Outdoor brand The North Face is transforming into a circular business model with the launch of a new circular e-commerce platform that will re-sell, repair and recycle clothing to keep it out of landfill. The circular re-commerce platform, The North Face Renewed, will launch as a pilot scheme in Germany on May 4. The initiative will not only...
Apr 22, 2021
Yoox has launched a new sustainable capsule from its private label, 8 by Yoox, called the Circular Embroidery Collection. The capsule collection features previously unsold organic cotton t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies that are then uncycled and covered with positive messages, colorful motifs, and embroidery. Each of the designs features...
Feb 22, 2021
Fashion’s next generation of sustainable fibres are pushing toward a circular and greener future for one of the world’s most polluting industries. Studies show the fashion industry is responsible for approximately 10 percent of global emissions, a reckoning that has fuelled start-ups to innovate a long overdue sector. From new biodegradable...
Feb 4, 2021
Sneakers are not typically shoes that are designed to last or even be repaired. Fabric shoes tend to have a shorter lifespan than leather, with the majority of people discarding their old trainers once they are out worn out. While the idea of a circular sneaker is not new, it has yet to be adopted in a mainstream way like sustainable clothing....
Dec 31, 2020
A number of leading fashion companies including Burberry, Stella McCartney, H&M and Inditex have signed a pact committing to working towards a circular economy in response to the widespread impact of Covid-19. They join a number of policymakers, CEOs, and other influential figures calling on businesses and governments across the world to join...
Jun 15, 2020
A circular economy for fashion provides an exciting opportunity for an industry that is truly sustainable for people, planet, and profit. However, to realize this potential, the traditional systems with which we design, produce, consume, and dispose of fashion must fundamentally change. A circular economy requires a more complex and...
May 8, 2020
The circular economy’s defining characteristic is the reprocessing of materials at the end-of-life with the purpose of keeping valuable natural resources in circulation and alleviating strain on exploited environments. The fashion industry has seen an increasing uptake in waste solutions including utilizing recycled fibers, resale and repair...
May 4, 2020
Since the industrial revolution, the fashion industry has existed as a linear business model driven by the purpose of making and selling, endlessly. It’s the same “take, make, waste” concept that most manufacturing operates with – where natural resources are taken from the Earth, made into products and then disposed of when we no longer want...
Apr 30, 2020
In the last decade, sustainability in fashion has evolved from niche to trend and onward to global imperative. It has become the industry’s favorite buzzword while infiltrating customers’ vocabulary, corporate social responsibility strategies. and headlines of articles in mainstream publications including Vogue, Forbes and The New York Times....
Apr 16, 2020
A cutting edge machine looking to revolutionise textile to textile recycling by automatically sorting large volumes of post-consumer garments is now up and running in Wormerveer, just outside of Amsterdam. The Fibersort machine, a Near Infrared (NIR) based technology, is capable of sorting around 900kg of post-consumer textiles per hour in 45...
Mar 12, 2020
Fast fashion brands drop new collections as often as every two weeks, illustrating the fast cycle of manufacturing, buying and disposing of which drives the fashion industry’s wastefulness and polluting impact. In fact, it is estimated that more than half of the fast fashion produced is disposed of in under a year. But it appears that the “...
Jan 31, 2020
It took me the most of a year to be convinced that parting with my beloved often unworn designer items online was the best method of participating in the circular economy while also freeing up closet space. Choosing from among the many resale platforms involved comparing the product assortment on each to determine if my pieces would be in the...
Jan 23, 2020
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