POLICYPILOT
building policy literacy bridges in the fashion and apparel industry
Design Strategy Capstone, Spring 2025 | Prof
Koray Caliskan
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I’M SOFIE
government staffer within circular economy
implementing circular efforts in the apparel industry
communicating with lawmakers outside apparel on policy development
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TEXTILE WASTE CRISIS
Chasant, Muntaka. "Mountains of Clothes Washed Up on Ghana Beach Show Cost of Fast Fashion." The Independent, July 27, 2022. Photograph. Link.
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THIS IS ANDREA
Director of Sustainability
American Fashion Inc.
Ohio, United States
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WHAT’S ON HER TABLE SHE’S NAVIGATING...
Nimble team
Tight budget
Creating and implementing sustainability strategies
Big goals
Emission reductions
Scale: $20 B in annual revenue
Reducing textile waste and improve circularity performance
Sustainability metrics
100s of suppliers globally
30'000 new styles launched annually
Transparency targets
ESG reporting
Compliance with upcoming laws
Evolving environmental and social regulations across multiple markets
ANDREA WANTS TO WORK
ON THE IMPACT SHE DREAMS OF
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THIS IS ALI
Executive Director
Incredible Jeans Ltd.
Karachi, Pakistan
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ALI’S FACES PRESSURES FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
Quality control of producing 100'000 yards of denim daily
Supplying fabric and denim to 100s of clients
Staying competitive in a saturated market of textile suppliers
Skill training
Livelihood of 2'000+ employees
R&D of new textiles
Minimizing textile waste generated
Ensuring the prosperity of their operations
Innovation of reducing their emissions
Profit margins
Price pressures
Understanding and acting on regulations from countries far away
ALI WISHES THINGS
WERE A BIT MORE
CLEAR
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WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
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APPROACH
44 PROFESSIONALS
CONSULTED FOR IN-DEPTH
INTERVIEWS
8 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
105 SURVEY PARTICIPANTS
FASHION STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS
LITERATURE
REVIEW AND LANDSCAPE
ANALYSIS ET AL 11
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PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY WELCOME POTENTIAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
“I
hope it will make a great impact forcing the companies to take action and stop greenwashing”
“It’s important and about time”
“I hope it makes a difference and makes companies think more about how to run their business more sustainably and ethically. If the rules are set in place now, we should never revert back to old ways. ”
- US, 32, Fashion Designer - UK, 30, Fashion Buyer - US, 27, Freelance Stylist
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EXECUTIVES ANTICIP
OF SUSTAINABILITY REGULA
Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company. The State of Fashion 2024. London and New York: The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company, 2023
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OPPORTUNITY OF BUILDING BRIDGES
70%
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PEOPLE WANT TO ENGAGE BUT
DON’T KNOW HOW TO
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SO HOW MIGHT A PATH BE FOUND?
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EPR CHANGES HOW RECYCLING IS FUNDED
EPR REGULATIONS ARE COMPLEX
— BUT THEY DON’T HAVE TO BE
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TOOLS
Your AI powered personal policy assistants, available 24/7
POLICY INTERPRETER
Decode the law. On your own terms
USE WHEN
Understand IF the law applies to you
Build your policy vocabulary
Strengthen your policy skillset
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TOOLS
ed personal policy assistants, available 24/7
POLICY COMPANION
Turn rules into actions
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USE WHEN
Understand HOW the law applies to you
Build plans and timelines for compliance
Align your sustainability strategies
POWERED BY AI
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REGIONS COVERED
TEXTILE RECYCLING LAWS
California
Netherlands
France
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TESTIMONIES
“(....)I tried the same prompts to [PolicyPilot] and ChatGPT and found that unless extremely prompted (...) that the Policy Interpreter was a lot more clearer with results”
Lina
G Londono, Debrand Services Inc, Canada
Johansson, Sofie. "PolicyPilot Prototype Testing Report " Strategy Design Capstone C, Professor Koray Caliskan. The New School, Parsons School of Design, May 10, 2025
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TESTIMONIES
“[PolicyPilot] is intuitive and asks how the answer needs to be tailored based on the needs. I tried to stump the model with difficult questions but it was able to answer them well”
Shivam Gusain, Decypher, Netherlands
Johansson, Sofie. "PolicyPilot Prototype Testing Report " Strategy Design Capstone C, Professor Koray Caliskan. The New School, Parsons School of Design, May 10, 2025
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TESTIMONIES
“[PolicyPilot] is super useful for anyone who wants to navigate implications of the regulations. So I liked it a lot”
Saqib Sohail, Artistic Milliners, Pakistan
Johansson, Sofie. "PolicyPilot Prototype Testing Report " Strategy Design Capstone C, Professor Koray Caliskan. The New School, Parsons School of Design, May 10, 2025
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BEYOND TEXTILE AND APPAREL
Where there is a Policy, there is a Pilot
Ezra. "Biden’s Team Wishes They’d Moved So Much Faster." The New York Times, April 13, 2025 linkl
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CKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AWA ORD ST
LINA G LONONDO
EMILY BLAISDELL
CLARA HELDTANDER
ROMANE MALYSZA
RAZ GODELNIK
BEN TOMKINS
SAQIB SOHAIL
SHIVAM GUSAIN
BILL D’ARIENZO
JO-ANNE GODDEN
CHRISTINE TAYLOR
ARIELE ELIA
TOMO MORIKAWA
NSISONG UDOSEN
UTSAV VEKARIYA
FLORE KUGEL
PATTRA SIKKAMANN
CHLOÉ DE MONTGOLFIER
ZEEL SHUKLA
NICK LYONS
NIRKHUNAN GOVINDAN KUPPURAM
AARON BARBOZA
ROSE SANGAPHUNCHAI
QUENTIN RENAUD
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