# Professor Tensie Whelan is included in a trend story on Renewal Workshop, which helps retailers sell refurbished clothing

1 Faculty News January 15, 2019 ![ outside logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/outside-logo-feature.jpg?itok=WzxH5MMU)>

Excerpt from [Outside](https://www.outsideonline.com/2380476/renewal-workshop-used-gear) -- "[Tensie Whelan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/tensie-whelan), a professor of business and society at New York University, thinks the circular business model spells big opportunity, between textile upcycling, clothing-rental programs, and closed-loop manufacturing. 'Accenture \[a strategy and consultancy firm\] has found it can generate $1 trillion in business opportunities,' she says."

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