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Nike launches sustainable Happy Pineapple collection

Sportswear giant Nike has launched its Happy Pineapple collection, using piñatex instead of leather. Piñatex is a plant-based alternative to leather and is crafted by using pineapple leaves. Nike is one of the first brands to use piñatex in its designs, offering 95 per cent renewable resources and enhanced performance. Ananas Anam The new...

Jun 18, 2021

Fashion

Stella McCartney launches most sustainable collection to date

British fashion brand Stella McCartney has launched its Autumn 2021 collection - the most sustainable yet, alongside a new campaign. The ‘Our time has come’ campaign features a fantasy of animals rewilding London, living freely among humans while donning sustainable luxury pieces. The campaign is also narrated as a tongue-in-cheek documentary by...

Jun 16, 2021

Business

Ralph Lauren reveals goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040

American fashion company Ralph Lauren has set a new goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The announcement is part of the company’s recently published Global Citizenship and Sustainability Report, which provides an update on its Design the Change initiative. Other goals the company has revealed include gaining Cradle to Cradle...

Jun 16, 2021

Business

H&M joins EU Green Consumption Pledge Initiative

H&M has announced its commitment to the EU Commission’s Green Consumption Pledge Initiative, aiming to create a more sustainable future for the fashion industry. The pledge allows companies to make a public commitment to reduce their coverall carbon footprint and produce more sustainable products. H&M’s vision is to become climate positive by...

Jun 15, 2021

Fashion

Iconic27 for the future

Iconic27 is a high-quality brand that wants to make steps when it comes to sustainability. This is why Iconic27 puts a lot of love and attention into the development of the clothing. That same love and attention is put into making the production chain more sustainable. Thereby the environment, animal welfare and safe working conditions are one...

Jun 14, 2021

Fashion

H&M Foundation announces virtual start-up collection

The H&M Foundation has announced the Billion Dollar Collection which showcases ten sustainable start-ups that the company believes can change the face of the fashion industry. The chosen innovators for the edgy collection are from across the world and focus on sustainability with their materials and traceability. The pieces will be showcased in...

Jun 10, 2021

Business

28 Sustainability efforts of the fashion industry in May 2021

Continuing from April, there were sustainable efforts galore in May too. Now, even rivaling brands like Adidas and Allbirds shake hands when it comes to circular innovations that are best tackled together. Brands and retailers continue offering consumers more sustainable choices and it is heartening to see that young designers have more choices...

Jun 10, 2021

Fashion

How The Luxury Closet advocates the transition towards a circular economy

One word that adequately describes how consumers today, particularly younger generations, seek to change the fashion narrative for good: sustainability. Following the rise of fast-fashion business models, which focus on low prices, high collection turnarounds and cheaper materials, the negative impacts of overconsumption are being seen and felt...

Jun 9, 2021

Fashion

Spinnova wins 2021 ANDAM Innovation Award

Finnish start-up Spinnova has been named the 2021 ANDAM Innovation Award winner for developing 100 percent sustainable textile fibre directly out of FSC-certified wood and waste streams without dissolving or other harmful chemical processes. As winners, Spinnova will receive 50,000 euros and a one-year mentorship from Yann Gozlan, founder and...

Jun 8, 2021

News

In Pictures: IFM-Kering Fashion Sustainability Certificate students show projects to jury

Last week, 35 students of the first class of the IFM-Kering Fashion Sustainability Certificate presented 15 projects that contribute to the evolution of the fashion industry. Carried out in groups or individually, the projects are intended to propose a product or a solution that is part of a sustainable approach from an environmental, social, or...

Jun 8, 2021

Fashion

Ventile develops two new eco-fabrics

Sustainable textile manufacturer Ventile has launched two new fabrics as part of its growing Eco range. Ventile, known for its performance textiles worn by explorers such as Ranulph Finnes and Sir Edmund Hillary, has developed the Ventile Eco 420 and Ventile Eco 430, which are both machine washable 100 percent recycled cotton fabrics that...

Jun 8, 2021

Business

LVMH partners with Canopy on sustainable initiatives

LVMH has announced a new partnership with environmental not-for-profit Canopy as it looks to strengthen its commitment to forest conservation. In a press release, LVMH states that more than 3.2 billion trees are cut down every year to produce paper packaging or to make fabrics like viscose and rayon for clothing. By working with Canopy it said...

Jun 7, 2021