Here's how you can enhance your capacity to anticipate and adapt to future sustainability challenges.

Keeping abreast of the latest trends and developments in sustainability is essential. Regularly read up on current issues, policies, and innovations. Subscribe to newsletters, attend webinars, and engage with thought leaders. Staying informed helps you anticipate changes and enhances your capacity to face future sustainability challenges. Knowledge is power, and staying updated is the first step toward meaningful action in sustainability.

Estar a la vanguardia de la información puede ser retador y más en una época donde las fakenews inundan internet y los vendedores de humos abundan en las redes sociales. Es por esto que debemos, como profesionales, filtrar muy bien la información, analizar las fuentes de donde provienen las noticias y sobre todo, seguir fuentes confiables sobre divulgación científica y problemáticas sociales. Esto disminuye el riesgo de comunicar noticias falsas y al mismo tiempo, estar a la vanguardia de la información. ?

Keeping up with the changing legislation is essential right now because it’s one of the driving forces behind corporate sustainability. I find that listening to podcasts is a great way to stay informed and learn on the go—my favorites are ESG Now and Climate Rising. I also enjoy diving into the latest research papers as they come out, like the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report. It’s all about staying curious!

Learning about local, national, and international sustainability policies and regulations helps policy frameworks align strategies with regulatory requirements and leverage policy support. Additionally, influencing policy, public opinion and advocacy can be a great choice for more sustainable practices.

As some of you already know, the EU has been working on a replacement for the former Ecodesign Directive to cover all kinds of products placed in the European Market, such as fashion and textile products. On Monday 27th of May, the Council finally approved this regulation upgrade, which was the last step in the decision-making procedure

LinkedIn es un buen ejemplo de creación de redes que promueven el conocimiento y la divulgación de noticias de sostenibilidad de primera mano. Los reportes de sostenibilidad de las empresas también son una buena forma de seguir el rastro de las nuevas tecnologías y esfuerzos utilizados en pro de la sostenibilidad. Además, gracias a estos reportes, se puede analizar y comparar los desarrollos actuales vs los esfuerzos y resultados previos referentes a sostenibilidad. ??

Having a wide a deep network of experts in their respect fields is a great way to vet organizations, partners, reports, new technology—you create and are part of a panel of experts and that’s the most effective way to stay updated. Plus it’s the most fun—you build this group out of bright, passionate humans with shared purpose.

Networking with sustainability professionals provides valuable insights and perspectives on tackling environmental issues. Joining groups and forums expands your knowledge and allows you to share experiences. These connections are invaluable for advice, collaboration, and adapting to new sustainability regulations or trends. Engaging with others enhances your ability to contribute effectively to sustainability projects.

Risk analysis is critical for anticipating sustainability challenges. Assess potential environmental threats and their impacts on operations, considering risks like climate change and resource depletion. By evaluating these, you can develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring long-term sustainable practices.

It is important to conduct risk analysis from two perspectives: On one hand, you need to consider risks that your company/your product imposes on the environment (e.g., I am burning fossil fuels which lead to global warming). On the other hand, you also need to evaluate the risks of the changing nature on your operations (e.g., a temperature increase leads to more flooding in certain parts, which can affect your production facilities). Also, don't forget that a risk can become an opportunity. TCFD provides a fantastic framework on how to look into this.

Hay muchas amenazas globales que deben ser aterrizadas en objetivos claros y bajo los contextos nacionales y regionales en cada caso. No todos los riesgos tienen la misma prioridad o probabilidad de suceso y tampoco todas las amenazas se resuelven igual. Por esto es importante deconstruir las problemáticas es sub desafíos para ser abordados por partes más sencillas y con alcances más claros. ??

Questions to ask in the decision making process when creating a garment: ?? How durable will this product be? How can this be tested? ?? Can this product be repaired easily? ?? Have we considered alternatives to our current process in order to minimize waste and the use of resources like water or energy? ?? Are we informing our customers with transparency about the products carbon footprint, recyclability guidelines? Can we create a digital product passport to share transparency in the textiles value chain? ??Does it include a % of recycled materials? ?? Are we giving options to the customer to manage the end of life of the garment?

The European Council has just approved the Ecodesign Regulation! and is time to rethink processes in the fashion industry. This is exciting news for the Fashion Industry, which requires different incentives to increase sustainability and adopt new circular economy business models to reduce its environmental footprint, which represents the second largest polluting industry in the world.

Assuma que a mudan?a é a única constancia. Se mantenha informado sobre a sustentabilidade no seu negócio e também em outros mercados, dessa forma você será capaz de enxergar oportunidades mais rápido do que os outros.

Educating oneself and others can enhance one's capacity to anticipate and adapt to future sustainability challenges. This can be done by enrolling and conducting online courses and MOOCs in online courses from platforms like Coursera, edX, and Udemy that offer courses on renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind, hydro, and bioenergy. Additionally, creating a mechanism for collaborating with universities such as Stanford and MIT, which offers high-quality content. In addition to the above, obtaining certifications from recognized institutions is important. The Renewable Energy Professional (REP) certification and the Certified Energy Manager (CEM) are valuable credentials in the field.

"Es difícil hacer predicciones, especialmente sobre el futuro", Niels Bohr. Anticiparse y adaptarse a los futuros desafíos de la sostenibilidad requiere de la utilización de todas las herramientas a nuestra disposición. Los 6 puntos mencionados en este artículo son esenciales, pero yo agregaría uno más: Contar con datos de alta calidad, una buena base de datos nos permitirá la creación de un modelo predictivo para tomar decisiones (punto 4. Adoptar la innovación) y de esta manera nos estaremos adelantando a los posibles cambios que pudieran surgir a lo largo del camino hacia nuestras metas de sostenibilidad.

Sugeriría llevar a cabo un análisis detallado sobre los desafíos de sostenibilidad que han enfrentado nuestros clientes potenciales. Esta evaluación es crucial para garantizar que nuestras prácticas y estrategias futuras se alineen con las normativas y expectativas de sostenibilidad de estos clientes. Además, es importante extender este análisis a nuestros proveedores, reconociendo que los problemas de sostenibilidad, aunque no nos afecten directamente en el corto plazo, pueden tener impactos significativos a largo plazo. Estos impactos pueden repercutir en nuestra cadena de suministro y, en última instancia, en nuestra capacidad para cumplir con los estándares de sostenibilidad exigidos por nuestros clientes.