Circular Fashion Business Models (edX)

Circular Fashion Business Models course provides you with the theoretical and practical tools required to make informed decisions regarding circular fashion activities.

You will learn about the variety of circular fashion business models and match circular fashion activities to corresponding business models and KPIs to measure circularity.

You will gain an in depth understanding of the current opportunities, challenges and trade-offs associated with implementing circularity principles in your business. In doing so, you will explore various opportunities for sustainable materials sourcing and different ways to transform your value chain towards circularity.

You will evaluate ways in which to educate consumers and citizens about circularity practices in fashion.

This course is part of the Circular Fashion Management - Building Sustainable Value Chains Professional Certificate.

What you'll learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

- Learn about the variety of circular fashion business models

- Match circular fashion activities to corresponding business models and KPIs to measure circularity.

- Identify the opportunities, challenges, and trade-offs associated with implementing circularity in fashion.

- Discuss potential solutions for circular fashion trade-offs.

- Identify opportunities to source and use sustainable raw materials.

- Discuss your experience with P2P, rental, and subscription platforms.

- Transition your business model from linear to circular.

- Discuss the impact of automation on the fashion industry.

- List ways to educate and involve consumers in circularity practices.

- Identify ways fashion organizations can give a second life to people and products.