Epsom UK
"An essential read to understand what went wrong in the
fashion industry and how to make it right, this book highlights positive
examples and clear steps towards a real, effective change.
I would recommend it to all who are interested in fashion, from
students to young designers to established businesses wanting to combine ethics
and aesthetics for a more sustainable future, as well as the public looking to
understand how positive buying choices can affect our environment. "
Orsola de Castro, creative manager
of From Somewhere and Reclaim To Wear, co-founder
and curator of
Estethica LFW
"The Responsible Fashion Company offers a comprehensive
picture of the challenges and opportunities of sustainability in the global
fashion industry.
The discussion about the role of the neo-consumer, the
"LOHAS" practitioners is particularly inspiring. Across industries,
enterprises have seen their sustainability initiatives fail or only
develop into a symbolic action because of a lack of consumer buy-in. The
Responsible Fashion Company gives useful examples of how sustainable business
models mat by created in the so necessary dialogue with consumers. Read, learn
from others and develop your own innovative way of doing business the right
way."
Mads Øvlisen, Chairman of the
UN Global Compact’s Advisory Group on Supply Chain Sustainability
"As the fashion industry continues to hit the headlines due to its
negative impact on both the environment and the people working to make our
clothes, this book provides a focused and in depth overview of the challenges
affecting the sector. From cradle-to-cradle processing and triple
bottom line strategy to maintaining brand integrity, the authors effectively
illustrate the way businesses can address these challenges and move towards a
responsible and commercial value chain."
Victoria Waugh, part of Ethical Fashion Forum and Director, SOURCE
Consultancy
For those of you who are interested, you can pre-order the book using the promotional banner on the side of this post.
Enjoy your reading!!
