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Sustainable Equals Beautiful: DuPont-Cushnie et Ochs Collaboration Showcases Renewable Textiles
As New York Fashion Week kicked off last week, DuPont announced a new design collaboration with women’s fashion brand Cushnie et Ochs, which showcased several of their conceptual designs made with DuPont's renewably sourced Sorona® fibers on the r... View More
GM Donation Insulates 400 More Coats for the Homeless
General Motors has made an additional donation of scrap sound-absorption material from its Chevy Malibu and Buick Verano models to a Detroit nonprofit for use as insulation in waterproof, self-heating coats that become sleeping bags for the homeless.... View More
Remade in the USA: A Conversation with Designer Shannon South
In the world of sustainable fashion, few designers are pulling off the business model with as much style and substance as Shannon South. BBMG’s proprietary community of Aspirational consumers, The Collective, recently partnered with Shannon for the... View More
New Generation of Companies Emerging to Sate Demand of Conscious Consumerism
In the past two months, the garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, the second-floor failure of the shoe factory in Cambodia, and most recently, the fire in the Chinese poultry plant have resulted in the deaths of some 1,500 workers in the developing... View More
Sword & Plough Giving Military Veterans and Fabrics New Life and Purpose
The ancient phrase “to turn swords into plough shares” may not be common today, but Emily and Betsy Nunez are doing their best to keep it relevant. The phrase means to take military technologies and materials (the swords) and apply them to peacef... View More
Nike, Levi Strauss Publish Updated Hazardous Chemical Plan
Nike, Levi Strauss, H&M and several other members of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group have committed to publishing a list of chemicals targeted for phase out or research by 2015 as part of a plan to eliminate hazardous chemicals fr... View More
H&M, M&S, Benetton, Zara Commit to Fire and Building Safety Agreement in Bangladesh
H&M announced Monday it has publicly committed to supporting the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, which was initiated by IndustryALL Global Union and UNI Global Union in response to last month’s deadly building collapse that ha... View More
Patagonia Launches New $20M Green Venture Capital Fund
Patagonia is renowned for its consistent environmental support; each year, the outdoor apparel company gives away 1% of its profits to grassroots environmental nonprofits. Now, its new venture capital fund of more than $20 million will support eco-fr... View More
Nike, NASA, State Department & USAID Seek Innovations To Revolutionize Sustainable Materials
Nike last week partnered with NASA, USAID and the U.S. Department of State to bring together some 150 materials specialists, designers, academics, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and NGOs to catalyze action around one of the world’s biggest challenges... View More
U.S. Brands Slow To Embrace Textile Recycling Are Missing Opportunities
Textile and clothing recycling has always lagged behind the sustainable disposal of other household products such as glass, aluminum and even plastic. The numbers, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, are disturbing. ... View More
H&M Disclosing Supplier List Along with Sustainability Progress
H&M for the first time has made its supplier factory list public alongside its annual sustainability report, released last week. ... View More
The North Face Launches Recycling Program for Apparel, Footwear
The North Face has announced a new initiative aimed at reducing the amount of clothing and footwear going to landfills. ... View More
Indigenous Revolutionizes Apparel Industry by Highlighting Social Impacts
Seventeen years ago, Indigenous cofounders Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds were picking burs out of hand-knit South American sweaters before delivering them to The Nature Company. ... View More
Patagonia Cultivating Sustainable Wool in Namesake Region
Outdoor apparel company Patagonia is working to restore grasslands in its namesake region of Argentina through a partnership with The Nature Conservancy and Ovis XXI, an Argentine company working to improve the economic, environmental, social and hum... View More
At Milan Design Week, Carpet Tile Manufacturer Interface Celebrates New Global Look, A New Collection Plus Sustainability and Service Heritage
New brand and Metropolis collection bring edgy, innovative design to Milan ... View More
UN Launches First Industry-Specific Sustainability Initiative for Fashion
The United Nations is partnering with the Nordic Fashion industry to address human rights, labor and environmental issues.The sector-specific initiative is a first-of-its kind effort under the UN’s Global Compact, an organization that works with bu... View More
Levi’s Updates Forest Products Policy, Becomes Latest Brand to Avoid Asia Pulp and Paper
Levi Strauss & Company has revamped its forest products purchasing policy to ensure it does not source materials from the world’s endangered forests. ... View More
Patagonia Is First to Register for ‘Benefit Corporation’ Status in California
Patagonia on Tuesday became the first company in California to elect benefit corporation status. ... View More
Levi's and Goodwill Launch "Care Tag for Our Planet"
The two companies announced the new initiative today which involves Levi's including another tag on their clothes with messaging about the project and encouraging consumers to reduce waste be donating their used clothes. ... View More
