1. SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: basic concepts

1. Introduction to the program: where companies are today, where they are expected to be, what is their future.
2. Basic concepts:

Sustainability in the fashion industry, SDG, Fashion Agreements.
Stakeholder positions: Greenpeace, investors, fur associations, etc.

2. BENCHMARKING: DIFFERENT WAYS OF APPROACHING SUSTAINABILITY

1. Sustainability approach in different fashion brands: ready-to-wear, sustainable fashion brands, major retailers, collections...
2. Different business models: 

Circular economy.
Social innovation
Responsible consumption
Digitalization

3. REPUTATION, COMMUNICATION, MARKETING AND BRANDING

• Is sustainability at your core or have you incorporated it as a value?
• Reputation in the fashion industry, fake news, greenwashing.
• Proactive communication and crisis communication.
• Reputation management: case studies Rana Plaza and Patagonia.
• Involve consumers in the sustainable values of the brand: information on the website, labels...

4. END OF PROGRAM PROJECT:

Each student will carry out a project from January to June, supervised by one of the professors, in which he/she will apply the knowledge and experiences acquired during the program. 

1. GLOBAL FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL IMPACT THROUGHOUT THE VALUE CHAIN. 

1. Introduction of basic principles: general business ethics. 
2. Building a frame of reference: 

   a. OECD Guidelines
   b. United Nations Global Compact.
   c. United Nations Convention on Climate Change and Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action.

3. Integration of the Sustainable Development Goals in the company. Corporate Social Responsibility Department: management profile, team.

2. STAKEHOLDERS

1. Risk management and risk mapping. Integration of stakeholders in the management of risk issues in the global brand production chain. 
2. Reports. GRI (Global Reporting Initiative). GSSB (Global Sustainability Standard Board).
3. Relationship with different stakeholders: investors, customers, associations, Greenpeace, etc.

3. REGULATIONS AND COMPLIANCE 

1. European, Spanish and other countries' regulations.
2. Measures to monitor and measure. Compliance.
3. Business Social Compliance Initiative. BSCI. Sedex.
4. Codes of conduct. 

DESIGN

1. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN GUIDE: design decisions that affect the entire process.

1. Introduction: garment life cycle and sustainability. 
2. Issues a designer should know. 
3. Regulations

2. MATERIALS IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

1. Origin, fiber classification.
2. Chemical composition and characterization.
3. Main materials and impact.
4. Textile production and risks.
5. Leather and fur.
6. Risks in leather and fur production.
7. Innovation in Design.
8. Color and Printing.

PRODUCTION

IMPACT OF OPERATIONS ON PRODUCTION PROCESSES. 

1. General and specific regulatory frameworks.  
2. Substances and parameters. Harmful and environmentally harmful substances. 
3. Health and Product Safety.
4. Harmful and environmentally harmful substances. 

2. RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION AND PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT. 

1. Analysis, testing and sampling, from different points of view.
2. Manufacturing epidemiology.
3. Environmental and energy impact of the supply chain.

4. Decarbonization

3. LOGISTICS

1. Improved operations.
2. Last mile

1. BUYING: SOURCING STRATEGY 

1. Negotiation: general negotiation. Cultural aspects to be taken into account when doing business in different countries.
2. Pricing: internalization of environmental and social costs.
3. Towards a network of sustainable suppliers. 

2. FINANCING THE TRANSFORMATION

1. Investments at the beginning of the value chain: innovation in materials.
2. Investments at the end of the value chain: recycle, reuse.
3. Investment in state-of-the-art technology: the technological and commercialization gap.

3. NEW BUSINESS MODELS: case studies + projects

1. Brick& Mortar vs e-commerce
2. Slow fashion vs fast fashion
3. Project presentation sessions