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River Island receives Science Based Target initiative approval

British fashion retailer River Island has announced that its science-based targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the global body that supports businesses to reduce emissions in line with the latest climate science. In a statement, River Island said it is committed to long-term and near-term emissions...

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Eleven years after Rana Plaza, where is the fashion industry in terms of transparency?

Eleven years ago today, on 24th April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,100 garment workers and injuring more than 2,500, many of them severely. All of those deaths and injuries could have been prevented had the five garment factories housed in the building evacuated on time like the other...

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Glossier brings back scheme to support Black beauty entrepreneurs

Beauty brand Glossier has confirmed that its UK Black Beauty Grant Programme, which launched last year in partnership with Black Girl Fest Studios, is returning for 2024 to offer funding and tailored business support to Black beauty entrepreneurs in the UK. The UK grant programme builds off Glossier’s US initiative that began in 2020 and has...

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Colombian designer jailed 18 months over reptile handbags

A celebrity fashion designer was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for smuggling handbags made from the skin of protected reptiles into the United States. Colombian national Nancy Gonzalez, 71, admitted in November to illegally importing purses made from caiman and python skins between February 2016 and April 2019. Both animals are...

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HanesBrands Inc to achieve zero waste across its operations by 2025

HanesBrands Inc., the parent company of apparel brands Hanes, Champion, Bonds, Maidenform, and Bali, is set to achieve zero waste across its operations by 2025, according to its latest Sustainability report. The report, published on Earth Day, April 20, highlights the steps the apparel company has taken to ensure it reaches its sustainability...

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Perry Ellis International expands partnership with CleanHub against plastic waste

Perry Ellis International, Inc (PEI), the parent company of Original Penguin and Perry Ellis, has expanded its partnership with CleanHub to include the Perry Ellis brand in its effort to intercept plastic waste before it contaminates oceans and waterways. The expansion of its partnerships sees PEI allocating a portion of its sales towards...

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Elena Strahova, CEO, Riga Fashion Week: 'Latvian brands tend to operate within their own niche'

On the fringes of the traditional fashion industry circuit, Fashion Week in Latvia's capital Riga has established itself as a benchmark event in the Baltic region, distinguished by its focus on sustainability and ethics in fashion. Elena Strahova, founder and CEO of Riga Fashion Week (RFW), which took place from April 8 to April 11, takes stock...

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Why Earth Day has become largely a marketing gimmick

What do Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and Earth Day have in common? They are all days that highlight something/someone that should go without saying and be celebrated every day of the year - mothers (parents in general), love and our earth. The very existence of such days of remembrance shows that something is amiss - why do mothers need to be...

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Fashion Revolution on achievements in the last ten years and future needs

In the last ten years, the fashion industry has come a long way - the simple question, “Who made my clothes?” could not be answered after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building on 24th April 2013. Rescuers had to dig through the rubble looking for clothing labels to figure out which brands were producing clothes there. Even then, brands and...

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Case law: How protected is a brand in the metaverse?

In a rapidly digitising world, protecting brands is becoming increasingly complex and essential, even alongside the rise of the metaverse. With the evolution of technologies such as virtual reality (VR), the metaverse is becoming a new arena in which companies need to establish and protect their brand identity. What exactly is the metaverse and...

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Amazon Live launches shoppable channel on Prime Video and Freevee

Amazon is bringing its ‘Amazon Live’ interactive and shoppable livestreams to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee, meaning that customers can browse, shop, and engage with content they're watching on the TV screen by using their mobile devices. Previously Amazon Live streams were only available on desktop, mobile, and Fire TV, the new FAST (free...

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Matalan brings 17 new third-party brands to platform

Matalan has announced the expansion of its range of third-party labels, with 17 new brands having now joined the retailer’s offering across core categories. Among the newly added names in the apparel division are Mountain Warehouse, Threadbare, Brave Soul, ToeZone and Regatta, all sitting alongside Matalan’s existing roster and building on the...