THE NEXT ECONOMY -
Brands, take heed: This legislation will apply to all products that are sold in
Europe, not just manufactured in the region — impacting manufacturers,
importers, distributors, retailers and sellers all around the world.
BEHAVIOR CHANGE -
A new study examines a critical, overlooked barrier to the sustainability of our laundry habits — the ingrained, psychological mechanisms behind how often we feel compelled to wash our clothes.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
Without EPR policy, tens of millions of tons of textiles will continue to be landfilled, incinerated or leak into the environment every year. But as policy continues to develop, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation reminds businesses to keep innovating.
COLLABORATION -
The Future Supplier Initiative’s collective-financing model aims to address the
main barriers preventing many textile factories from reducing resource
consumption or implementing renewable-energy solutions.
WASTE NOT -
AmorSui's new line of higher-quality, inclusive, washable and recyclable garments eliminate waste and better protect medical personnel. We spoke with founder Beau Wangtrakuldee about her vision for a circular commerce model for medical supplies.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
A new report from Fashion for Good’s Sorting for Circularity maps pathway to
scaling fiber-to-fiber recycling within the US, while brands joining the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation’s Fashion Remodel initiative explore ways to make money
without making new clothes.
WASTE NOT -
IKEA has created a collection made from recycled coworker uniforms; while Dr.
Martens’ Genix Nappa collection features recycled-leather remakes of three of
the iconic shoe brand’s signature styles.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
Online resale is expected to more than double in the next 5 years, reaching
$40B by 2028; 40% of voters say they’re more likely to vote for a candidate
that supports circularity in fashion.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
Colorifix's technology uses DNA sequencing to replicate nature's hues into
sustainable pigments, curbing the industry's overreliance on water- and
chemical-intensive dyeing processes.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
Global Canopy’s 10th annual Forest 500 report reveals that, despite some pockets
of progress, voluntary private sector action has failed to generate meaningful
progress on commodity-driven deforestation.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
By designing with the end in mind and considering durability, construction, recyclability and production, designers who create products with ‘lower-cost’ ingredients bring us one step closer to a circular economy.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
The brand has partnered with Samsara Eco to extract nylon 6,6 from end-of-life textiles, demonstrating the potential to create a fully circular ecosystem for apparel.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
SustainCERT, through its Value Change Initiative and partnership with Regrow
Ag, is working to promote resilience across the cotton value chain.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
A new report from Planet Tracker analyzed nearly 4K filings from 29 major
apparel brands and found them worryingly dry.
WASTE NOT -
With 'Speak Volumes,' we aim to draw awareness to overproduction and create a more just distribution
of responsibility for fashion waste clean-up — which builds on our overall goal
of promoting a shift
towards a justice-led, circular fashion economy.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
The footwear manufacturer and material-science company aim to deliver the
world’s first 3D-printed, made-to-measure footwear that is fully compostable.
MARKETING AND COMMS -
'The Road to Circularity' takes a frank look at the problems facing the fashion industry and
the mindset shifts required to pioneer circular solutions for the future.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
The brand is sharing its solution with the apparel industry and suppliers, and developing a reduced-shed version of its largest fleece offering.
MARKETING AND COMMS -
The circular brand’s “Wasty Holiday” campaign highlights the fact that up to 43% more waste is created during the holidays than at any other time of the year.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
Meet NUNOUS — a brand-new, radically versatile material made from fabric waste — developed by fabric-dyeing giant Seishoku Co., Ltd.