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adidas Partners to Help End Ocean Destruction, Releases Sustainability Progress Report
adidas Partners to Help End Ocean Destruction, Releases Sustainability Progress Report
Published on April 20, 2015
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Today, the adidas Group announced a partnership with Parley for the Oceans, an initiative dedicated to raising awareness about the beauty and fragility of the oceans and to collaborating on projects that can end their destruction. Together, the organ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
The North Face Aims to Recycle More Than 100,000 Lbs of Textiles in 2015 – and It Needs Your Help
The North Face Aims to Recycle More Than 100,000 Lbs of Textiles in 2015 – and It Needs Your Help
Published on April 20, 2015
About a 4 minute read

The North Face today announced the expansion of its Clothes The Loop recycling program to all of its retail and outlet stores in the U.S. in tandem with an in-store and social media campaign to encourage consumers to recycle unwanted apparel and foot... View More

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The Roadmap Series, Phase IV: Taking Sustainability to Scale
The Roadmap Series, Phase IV: Taking Sustainability to Scale
Published on April 20, 2015
About a 6 minute read

This series has been taking a dive into the five phases of sustainable business described in the Hagen-Wilhelm change matrix published in Making Sustainability Stick. We want to offer a roadmap for those working to change business from inside large o... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Trending: Plastic Hotel Sheets and a Dress Made from Beer … the Latest in Sustainable Textiles
Trending: Plastic Hotel Sheets and a Dress Made from Beer … the Latest in Sustainable Textiles
Published on April 17, 2015
About a 4 minute read

This week, W Hotels Worldwide, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, became the latest company to jump on the plastic-waste-to-fabric train when it announced a new partnership with global music artist and entrepreneur will.i.am and The Coc... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Trending: Levi’s, Armani and SurfRider Speak Up for Water Conservation
Trending: Levi’s, Armani and SurfRider Speak Up for Water Conservation
Published on April 17, 2015
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Among mounting concern over the dire water shortages in California and around the world, several well-known companies are taking matters into their own hands, reducing water in their production processes and educating consumers around water conservat... View More

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Materials & Packaging
#BusinessCase: Gap, H&M, Levi's, Target Mills Save $14.7M Through NRDC's Clean by Design Program
#BusinessCase: Gap, H&M, Levi's, Target Mills Save $14.7M Through NRDC's Clean by Design Program
Published on April 16, 2015
About a 4 minute read

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) this week announced the stunning latest results of its Clean by Design program, a global model for sustainable manufacturing that is working with multinational apparel brand partners Target, Gap, Levi Stra... View More

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New Metrics
H&M's 2014 Sustainability Report Shows Progress With Garment Collection Program
H&M's 2014 Sustainability Report Shows Progress With Garment Collection Program
Published on April 10, 2015
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H&M more than doubled the amount of collected garments with its garment collective initiative in 2014, according to its new sustainability report. In total, more than 13,000 tons of textiles have been collected — as much fabric as in 65 million... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
New Platform Aims to Help Companies Overcome Barriers to Living Wage for Garment Workers
New Platform Aims to Help Companies Overcome Barriers to Living Wage for Garment Workers
Published on April 9, 2015
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On Tuesday, the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) — a Dutch non-profit that works with companies and factories to improve labor conditions for garment workers – launched the Living Wage Portal, a platform through which FWF aims to uncover and overcome t... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Pulp Nonfiction: 'Out of Fashion' Campaign Targets Apparel Brands Contributing to Deforestation
Pulp Nonfiction: 'Out of Fashion' Campaign Targets Apparel Brands Contributing to Deforestation
Published on April 8, 2015
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In recent years it’s become common knowledge that companies using palm oil in their snack foods or publishers sourcing paper fiber from Indonesian pulp mills may be at risk of contributing to deforestation and labor rights abuses. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Worn Again Joins Forces with H&M, Kering to Create Circular Resource Model for Textiles
Worn Again Joins Forces with H&M, Kering to Create Circular Resource Model for Textiles
Published on April 2, 2015
About a 3 minute read

