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H&M Accused of Dragging Feet on Worker Safety in Bangladesh

Published on October 15, 2015

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Earlier this month, H&M was accused of being “dramatically behind schedule” in meeting the requirements of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh in a joint report from the Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Foru... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Levi's New Wellthread Collection Launches Water<Less Fabric, Holistic Approach to Sustainable Design

Published on October 6, 2015

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Levi Strauss & Co. has led the charge in dramatically reducing the environmental impact of its garments by improving the efficiency of its processes: As the company announced in March, it has saved more than 1 billion liters of water since the in... View More

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What Can the Ethical Fashion Movement Teach Us About Tackling Sustainability In Challenging Industries?

Published on October 5, 2015

About a 5 minute read

The sustainability challenges facing the clothing industry today are immense. In 2013 the Danish fashion institute estimated it to be the second-most damaging industry in the world, with 25 percent of the world’s pesticides used to grow cotton alon... View More

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From Backyard Hoodies to Bionic Yarn: How Innovative Business Partnerships Could Help Us Achieve the SDGs

Published on October 5, 2015

About a 7 minute read

This post is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post, "What's Working: Sustainable Development Goals," in conjunction with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The proposed set of goals was the subject of discu... View More

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adidas Reveals Plans to Close Materials Loops with Custom, Recyclable, Zero-Waste Sporting Goods

Published on September 28, 2015

About a 3 minute read

Today, adidas announced Sport Infinity, the sportswear giant’s plan for a new breed of sporting goods that will never be thrown away. Instead, football (soccer) players will be able to constantly reimagine and recycle their dream products using an ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

How Avery Dennison Helped Christopher Raeburn Produce Sustainable Style for London Fashion Week

Published on September 25, 2015

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Award-winning British designer Christopher Raeburn showcased his new Spring/Summer 2016 SARAWAK collection on Tuesday at London Fashion Week. Raeburn worked closely with apparel branding, labeling, packaging and embellishments company Avery Dennison ... View More

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Avery Dennison RBIS Continues Collaboration with Christopher Raeburn at London Fashion Week

Published on September 25, 2015

About a 2 minute read

Who: Avery Dennison RBIS, a global leader in apparel branding, labeling, packaging, embellishments and RFID solutions, collaborated with award-winning designer Christopher Raeburn at London Fashion Week. What: RBIS builds on four seasons of successfu... View More

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5th Future Fabrics Expo Featuring Innovations Poised to Reduce Fashion's Formidable Footprint

Published on September 24, 2015

About a 6 minute read

The Sustainable Angle is a UK-based not-for-profit organization that initiates and supports projects that help minimize the environmental impact of industry and society. Its principal project, The Future Fabrics Expo, now in its fifth year, focuses o... View More

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Ashoka, C&A Foundation Launch Challenge to Improve Working Conditions in Apparel Industry

Published on September 15, 2015

About a 3 minute read

Today, C&A Foundation and Ashoka Changemakers launch Fabric of Change: Innovating for a Sustainable Apparel Industry, an online challenge that seeks innovations for building a fair and sustainable apparel industry. Winners will receive prizes tot... View More

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H&M Film Asserts, 'There Are No Rules in Fashion But One: Recycle Your Clothes'

Published on September 4, 2015

About a 2 minute read

H&M has released an inspiring film emphasizing that there is only one rule in fashion – to recycle your clothes! Starring and narrated by icon Iggy Pop, and featuring appearances by blogger Pardeep Singh Bahra, emerging designer Loza Maleombho ... View More

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Timberland Plants 2 Millionth Tree In China

Published on September 2, 2015

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Timberland’s ongoing environmental mission has reached a major milestone. This week, the footwear brand announced that it has planted its 2 millionth tree in the Horqin Desert in northern China as part of its efforts to stem deforestation in the r... View More

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Trending: How the Circular Economy Continues to Clean Up Fashion

Published on September 1, 2015

About a 4 minute read

Striving toward sustainability is an ongoing trend in the fashion industry, as companies and consumers continue to find alternatives to cheap, disposable clothing and wasteful production practices. The latest: American textile manufacturer Polartec t... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Trending: Compostable Jeans, Single-Stitch Ts, H&M Recycling Contest the Latest in Sustainable Apparel

Published on August 25, 2015

About a 3 minute read

From startup designers to major retailers, the fashion world continues to battle our culture of fast fashion and wasteful wardrobes with innovative designs and recycling efforts. ... View More

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New Denim Collection Helping H&M 'Close the Loop'

Published on August 21, 2015

About a 2 minute read

Next month, H&M will introduce 16 new denim styles made using recycled cotton from textiles collected in the Garment Collecting initiative in H&M stores. The pieces for men, women and kids are the latest steps toward H&M’s goal of creat... View More

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The Future of Denim

Published on August 21, 2015

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The future of denim – where does it stand as a category? This question was addressed in the conversation panel – held in L.A. on August 19th – at the Avery Dennison RBIS Customer Design & Innovation Center. The panel hosted some of the fa... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Patagonia Partners With Buffalo Ranchers to Restore Great Plains, Produce Sustainable Jerky

Published on August 17, 2015

About a 3 minute read

Patagonia Provisions — a initiative from conscientious outdoor apparel brand Patagonia aimed at rethinking our food chain — has launched a groundbreaking partnership with family-owned meat company Wild Idea Buffalo to conserve and restore the gra... View More

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Dutch Design Students Turning Fruit Waste Into Leather

Published on August 12, 2015

About a 3 minute read

Not to be confused with the Fruit Rollups many of us probably grew up with here in the States — we’re talking about a solution to one of South Holland's (not to mention the rest of the Western world’s) biggest social issues (food waste), develo... View More

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Patagonia Out to Change the 'Filthy Business' of Denim

Published on August 5, 2015

About a 2 minute read

Knowing how conventional cotton is grown and denim is made, always-a-better-way outdoor apparel brand Patagonia has set out to change the industry. The company has partnered with chemical company Archroma on a new denim collection, launched this week... View More

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Supply Chain

New Report Exposes Human Rights Abuses on Frontlines of Forest Fabric Production

Published on August 4, 2015

About a 3 minute read

A new report released today from Rainforest Action Network (RAN) documents decades of human rights abuses suffered by communities at the frontlines of plantation expansion for tree-based fabric production. Lessons from the Incense Forest implicates p... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

Aquafil, Speedo USA Launch World's First Fabric Take-Back Program for Swimwear Industry

Published on August 4, 2015

About a 2 minute read

Just weeks after partnering with surfer Kelly Slater on his new men’s apparel line, Outerknown, upcyled fiber supplier Aquafil today announced it has partnered with Speedo USA on a take-back program that will allow Speedo’s post-manufacturing swi... View More

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