Fixing fashion: follow up, Written evidence submitted by Dr Rosie Hornbuckle (Research Fellow at Centre for Circular Design, University of the Arts London) and Dr Kate Goldsworthy (Reader & CoDirector at Centre for Circular Design, University of the Arts London)

This report presents evidence collected from 18 expert interviews with stakeholders in the circular fashion and textiles arena. This research is part of a larger piece of work which aims to build a roadmap for circular synthetics for the fashion and textiles industry.

The research presented arises from the Creative Research and Development Partnership (CRDP) The Business of Fashion and Textiles Technology (BFTT), which is being funded by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and delivered by the Arts and Humanities Research Council on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

This research relates to one of 7 challenges which make up the BFTT project, led by Dr Kate Goldsworthy and Dr Rosie Hornbuckle of Centre for Circular Design, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, which aims to build a ‘UK roadmap for circular synthetics’. In order to build the roadmap, the researchers aimed to interview a range of stakeholder representatives from the field of circular fashion and textiles. These expert interviews provide insights into the barriers and opportunities to achieving circular fashion and textiles, and identify the actions that need to be taken by a variety of stakeholders, including central government.