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How a Classic Brand Is Tackling the Marine Plastic Problem
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Zipper giant YKK Group has used recycled PET yarns in the woven tape of its Natulon® zippers since 1994. But when it wanted to help address the challenge of ocean plastic, the company saw it as an opportunity to get creative.
From the Source: New System Offers Brands Data on Sustainable Cotton-Growing Practices
MARKETING AND COMMS - The US Cotton Trust Protocol provides measured and verified data about US cotton; which allows fashion and textile brands and retailers to track annual progress toward their targets, and help them tell their sustainability stories.
Trending: Levi’s, Dockers, Sheep Inc Moving Sustainable Apparel Ever Forward
WASTE NOT - Dual launches from Levi Strauss include recycled denim Levi’s and Water<Less Dockers; while carbon-negative wool sweaters from Sheep Inc come with full supply chain transparency.
Trending: Meet the Innovators Hell-Bent for Plant-Based Leather
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - While companies such as Amadou and MycoWorks are charging ahead with mushroom-based leather, here we see the material made from eggplant, cacti and apples — and taking a bite out of food waste at the same time.
Kering Commits to Net-Positive Impact on Biodiversity by 2025
SUPPLY CHAIN - The luxury group’s new biodiversity strategy provides a detailed roadmap aligned with the Science Based Targets Network’s Framework, with four stages: Avoid, Reduce, Restore and Regenerate, and Transform.
Regenerative Agriculture the Linchpin for a Sustainable Fashion Future
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - New report reveals how emulating nature’s lessons in the fashion industry can enhance ecosystems to boost biodiversity, build soil, support communities, and clean up existing pollution.
Small Fashion Brands Throw Collective Weight Behind Circular Fashion Pledge
THE NEXT ECONOMY - Over 110 small and medium-sized apparel brands from around the world have signed on to the 2020 Circular Fashion Pledge, with actionable steps to make circular fashion an industry-wide reality.
Ambitious Vision for Manmade Cellulosic Fibers Promises Greater Resilience for Textile Industry
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - New report highlights the huge potential of manmade fibers such as viscose, modal and lyocell to create a more sustainable future, and outlines a sector-wide vision that could revolutionize multiple industries.
Trending: Brands Continue Work to Build Traceable, Regenerative Ag Supply Chains
SUPPLY CHAIN - In the name of continued improvement for the benefit and sustainability of their respective industries and the agricultural communities that supply them, Timberland and Hershey unveil new measures to ensure ethical supply chains for leather and cocoa, respectively.
New Report Reveals Roadmap to Transform US Ag System from Extractive to Regenerative
SUPPLY CHAIN - Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis, a new report from Forum for the Future highlights the critical role of regenerative agricultural practices in delivering future food system resilience.
How Gap, MycoWorks, Thousand Fell Are Edging Fashion Closer to Circularity
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Denim and leather have helped style some of the most iconic fashion statements throughout history — so when taking apparel full circle, it makes sense to start with these types of classic materials that never seem to go out of vogue.
New Concept Jacket Designed to Illustrate Viability of Fully Recyclable, Circular Garments
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - DuPont Biomaterials teamed up with Youngone to design a jacket comprised of recycled and plant-based fabrics that can be mechanically recycled at end of life — providing a glimpse into a circular future for textiles.
Trending: Virus, Be Damned — Fashion Industry Charges Ahead Toward Sustainable Future
BUSINESS CASE - Even as COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines and the global consciousness, the 7th annual Fashion Revolution Week sees news and moves from Jeans Redesign, Vivienne Westwood and Fair Trade USA, to name a few.
Now Is the Time to Detox the Fashion Industry — Here's How to Do It
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - ZDHC Foundation Executive Director Frank Michel outlines why now is the time for the industry to stick to its sustainability commitments, and offers the industry a free tool to start detoxing.
Fibersort Technology Could Be Game-Changing for Recycling Post-Consumer Textiles
WASTE NOT - The tech can separate collected textiles by fiber composition and color into precise recycling feedstocks and return them to the supply chain — but studies show consumers need to drive the garment industry to use more recycled content in their products.
3 Ways the Coronavirus Outbreak Can Lead to a More Sustainable Future
THE NEXT ECONOMY - Although the danger to our health is currently very present and very real, experts expect this crisis will at some point pass, and we will be able to resume our normal lives with a renewed sense of appreciation. The question is, what will a return to “business as usual” look like?
Meet 5 More Disruptors That Could Transform Fashion as We Know It
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - The H&M Foundation has unveiled the latest crop of innovators to earn its Global Change Award. The five startups share a €1 million prize pot and will participate in the Foundation’s Innovation Acceleration Program.
Trending: In Fashion, What’s Outside Also Counts
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - New partnerships aim to tackle the fashion industry’s packaging footprint — with circular solutions for polybags and MATCHESFASHION’s new, recyclable boxes furthering the cause.
Trending: Fresh Approaches to Managing Fashion’s Footprint
BEHAVIOR CHANGE - While Burberry delivers another carbon-neutral runway show and works to “inset” its emissions, a new report quantifies the staggering amount of travel emissions generated during a season’s worth of major fashion weeks.
Trending: C&A, G-Star, Genomatica Set New Course for Sustainable Textiles
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - The two clothing giants and the leader in bioengineering have each achieved industry-first milestones with their latest innovations — which raise the bar for sustainable denim and biobased nylon.
