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The Volte was recently invited to join the eBay leadership team at the eBay Ventures Innovation Session in San Francisco, California. The Volte’s CEO, Bernadette Olivier presented all The Volte has achieved in 2024 and our focus for 2025 as we continue to be a leader in the circular economy. The session included an insightful session on the future of AI with Andrew Ng and its impact on the future of innovation. We were also joined by the fantastic SidelineSwap team who are revolutionizing the sale of preloved sporting goods. Large corporations often face challenges when integrating innovation and startup partnerships into their strategies. However, the exceptional support and collaboration we’ve received from eBay Ventures, eBay Australia, eBay UK and eBay as a whole exemplify how big businesses can successfully align with and empower emerging companies to drive meaningful progress.

The Volte and our Chief Strategy and Brand Officer Kellie Hush are thrilled to congratulate and support the Australian Fashion Council (AFC) on securing foundational funding from the NSW Government to deliver an exciting, industry-led future for Australian Fashion Week 2025. The NSW government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW has recognised the importance of the fashion industry’s annual event to support this key cultural event. The Volte is proud to continue its ongoing support for Australian Fashion Week. 

What an incredible week at West Tech Fest! This festival just keeps growing stronger each year, bringing together innovators and entrepreneurs from across the globe. The Volte’s CEO, Bernadette Olivier, discussed the challenges and opportunities facing startups as we look towards 2025. Congratulations to all who organized this event and government and corporate sponsors including Roger Cook Stephen Dawson Woodside Energy Radium Capital MALKA FOUNDATION Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development Business Events Perth Spacecubed Western Power AusIndustry. Looking forward to next year.

How can we change the way we choose, enjoy and reuse our clothes while ensuring that retail thrives, responsible brands flourish and jobs are retained? These were the themes and questions raised by Seamless Leadership Podcast host Clare Press with The Volte Chief Strategy and Brand Officer Kellie Hush. Listen to the full Podcast: https://lnkd.in/gx8jMgMi

Highlights from the 2024 Australian Fashion Laureate, honouring outstanding accomplishments in Australian fashion. The Volte is proud to support and present Sustainable Designer of the Year, with NAGNATA taking this year's award. IMG NSW Government Destination NSW

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2024 Australian Fashion Laureate, honouring outstanding accomplishments in Australian fashion, celebrating excellence in Australian design, sustainability, and leadership across the fashion industry. The Volte Chief Brand & Strategy Officer Kellie Hush had the privilege of presenting Sustainable Designer of the Year to NAGNATA's Laura May and Hannah Gibbs in recognition of their continual championing of sustainable design. Designer of the Year was awarded to ALEMAIS co-founder and creative director Lesleigh Jermanus. NSW Government Destination NSW IMG Australian Fashion Week

Australia’s clothing product stewardship scheme Seamless released new clothing benchmark research that reveals that while individual organisations are making progress, and Australians are starting to change their buying behaviour, systemic change is urgently needed to address clothing waste, which can only happen when government, clothing brands, retailers and the industry join forces. The Volte CEO and co-founder Bernadette Olivier joined leaders from across the industry at the Seamless Circular Economy Showcase at NSW Parliament. “We really need to make fashion be seen as an asset. It's about utilisation, because the single biggest thing that we can do is actually use our clothes more,” says Bernadette. “Our API encourages more people to use the circular economy meaning high quality fashion remains in circulation for longer reducing our fashion consumption and textile waste. The fashion industry can be transformed back into a profitable and sustainable industry. Through our Digital IDs, fashion items are tracked every time they are rented or resold.  This gives brands access to data post sale - which until now has largely been completely unknown. This data is transparent and auditable and can be used to reduce brands Scope 3 emissions which is key for the fashion industry to become a sustainable industry.” Learn more about The Volte and Seamless https://lnkd.in/g-pzQuWq 

The Volte has been a driving force behind the circular economy for over 5 years. We have always been keenly aware that to achieve the necessary change, it will take relentless collaboration between designers, retailers, circular players like The Volte and eBay Australia, and the government. Since Seamless was launched, the speed and tenacity of the team led by Ainsley Simpson and Danielle Kent has been incredibly impressive. We are proud and appreciative to be partners with such an innovative scheme that will create positive and permanent change in our industry.

Chief Brand and Strategy Officer Kellie Hush driving the Australian global fashion agenda at the 2024 The Business of Fashion Voices Summit in the Cotswolds, UK. The Wider World, The Fashion System, Technology and Innovation, Global Culture and Creativity and finally Live Your Best Life were the key points of discussion across the summit. Incredible lineup including: Tina Brown, Simon Porte Jacquemus and Alessandro Michele. Imran Amed CEO and founder of BOF opening remarks summed up (with a single word) how we are all feeling in the fashion world right now: SONDER. The profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's personal lack of awareness of it. So many contributing factors and forces at play right now - why it’s imperative we all play our part in the fashion ecosystem to make it better now and into the future. #BoFVoices

The Volte's Kellie Hush talks spring trends with Melissa Singer and why look to renting from emerging designers to avoid an accidental "twinning moment". https://lnkd.in/gQvAEsHs