FPC began as a quiet frustration. Producers were being asked to solve challenges they had no role in shaping. The issue wasn’t a lack of ideas. It was a lack of infrastructure. This is the story of how we turned backchannel conversations into something real.

Most platforms tell producers what to implement. We built one that lets them decide what to pursue. This is how producer-led collaboration works when there is no pressure, no forced alignment, and no centralized control.

Every few months, someone tells us: “We want to include manufacturers, but they never show up.” Here is our honest answer. Engagement is not an invitation. It is a structure. And if that structure is broken, people will not come.

Fashion’s sustainability efforts often center on control: standards, scores, top-down targets. But producers rarely have a say in how these systems are built. What would happen if power in fashion meant something else? Like the ability to decide for yourself?