A model at an event at the Kampala Serena Hotel; and right, Ugandan designers Adinan Mulindwa and Ali Musinguzi show their Tondo collection. PHOTOS | COURTESY
Major disruptions have been brought about in the fashion industry by factory and border closures and travel restrictions interrupting supply chains on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. Workers — the most vulnerable people in the fashion supply chain — are facing the worst effects.
Building more resilient value chains through innovative business models that will keep garments sturdier, and use renewable materials and recycle old clothes were the issues discussed at the second webinar by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Fashionomics Africa initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme.
