Articles by Simone Preuss
Good On You rates 4,000 brands on their progress on climate change
Dec 6, 2022 - Business
Sustainability ratings company Good On You started a first-of-its-kind data project in 2021 to get a sense of how the fashion industry is working to address its impacts on the planet. In time for Cop27, Good On You expanded the scope of the project and looked at the ratings of 4,180 brands, bypassing their own claims and analyses and rated their...
Primark presents results in latest sustainability report
Dec 5, 2022 - Business
Just over a year ago, in September 2021, Irish textile discounter Primark unveiled a far-reaching sustainability strategy aimed at reducing textile waste, halving CO2 emissions throughout the company's value chain and improving the lives of the people who make Primark products. Now the company has presented the results in its “Sustainability and...
Pantone reveals Colour of the Year: Viva Magenta
Dec 2, 2022 - Fashion
Global colour authority Pantone has revealed its colour of the year for 2023 to be Pantone 18-1750 Viva Magenta, a new shade of animated red that is inclusive in nature: “Pantone 18-1750 Viva Magenta welcomes anyone and everyone with the same verve for life and rebellious spirit. It is a color that is audacious, full of wit and inclusive of all,...
A visit to one of Bangladesh’s green garment factories
Nov 30, 2022 - Business
Once considered a cheap sourcing location with unsafe factories by some international buyers, Bangladesh has come a long way in just ten short years: After the deadly fire at Tazreen Fashions in 2012 and the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in 2013, Bangladesh sourcing seemed at an all-time low, its reputation tarnished as a manufacturing...
Greenpeace study: Dangerous chemicals in Shein clothing violate EU regulations
Nov 28, 2022 - Fashion
Tough times for Chinese ultra fast fashion giant Shein - first it was plagued by accusations of plagiarism and then a British documentary found that workers in some Shein factories in China are paid the equivalent of only three cents per garment and have to work 18-hour shifts. Now it's about the clothes themselves - Greenpeace Germany tested...
How to turn Black Friday into Take Back Friday
Nov 23, 2022 - Retail
While many brands and retailers are pulling out all the stops on Black Friday to sell, sell, sell, there are some that use the day to reverse sales by either stopping sales activities, enabling re-commerce or taking back old merchandise for recycling. FashionUnited has highlighted some of them for those wanting alternatives to spending and...
Sustainability Leadership Award recognises 18 green factories in Bangladesh
Nov 22, 2022 - Business
Let’s imagine a land where garment workers had factories that provided a safe and pleasant working environment with greenery to spend their breaks in, additionally state-of-the-art machinery, free health care and child care, a fair price shop to do groceries, integrative policies for specially abled workers, empowerment training for female...
Made in Bangladesh Week asserts Bangladesh’s position as reliable sourcing destination
Nov 21, 2022 - Business
The first ever Made in Bangladesh Week (MIBW), which concluded on Friday, managed to not only put Bangladesh on the map but also highlighted the many advantages this sourcing country provides. By doing so, the event turned the “Made in Bangladesh” label - originally connected with fast fashion and cheap labour - into a mark of quality and...
Sustainability round-up October 2022
Nov 11, 2022 - Business
Much was happening in October in terms of sustainable efforts in the textile and apparel industry -- from regenerative cotton farming for denim and more sustainable materials to circular approaches. A new report revailed that the resale market tripled in just two years and an international sustainable design project brought together different...
Asics’ new running shoes are only available with digital currency
Nov 8, 2022 - Fashion
With the launch of the new Asics x Solana UI Collection, Japanese sportswear brand Asics has collaborated with blockchain network provider Solana and taken a major step towards advancing the Web3 community. The “UI” part of the collection stands for user interfaces, the computer and phone screens that informed the understated Solana-inspired...