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Tech, Oil, Auto Industries Top 2018 Global 100 Index of Sustainable Corporations
Corporate Knights has released its 14th annual Global 100 list of the most sustainable corporations in the world. Global 100 companies were selected from a pool of 5,994 publicly listed companies representing 22 countries and encompassing all sectors... View More
Trending: New Apparel Industry Commitments Push New Textiles Economy Forward
Fashion and textile industry heavy-hitters are heeding the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s recent call for a New Textiles Economy with the rollout of new agreements and action plans that consider the full life cycle of garments. ... View More
Apparel, Textile Industry Giants Unite Around SDGs at 2017 Textile Sustainability Conference
Big news has been rolling out of the Textile Exchange 2017 Textile Sustainability Conference near Washington, D.C. this week, providing evidence of the major paradigm shift taking place in the apparel and textile industry. ... View More
Trending: Stella McCartney, Patagonia, Target Deliver Big Wins for Ethical, Sustainable Fashion
While faced by a myriad of social and environmental challenges, the fashion and textile industries continue to edge ever-closer to a more sustainable, equitable and circular future thanks to the innovative thinking of industry leaders. ... View More
CVS, Levi Strauss, Nike Among Latest US Companies to Commit to Science-Based Emissions Targets
Ahead of Climate Week NYC 2017, which runs from September 18–24, a surge of global companies announced their commitment to the Science Based Targets Initiative, driving the number of businesses committed to setting science-based emissions reduction... View More
Trending: Fashion Positive, H&M Launch New Tools, Tech to Accelerate Circular Fashion Movement
The fashion and textile industries continue to make strides towards a more circular future with the emergence of new resources and technologies that make a sustainable shift easier than ever before. ... View More
Trending: Brands Look to Bio-Based, Upcycled Plastics to Reduce Apparel Industry Impacts
Startups and retail giants alike are looking to bio-based materials and recycled plastics to drive innovation and reduce environmental impacts along the value chain within the fashion and textile industry. ... View More
Trending: Target, Stella McCartney Strike Up New Partnerships to Drive Sustainable Textile Solutions
With greater focus being placed on the fashion industry’s environmental impacts, efforts are emerging almost daily in an effort to help the sector shed its unsustainable rep. ... View More
Eileen Fisher, H&M, Kering Are Latest Brands to Join Cradle to Cradle's Fashion Positive PLUS
The apparel industry continues to make progress towards shedding its bad rep, with even more brands making moves to rethink traditional supply chains. ... View More
Natural Capital Impact Group Develops Single Biodiversity Metric to Help Companies Reduce Impacts
To make it easier for companies to reduce their environmental impacts, businesses such as Kering, Interserve, Mars and Asda have banded together to develop a new healthy ecosystem metric designed to support companies as they make the transition to a ... View More
Plug and Play Accelerator Reveals 12 New Startups Changing the Face of Fashion
Just weeks after the launch of McDonough Innovation’s Fashion for Good innovation and practical action lab in Amsterdam, the 12 startups selected to participate in the Plug and Play — Fashion for Good accelerator have been announced. ... View More
McDonough Innovation’s Fashion for Good Is Redefining How We Design, Make, Reuse Fashion
The apparel and textile industries have long struggled with environmental and social impacts and the rise of fast fashion has only aggravated the problem, with its unsustainable business model that is based on an unrealistic trajectory of growth. But... View More
Kering to Transform Luxury Industry with Next-Gen Sustainability Strategy
French luxury goods holding company Kering announced on Wednesday the next phase of its sustainability strategy across its 16 luxury brands, including Stella McCartney. Kering says it will support the drive towards a low-carbon economy and help shape... View More
New Benchmarks, Empowerment Program Aim to Eradicate Worker Exploitation in Apparel Supply Chains
Growing concerns over the environmental and social impacts of the footwear and apparel industry have kickstarted efforts to create more transparent and ethical supply chains and practices, but there is still a significant amount of work to be done, a... View More
New York City’s Street Tree Map Proves Ecological, Economic Benefits of Urban Greenery
The value of ecosystem services has, up until recently, gone largely unrecognized by governments and corporations. While nature is inherently valuable for a variety of obvious reasons, putting a price tag on it isn’t exactly a straightforward proce... View More
Trending: New Curricula to Teach on Circular Economy, Sustainable Fashion and Building Design
Apparel company Kering has launched a new curriculum to help fashion students understand the environmental impacts of their designs, just days after the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) partnered to embed systems thinking and circular economy into th... View More
Stella McCartney’s First Environmental Profit and Loss Account Reinforces ‘No Leather, No Fur’ Ethos
The Stella McCartney brand reduced the overall environmental impact of its materials by 35 percent in the last three years, whilst enjoying its best business performance since its launch in 2001. The brand announced its first Global Environmental Pro... View More
Setting the Bar High Enough, Part 3: Why Should Companies Set Science-Based Targets?
In this series of articles, the team at the Carbon Trust outlines the reasons for businesses to adopt science-based targets on climate change. This is the third in the series; find the other parts here: Part 1: Why do we need to set science-based tar... View More
Of Top Cotton Users, Over 75% ‘Appear to Do Virtually Nothing’ on Cotton Sustainability
More sustainable cotton has become more widely available thanks to collaborations such as the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and other programs focused on minimizing the use of highly hazardous pesticides, improving working conditions, addressing bio... View More
