Ethical Fashion Futures, Digital Sustainability & Virtual Pet #2

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This newsletter was originally created and shared on 2.11.2022.

***UNFOLDING EXCLUSIVE***

Source: Brytehall

#1 Watch panels on Metaverse and Ethical Fashion Futures

We joined the Vogue Polska and BCG Business Fashion Environment Summit in Warsaw, along with Stella McCartney, Julie Pelipas, and Dana Thomas. Watch Re-imagining Fashion: Towards an Ethical Future with Ngozi Okaro, Beata Wilczek, Sinead Bovell, Rachel Arthur, and Zuzanna Krzątała and Metaverse Beyond The Hype with Cathy Hackl and Beata Wilczek.

#2 We joined the VORN Academy Innovation Lab

Unfolding Strategies joins the VORN Academy Innovation Lab launched in partnership with Zalando, Unity, and Kornit Digital. We will mentor the next-gen talent over 3 months and support circular and phygital fashion projects. Our sessions and meet-ups take place at the Impact Hub in Berlin, so let us know if you would like to catch us there.

#3 Brytehall Fashion Forces results are in

Our founder Beata Wilczek was voted number 5 out of 100 in Brytehall Fashion Forces, a list of the most influential digital fashion individuals by Brytehall. Thank you for your generous votes.

#4 We hosted our first Unfolding Apèro

Last month we had the pleasure of hosting our first Unfolding Apèro in Warsaw at Paloma Inn. At this intimate event, we shared black drinks and mysterious snacks with our friends and partners, discussing digital and sustainable fashion. We will make sure to let you know about the next Apèro.

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***UNFOLDING BIG WORDS***

Source: Unfolding Strategies

Digital Sustainability

(1) Supporting and improving sustainable development with
digital tools and innovations, and

(2) measuring, reducing, and mitigating the negative consequences of digitization, such as carbon emissions, energy consumption, and electronic waste.

(3) It also encompasses the longevity, preservation, and accessibility of digital resources and information.

It provides answers to the following questions:
• How can digitization support sustainable development?
• How can we measure, reduce and mitigate the negative consequences of digitization?
• Who has access to digital information?