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Circular fashion & circular economy
Practical lessons from building a fashion brand, recovery programs, services and the infrastructure needed to keep textiles in circulation.
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Ideas grounded in the work of building
Nazia is the founder, CEO and designer of Transcend. She speaks about circular fashion, circular economy systems, local manufacturing, refugee workforce development and the realities of building a purpose-driven company.
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Local manufacturing
What it takes to rebuild small-batch production capacity, connect design to manufacturing and create resilient local systems.
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Refugee workforce development
Creating pathways that recognize existing skill, provide paid training and connect refugee and immigrant makers to meaningful work.
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Building as a founder
Bootstrapping, evolving the founder role and turning an interconnected vision into an operating business with multiple revenue streams.