A 400 sqm operational platform designed to bring material research, product development, strategy and go-to-market execution together for the fashion and lifestyle industries.
ACBC has officially opened its Innovation Hub in Milan, at Via Signorelli 10: a 400 sqm space designed to redefine how innovation is conceived, developed and brought to market across the fashion and lifestyle sectors.
More than a physical space, the Innovation Hub is an operational platform that makes ACBC’s model tangible: an end-to-end approach that integrates material research, product development, strategy and go-to-market execution. This positioning goes beyond traditional consulting, offering brands and manufacturers a structured system of services across the entire value chain.
At the heart of this model is the Innovation Hub itself: ACBC’s technological and design-driven engine, operating across the full product lifecycle — from material development to product design and transformation, through to end-of-life management and circularity.
The Hub gives brands access to a curated ecosystem of emerging solutions, acting as both a collector and a validation platform. It connects international startups, scale-ups and industrial-ready innovations, while enabling cross-fertilization with sectors such as automotive and interior design. In this way, research is translated into concrete applications and measurable business opportunities.
Alongside the Hub, ACBC’s offer is structured around three complementary areas. Strategy Consulting supports companies in defining growth strategies, redesigning operating models and integrating sustainability across the value chain. Supply Chain Managed Services enables execution, from product development and industrialization to the sourcing of materials, components and finished products. Marketing & Communication transforms innovation into positioning, storytelling and market activation through PR, events and digital channels.
Across all activities, ACBC applies its T2T approach — Trace to Track / Tech to Trust — integrating technology and traceability along the supply chain to strengthen transparency and credibility.
“The Hub was created to put innovation — often undervalued in fashion — at the service of the industry. ACBC selects and translates solutions across materials, product and circularity into clear, measurable economic and environmental KPIs, enabling brands to evaluate and adopt them on objective and scientific grounds, while understanding their concrete benefits.”
Edoardo Iannuzzi, ACBC Co-Founder & Chief of Innovation
“With the Innovation Hub, we strengthen our vision: building an infrastructure capable of connecting expertise, technologies and supply chains on a global scale, bringing together know-how and execution capabilities. We aim to consolidate our role as a reference partner in the evolution of the industry, helping guide the transition towards more advanced, integrated and competitive models.”
Gio Giacobbe, Co-Founder & CEO of ACBC
The opening of the Innovation Hub marks a new phase of consolidation for ACBC, also supported by the entry of Gyrus Capital, with the objective of accelerating the company’s development and strengthening its international positioning.
As a certified B Corp and a recognized reference in sustainability consulting, ACBC is today a strategic partner for global brands seeking to develop new products and business models, making technological, design and industrial innovation a key driver of competitiveness.