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Degree Show 2025<\/h4>\n
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Francesca Marshall<\/h1>\n

BA Sustainable Fashion<\/h3>\n

Hi, I\u2019m Francesca Marshall, a final-year BA Sustainable Fashion student.<\/p>\n

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The InTENTion Dome project<\/strong>: The InTENTion Dome project aims to reimagine the current festival camping model, responding to the 250,000 tents estimated to be left annually (WRAP, 2024). Most of these tents are designed for single use, creating an unsustainable system. The project offers a circular, accessible solution with high-performing, pre-pitched, rental-based geodesic tents made from 100% recycled materials, much of which are sourced directly from festival waste. By prioritising durability, sustainability, performance, and appeal, this concept challenges the disposable tent model while remaining affordable and attractive to primary users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BEYONDTHEBRAND<\/strong>: As consumers increasingly prioritise transparency, connection, and sustainability, models built on scale, speed, overproduction, and overconsumption are losing relevance. The future of fashion will be shaped by small brands making a big impact. With the rise of community culture, there are clear signals pointing toward a more human-centric and value-driven industry. Small and medium-sized enterprises – rooted in culture, identity, creativity, and community – are perfectly positioned to drive this transition. In a continuously changing global landscape marked by uncertainty in climate, health, and economics, these business models offer flexibility, authenticity, and purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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DECARBONISING TEKLA’S SUPPLY CHAIN THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION<\/strong>: The fashion industry faces many sustainability challenges; however, one particularly harmful aspect is upstream production throughout the supply chain. This stage accounts for 70% of carbon emissions, making it highly impactful (Lee and Granskog, 2020). Innovative investments in solutions to reduce thermal energy emissions in the wet processing stages, such as the Rondo Heat Energy Battery, are being explored, alongside supplier engagement programmes to implement these decarbonisation strategies and communicate the benefits of the transition (Rondo, 2024). Additionally, to monitor biodiversity impact, a further collaboration with STRIX, a Portuguese data consultancy, will be established to conduct tests before and after the use of the Rondo battery (STRIX, 2024).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n