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‘Transparency in marketing legitimises fashion brands’

Campaign Middle East speaks with Virgio's Amar Nagaram and Flowwow's Irina Tatarinova on marketing sustainable fashion.

fashion"Sustainability starts with transparency," says Amar Nagaram - CEO and Co-founder of Virgio.

With MENA’s growing population of approximately 570 million in 2024, there is an increasing recognition of the need to transition to more sustainable practices to ensure the long-term well-being of both people and the planet.

Research suggests that consumers are increasingly loyal to brands that prioritise sustainability, making sustainable marketing a strategic necessity for brands.

Older consumers in the MENA region are becoming more environmentally aware, with many engaging in sustainable behaviours like donating unwanted clothes. Meanwhile, Gen Z and millennials prioritise sustainability in fashion, with 40 per cent of Gen Z expecting that 75 per cent of their future purchases will


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Shantelle Nagarajan is Campaign Middle East’s Junior Reporter who covers marketing news which focuses on FMCG, real estate and brand retail industries. Her features delve into brand strategy, appointments, trends in consumer behaviour and CX. Shantelle also contributes to social media coverage, editorial event programming and print content work. She previously worked in PR and marketing, most recently at Edelman, where she was part of the Brand team. When she’s not writing for her day job, you can find her with her nose buried in a book, playing at a weekly open mic night or doom-scrolling the latest make-up challenges on TikTok.