{"id":269,"date":"2018-11-26T12:45:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T12:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T11:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T10:49:46","slug":"impactplus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/impactplus\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT+"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"269\" class=\"elementor elementor-269\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-688ad38 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"688ad38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-148e58a\" data-id=\"148e58a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d915ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d915ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT IMPACT+<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-303906c elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"303906c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79e7669\" data-id=\"79e7669\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6788d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6788d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Quantifying environmental impact across the full lifecycle of fashion products is a complex, and often unattainable goal.<\/h3><h3>Current measurement tools adopt a breadth of methods and metrics, with the lack of a universal approach preventing comparability and reliability of results.\u00a0<\/h3><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d067b90\" data-id=\"d067b90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2dcc47 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2dcc47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">The IMPACT+ Network aims to address these identified issues by critically analysing existing tools, methods and metrics to improve the collation, analysis and assessment of environmental impact. The network will work collaboratively across disciplinary boundaries (environmental, forensic, data science, and design) and with multiple stakeholders (manufacturers, brands, textile recyclers and consumers).\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p>This critical assembly of knowledge will overcome current issues regarding the reliability, authenticity and usability of environmental impact assessment data, working towards standardised test methods from an aquatic, atmospheric and terrestrial perspective, and ensuring that evidenced based scientific data informs future innovation in the design and development of materials and processes utilised in the product of fashion products.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc1fee8 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc1fee8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3a919e\" data-id=\"c3a919e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bef69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56bef69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/partners-updated-Jan25-1024x141.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4829\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/partners-updated-Jan25-1024x141.png 1024w, https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/partners-updated-Jan25-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/partners-updated-Jan25-768x106.png 768w, https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/partners-updated-Jan25-1536x211.png 1536w, https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/partners-updated-Jan25-2048x281.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b350b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"55b350b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5f24f1 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5f24f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c577586\" data-id=\"c577586\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23270b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f23270b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Collaborators<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499584a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"499584a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Northumbria University is the leading institution on the Network, drawing on design, environmental science (atmospheric and terrestrial) and forensic science expertise. Additionally the Network has two partner institutions that act as regional hubs for the project, Loughborough University, which contributes further environmental science (aquatic) expertise, and Kings College London which helps build the forensic science knowledge base.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eba342d\" data-id=\"eba342d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6511d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c6511d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Funding<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247a269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"247a269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The IMPACT+ Network is funded by the UKRI Circular Fashion and Textile Programme: NetworkPlus, part of 2-year, \u00a315 million trilateral investment from NERC (Natural Environment Research Council), Innovate UK and AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council). Collaboratively the research councils have built a coalition with industry, government and the third-sector to co-produce a 10-year vision to action circularity across the sector. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff87db7\" data-id=\"ff87db7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4b5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de4b5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Partners<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383d044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"383d044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Network are proud to be supported by 12 project partners who will form the Independent Advisory Board. Their role will be to support, guide and advise the direction of the work being conducted and will benefit from access and implementation of findings and insights. The aim is to continue the growth of the Network, developing further associate project partners throughout the duration of the project and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0fceb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0fceb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0015ed0\" data-id=\"0015ed0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f9ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"02f9ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/tYAXGjwzAU0?si=l1O7uzpFm3BMqmuq&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d74cd2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d74cd2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a51aad3\" data-id=\"a51aad3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0806d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0806d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f87bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83f87bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117caf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117caf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At IMPACT+ we bring together people from a diverse range of backgrounds to solve some of the fashion industry\u2019s most challenging environmental issues. We unite people from across academia and industry, support interdisciplinary research, and are dedicated to equity and inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, and identity. We are committed to equality because we believe the innovative solutions we seek are only possible in diverse environments. \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IMPACT+ Network are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse and equitable environment for all network members, collaborators and participants. Having led her department to achieve a bronze award Athena Swan award in 2022 in her role as Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Principal Investigator Alana James draws on her extensive knowledge and expertise to ensure that all network activities reflect the NERC Diversity and Inclusion Living Action Plan 2022-2025. This will be achieved by: ensuring plans, activities and data generated are made publicly accessible. All Impact Innovation Funds are allocated through equitable processes and free from bias, supporting and nurturing individuals from a diverse range of talent and career stages; collaboration and partnership with diverse communities through the execution of planned public engagement activities, reporting diversity data on the IMPACT+ website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c55e6cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c55e6cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d75ad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"74d75ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4185b6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4185b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>If you&#8217;re interested in joining us<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7603633 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7603633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/impactplusnetwork\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Involved<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50eafd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b50eafd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd52858 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd52858\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee70edf\" data-id=\"ee70edf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf5b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4cf5b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT IMPACT+ Quantifying environmental impact across the full lifecycle of fashion products is a complex, and often unattainable goal. 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