After years of searching for a solution to the worldwide problem of textile waste, pioneering textile upcycler Worn Again has joined forces with fashion retailer H&M and luxury, sport & lifestyle group Kering to bring to market a revolutionar... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Patagonia Invests in Natural Textile Treatments
Patagonia Invests in Natural Textile Treatments
Published on April 2, 2015
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Patagonia today announced a strategic investment in a chemical company focused on making high-performance textile treatments based on natural raw materials.Beyond Surface Technologies, a Swiss firm, was founded in 2008 by scientists and marketing exp... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
From Crab to Handbag: Tidal Vision’s Mission to Upcycle Fishery Waste
From Crab to Handbag: Tidal Vision’s Mission to Upcycle Fishery Waste
Published on March 25, 2015
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With two billion pounds of waste generated by the seafood industry in Alaska alone, finding creative ways to repurpose this waste represents an economic opportunity as well as an environmental imperative. We’ve seen shrimp shells turned into everyt... View More

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Community Updates
REI Delivers Record Returns for Outdoor Community
REI Delivers Record Returns for Outdoor Community
Published on March 23, 2015
About a 4 minute read

$2.2 billion in sales; $168 million for members; $8 million for outdoor accessToday, leading outdoor retailer REI announced that it is sharing more than ever with the outdoor community through its annual dividend, returning $168 million to its memb... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
EILEEN FISHER Says 'No Excuses' in Drive Towards 100% Sustainability by 2020
EILEEN FISHER Says 'No Excuses' in Drive Towards 100% Sustainability by 2020
Published on March 23, 2015
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International fashion brand EILEEN FISHER has announced its new Vision2020 campaign, detailing the strides it plans to take in the next five years to attain 100 percent sustainability in its practices. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Levi's Has Saved 1B Liters of Water Through Its Water<Less Process — Now It's Asking You to Wash Less
Levi's Has Saved 1B Liters of Water Through Its Water<Less Process — Now It's Asking You to Wash Less
Published on March 16, 2015
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Levi Strauss and Co. today announced it has saved one billion liters of water since 2011 through its Water&lt;Less™ process, which reduces the water used in garment finishing by up to 96 percent. This announcement coincides with the release of LS&a... View More

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Supply Chain
Fairtrade International Seeking Industry Feedback on New Textile Labor Standard
Fairtrade International Seeking Industry Feedback on New Textile Labor Standard
Published on March 11, 2015
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Fairtrade International — a coalition of 28 organizations working to make trade fairer throughout the world — is welcoming comments from throughout the garment and textile supply chains on the new Fairtrade Textile Standard, now under development... View More

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Community Updates
BASF brings polyamide solutions based on renewable feedstock to the world of fashion
BASF brings polyamide solutions based on renewable feedstock to the world of fashion
Published on March 10, 2015
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Ultramid® polyamide derived from renewable feedstock helps save fossil resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions- Maintains trusted Ultramid® quality and technical properties- Italon is first textile company to use new solution from BASF  ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Reformation Showing Fashionistas They Can Change the World Without Changing Their Style
Reformation Showing Fashionistas They Can Change the World Without Changing Their Style
Published on March 4, 2015
About a 7 minute read

Los Angeles-based fashion brand Reformation is helping to challenge the paradigm of wasteful “fast fashion.” Designed and produced in its factory in downtown LA, Reformation’s limited-edition collections of everything from ready-to-wear staples... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
soleRebels: Rising to the Top of the Footwear Industry Through Decent Work
soleRebels: Rising to the Top of the Footwear Industry Through Decent Work
Published on February 27, 2015
About a 5 minute read

“It was pretty basic. We self-financed. Five workers plus myself working inside a workshop situated on my grandmother’s plot of land inside our village of Zenabwork,” recalls Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, now CEO and managing director of soleRebels,... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
adidas Group Exceeds 2014 Better Cotton Target
adidas Group Exceeds 2014 Better Cotton Target
Published on February 24, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Today, the adidas Group announced that in 2014, it sourced more than 30 percent of all of its cotton as Better Cotton, exceeding the originally planned 25 percent target. This marks the sportswear giant’s highest volume of sustainable cotton use to... View More

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