CIRCULAR FASHION NOW: SYSTEMS
THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY
5:30PM – 8:00PM
TALK
Circular Sourcing and A.BCH World will bring together leaders across fashion, textiles, sustainability and technology for Circular Fashion Now: Systems. The panel event and networking session will highlight practical circular fashion solutions and launch The Guide to Surplus, a new global resource created with support from the Country Road Climate Fund.
The purpose of the event is to spotlight the growing community of circular fashion innovators working across material recovery, surplus utilisation, circular design, recycling technologies and local value-chain infrastructure, and to foster cross-sector collaboration.
Circular Sourcing and A.BCH World will also officially launch The Guide to Surplus at the event. The Guide responds to a major gap in practical resources for designers and manufacturers wanting to integrate surplus textiles into their sourcing strategies. It has already been downloaded in 29 countries, underscoring the global appetite for surplus strategies. Globally, the fashion and textile industry generates around 26 million tonnes of surplus textiles each year, with an estimated $500 million AUD left unused in Australia
The Guide provides a systematised method for working with surplus textiles, case studies and templates for implementation, including use of the Surplus Impact Calculator, allowing businesses to quantify the carbon, water and waste savings achieved when using surplus materials over new.
Circular Fashion Now will bring together practitioners from across the supply chain to discuss current opportunities, barriers and pathways for scaling circularity in practice. Attendees will also have the opportunity to connect with founders, researchers and industry partners driving innovation..
Commons Bar, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne
Tickets: $10 (100% proceeds donated to Thread Together)
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Accessible for wheelchair users
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Circular Sourcing powers sustainable textiles trade by connecting, verifying, and circulating materials across the value chain. The platform was ideated by Courtney Holm in 2018 after experiencing the industrywide problem of surplus textiles first-hand.
In 2022, Courtney collaborated with fashion label A.BCH to secure a grant from Sustainability Victoria’s Circular Economy Business Innovation Fund, allowing her to build the MVP platform for what is now known as Circular Sourcing. After immediate uptake from industry, the platform was refined and validated further, directly addressing the challenges of surplus access and verification.
In 2024, Circular Sourcing received funding from the Country Road Climate Fund. By 2025, it was established as an independent entity and went on to complete the Startmate Summer 2025 Accelerator Program. Circular Sourcing also continues to develop pathways and partnerships with Australian brands manufacturing in APAC, and has been recognised by NEXUS and the City of Melbourne Future Innovators Program as a highly promising green-economy startup.
Proprietary impact tools now link surplus use to measurable reductions in carbon, water, and waste impacts for brands across Australia. With prominent textile mills, SME brands, retailers, and high end designers onboard, Circular Sourcing is fast becoming a go-to source for future circular materials.
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For more information, please contact the event organiser:
Circular Sourcing
hello@circularsourcing.world