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BERGSTRAND CONSULTANCY
Your on-demand sustainability team
Bergstrand Consultancy’s mission is to move the entire fashion and textile industry towards a sustainable future.
Our goal is for all brands to transition from unintentionally causing harm to proactively doing good.
Our approach is to understand the values of your brand, your stakeholders, and your customers to create actions proven to minimise the impact of your business.
To achieve this, we tailor our proposals for brands of all sizes, so every brand can be as sustainable as possible.
A selection of our services
For more information on any of the below services, please contact us.
Sustainability Strategy
Preparation for B-Corp Certification
Materials and Treatments Guidance
Nature and Biodiversity Audit
Certification Advisory
Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Circular Economy Transition
Impact Reduction
Regenerative and Ethical Wool Transition
Training and Workshop Facilitation
Supply Chain Optimisation
Working with Bergstrand Consultancy has been incredibly valuable in every way. The expertise that they possesses is invaluable, and they have given us so much knowledge in a short amount of time.
Meet your team
Lisa Bergstrand
Founder
Materials, strategy, circular design principals
Lisa has worked in fashion for over twenty years.
After studying of textiles and fashion design, Lisa worked both for big luxury brands and premium companies. Seeing the industry from the inside made her passionate about sustainability.
She studied sustainable development, CSR and planetary boundaries, and decided to dedicate her time to move the industry she loves towards positive change.
Lisa is also the founder of A NEW SWEDEN and en expert on wool.
Linda Finell
Consultant
Circularity, certifications and compliance
Linda brings extensive experience in production, product development, marketing, and sales.
During her fieldwork in Accra, Ghana, Linda gained insights into global second-hand clothing which led her to focus on end-of-life management, certifications, and compliance.
Linda holds a BA from Lund University in Fashion Studies and a MSc from the Swedish School of Textiles in Fashion Marketing & Management.
Ebba Blomberg
Consultant
Social impact, human rights, business strategy
Ebba’s expertise in business strategy and social impact assessment, coupled with her research on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in textiles, reflects her commitment to fostering a more ethical and responsible fashion industry.
An active member of Fashion Revolution Sweden since 2021, Ebba has held the position of treasurer since 2022.
Ebba has a BSc in Service Management from Lund University and an MSc in Management of Creative Business Processes from Copenhagen Business School.
Lucianne Tonti
Journalist and Copywriter
communication
Lucianne is a sustainable fashion journalist and an expert in regenerative fashion systems.
She is the fashion editor of The Saturday Paper and a regular contributor to The Guardian where she writes the weekly series Closet Clinic. Her first book Sundressed: Natural Fibres and the Future of Fashion was published by Black Inc in 2022.
Lisa Fimreite
Chemicals and Treatments Expert
Chemicals, processes and textile treatments
Lisa has over a decade of experience in textile technology and all aspects of sustainability, chemistry, product safety and QA and social compliance.
Rebecca Fairbeard
Researcher
Animal welfare, Good Wool Collective
Rebecca’s expertise in research and writing covers the sustainability of different materials, efforts to end greenwashing, and protecting animal rights within the textile industry.
Formerly a member of Fashion Revolution Netherlands, she has worked closely on initiatives that amplify marginalised voices, particularly farmers, within this space.
Rebecca holds a BA in Philosophy and Politics from Queen’s University Belfast and is a certified Sustainable Supply Chain and Logistics Professional.
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Sustainability strategy for fashion and textile
Every organisation needs a clear, actionable strategy to minimise negative impacts.
The team at Bergstrand Consultancy can help define your sustainability strategy in line with your brand values and commercial goals.
The strategies we produce include defining guidelines for suppliers, working conditions, environmental requirements, chemical usage, animal welfare, packaging guidelines, and many more.
Facilitating the transition to circular principles
The European Union, California and New York have set targets to become circular economies. For a brand to sell in any of these markets beyond the implementation dates, there must be a plan for end of life.
In fashion, the change from linear to circular has to start at the idea and design stage.
Our workshops and education programmes can help your teams adopt circular economy principles without compromising on your creative vision.
From product design, to materials and trims, packaging, zero-waste production, up-cycling strategies, longevity and end of life solutions.
Reducing impact from fashion and textile production
The majority of emissions from fashion and textile occur at the production phase. To lower emissions, we need to know where in the supply chain they occur.
Bergstrand Consultancy can help create viable options and strategies to reduce negative environmental and social impacts in your supply chains.
We can also lead or assist with data collection to calculate your brand’s emissions.
Sustainable supply chain optimisation
Bergstand Consultancy helps to improve existing supply chains and creates frameworks to increase traceability.
We collaborate with our extensive network of farmers, producers and manufacturers to create supply chains that benefit people, planet and final product.
From raw materials to assembly, packaging and trims.
We work with all materials and can best advise which are ‘preferred' or ‘discouraged’ from an environmental, social and animal welfare perspective.
Compliance with European Green Deal, laws and regulations
The clothing supply chain is long and complex. Bergstrand Consultancy stays up to date with the latest laws and regulations that affect the textile industry.
We advise on how to prepare for the coming laws, such as the Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation, as well as how to follow the best industry practice.
Transitioning to ethical and regenerative wool supply chains
While wool is versatile, renewable and natural, it can rank poorly when the environmental impact is calculated.
Bergstrand Consultancy is a leader in reducing the footprint related to wool. We work with a network of growers from Australia, New Zealand and Europe that practice regenerative farming and value animal welfare. We work with all types of wool, from super-fine merino to coarser wool considered to be a by-product.
Bergstrand Consultancy helps companies build traceable and local wool supply chains. From farm to finished product, with the lowest possible environmental impact.
Defining and certifying animal welfare in value chain
Conscientious customers demand clothes and accessories made without any animal suffering.
Bergstrand Consultancy advises on animal welfare, specialising in wool, down and feathers. We are constantly up to date on which certifications are most effective, and advise on best practices.
We cover mulesing, live-plucking, fur, leathers, silk, mohair, Angora, cashmere, alpaca, and more.
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