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Apparel Giants Bringing Future-Friendly Fabrics to the Mainstream
1 month ago - The apparel industry is awash in launches of circular, plant-based and carbon-sequestering fabrics set to help future-proof fashion.
H&M’s 'Loooptopia' Metaverse Experience Rewards Players for Creating Circular Fashion
4 months ago - The new H&M Loooptopia Experience on Roblox allows users to experiment with their digital identity and learn about fashion and circularity in a fun, creative and playful environment.
COP27 Yields More Impressive Forest-Conservation Commitments; But Will Our Efforts Go Up in Smoke?
6 months ago - From COP27, we see more and more business initiatives focused on not only reaching sustainability, but averting a climate crisis and achieving nature positivity — but have climate-fueled forest fires already nullified our chances at an effective carbon market?
Conscientious Consumption: The SB 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
1 year ago - With no end in sight to the pandemic and its many ripple effects, we can all use a little bit of brightness in our lives! So, here are some of the many companies, platforms and products aligned with a more intentional approach to consumption, that we’d be happy to support anytime.
Large-Scale Study from H&M, IKEA Shows Safer Path Forward for Recycled Textiles
1 year ago - On completion of a two-year, collaborative industry study, the two companies will share the findings to understand potentials and challenges with recycled textiles from a chemical-contamination perspective and to impact circular economy legislation.
30+ Fashion Brands, Manufacturers Collaborating to Recycle Textile Waste in Bangladesh
2 years ago - The Global Fashion Agenda's Circular Fashion Partnership (CFP) aims to achieve a long-term, scalable transition to a circular fashion system; beginning in the heart of fast-fashion production, Bangladesh.
No Compromises: How Eastman’s Naia™ Renew Is Transforming the Fashion Industry
2 years ago - Here, Shaw’s Kellie Ballew and Eastman’s Ruth Farrell discuss the opportunities created by Eastman’s Naia™ Renew textile, and the need to show the market that sustainability and circularity can be achieved without compromise.
Trending: H&M, Houdini Eliminating More Waste from Fashion
2 years ago - H&M’s latest collection includes garments made from recycled metals; circular, bio-based fabrics and food waste; while Houdini Sportswear has open-sourced the design of its Mono Air Houdi, to guide the industry toward further circularity.
155 Business Leaders Push Governments for Net Zero COVID-Recovery Plan
3 years ago - In the largest-ever, UN-backed, CEO-led climate advocacy effort, major multinationals — all part of the Science Based Targets initiative — reaffirm their own commitments to achieving zero-carbon economy and call on governments to match their ambition.
Trending: Virus, Be Damned — Fashion Industry Charges Ahead Toward Sustainable Future
3 years ago - 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.
The Time Is Now for Brands to Lead with Higher Values
3 years ago - It’s during moments of great difficulty that our authentic selves shine through — and the same is true for companies. Long after the COVID-19 crisis passes, the world won’t forget the values-driven companies that led with a conscience. The time is now to decide: How will your brand be remembered?
Meet 5 More Disruptors That Could Transform Fashion as We Know It
3 years ago - 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.
Report: Overhaul of Paper, Textile Industries Can Halt Climate, Extinction Crisis in a Decade
3 years ago - Canopy’s ‘Pulp Thriller’ outlines a plan to save the world’s forests and climate by replacing 50% of forest fiber from pulp manufacturing with next-generation, alternative fibers such as agricultural residues and waste cotton.
Maersk Joins Forces with Industry Peers, Customers to Develop Next-Gen Shipping Fuel
3 years ago - A.P. Moller - Maersk has partnered with BMW, H&M, Levi Strauss and more to explore LEO — a blend of lignin and ethanol — that could be part of a solution for sustainable shipping.
Trending: Collaborations Fostering Next-Gen Solutions for Coffee Cups, Paper Packaging
3 years ago - Environmental NGO Canopy rallies apparel brands around better paper packaging; and six graduates of the NextGen Circular Business Accelerator prepare to bring their their sustainable coffee cup solutions to market.
32 Fashion, Textile Giants Make Pact to Transform Fashion Industry
3 years ago - The companies have signed a Fashion Pact, committing to practical targets together in climate, biodiversity and oceans. The Pact will be presented to heads of state during the G7 meeting this weekend in Biarritz.
Transparency Is the Outcome in a Process, Not the First Step
3 years ago - H&M’s move towards transparency has been praised by competitors and consumers alike. But other firms looking to emulate this approach should understand that transparency is merely the end goal in a multi-step process.
Sportswear, Outdoor Brands Lead on Transparency; Luxury Is Waking Up
4 years ago - On the sixth anniversary of the devastating Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,100 garment workers, Fashion Revolution’s most recent Transparency Index indicates slow progress across the industry.
#WearNext: Make Fashion Circular, NYC Partner to Tackle Clothing Waste
4 years ago - As well as being able to drop off clothing at stores and other collection points, New Yorkers will be encouraged to get involved by donating, repairing, reselling or swapping their old clothes to give them a new life.
Unifi, Saint Haven, TreeToTextile Pioneering New Breed of Sustainable Textiles
4 years ago - Market demands continue to drive innovation in sustainable fabrics.