the guide to surplus

Surplus – also known as deadstock or excess stock – is a modern reality across fashion and textile supply chains. As the industry moves toward circularity, effective resource management is becoming critical. Businesses holding excess inventory need streamlined, profitable solutions for reuse. Those who source and utilise surplus will gain a competitive advantage through more efficient production models and smoother circular transitions.

The Guide to Surplus is an open-source toolkit created by Circular Sourcing, with support from the Country Road Climate Fund. Built for design teams, it shares research and first-hand knowledge to help businesses:

1. Understand: why surplus exists, benefits of use, transparency, circular strategies, challenges and future outlook
2. Apply: practical How-to Guides on sourcing, management, testing and communications
3. Implement: tools for surplus management, impact measurement, and the Surplus Impact Calculator

Download the Guide today and start turning surplus into opportunity.