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As part of its climate strategy, the Lenzing Group has set itself the ambitious goal of net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 and is the world’s first company to d
Fashion
Asos is making it easier for shoppers to discover sustainable fashion. The digital retailer has launched the “responsible edit,” which brings together eth
Model safety continues to be a top focus during New York Fashion Week. That is why
Fairs
Texworld USA, one of the largest sourcing shows on the East Coast, will return to the Javits Convention Center
Outdoor apparel brand The North Face is out to reduce plastic waste. The brand has collaborated with National Geographic on a collection made from upcycled pl
In April of this year H&M distributed a press release championing itself as the first major retailer of scale to publish the names of its suppliers and make
Banana Republic has partnered with Spanish denim mill Tejidos Royo to bring to market a line of denim through an innovative indigo foam-dyeing technique that
Net-a-Porter announced a new platform to highlight sustainable brands and help shoppers to identify products that are ethically made. Called Net Sustain, the
Kingpins, the international denim tradeshow, has come and gone, and the conversation on everyone's lips this season was, of course, sustainability. The purp
Sustainable provocations met with optimism at Decoded Future London
The fashion industry is a linear economy that needs to go circular but so far, resources are utilised to manufacture products, which get discarded at the end
Zappos is joining the recycled denim bandwagon. The retailer's community outreach program, Zappos for Good, has partnered with Cotton Inc. on the latter's Blu
Ralph Lauren is joining a growing list of brands making pledges to increasing sustainable measures. The American brand announced a commitment to driving susta
Following the previous two successful themes, Splash and Naked, global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good has launched a new theme named Colour in the
When you think about collaboration in fashion, you might think of Supreme’s collab with Jean Paul Gaultier, or Palace X’s with Polo Ralph Lauren. But
Sustainability has become not just a buzzword but brands, retailers and innovative companies are also following through, coming up with original and sustainab
Gap Inc. plans to derive 100 percent of its cotton from more sustainable sources by 2025. This announcement complements existing sustainability commitments fr
New research suggests that over half (52 percent) of consumers in the UK and US want the fashion industry to become more sustainable, but 45 percent find it d
Wrangler will launch the first denim collection this summer using its new Indigood foam-dyeing technology said to eliminate almost 100 percent of the wate
INTERVIEW Buenos Aires - Industrial designer Silvio Tinello has developed a material from the waste of yerba mate - a type of holly plant which is used as a
Avery Dennison to showcase alternatives for a sustainable future at Copenhagen Fashion Summit
BIO 21.jpg BIO 37.jpg BIO 53.jpg BIO 55.jpg BIO 57.jpg BIO 59.jpg Global barefoot shoe brand Vivobarefoot has launched its most innova
MANGO HAS REDUCED WATER CONSUMPTION IN ITS JEANS PRODUCTION BY NEARLY 4 MILLION LITRES
Spanish fashion company Mango has introduced new techniques in the production of its SS19 season jeans which have cut down water consumption by up to 10 litre
The Copenhagen Fashion Summit, one of the biggest events about sustainability in fashion, celebrated its 10th anniversary this week with a revamped two-da
Levi’s is launching a new green feature on its website that will allow shoppers to customise their own pair of jeans using laser finishing technology. Th
Five organizations have published a joint manifesto calling on EU policymakers to establish tools for a circular fashion system, namely Euratex (European Appa
INTERVIEWCan fashion help to make the world a better place? UK-based brand Mayamiko certainly thinks so. The company founded in 2015 by Paola Masperi does eve
Global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good, in collaboration with global professional service provider Accenture Strategy, has launched a new report to
French luxury conglomerate LVMH has announced a partnership with Unesco’s “Man and Biosphere” (MAB) intergovernmental scientific program, which aims to
PVH Corp, the company behind Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, has announced a new set of corporate responsibility goals ahead of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the alliance of apparel, footwear and textile enterprises behind the Higg Index, has decided to spin off its technology d
H&M has announced a new upcycled capsule collection for its Weekday brand made of denim from its old collections. The “Re-Made” collection, co-cr
Luxury online retailer Farfetch has launched a new pilot platform that allows customers to exchange their pre-loved designer bags for store credits. The ne
ASAP: as sustainable as possible, as soon as possible. That’s the motto of Brazilian luxury label Osklen, one of the winners of this year’s CO Leadership
Reformation launches first-ever shoe collection
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirms once more that global fashion brands are contributing to unsafe and unfair working conditions at garment
Textile manufacturer Arvind Limited is the latest company to join the global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good. With Arvind, a global leader in appar
Retail
With an unmanageable surplus of clothing garments being produced each year, estimates show the value of unused clothing to be around 30 billion pounds, not
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Fashion expert, Zoe Hong shares with us some of the fashion industry's flaws and how we can change them. Source: Zoe Hong, YouTube. Metakeys: su
INTERVIEWBehind each brand is a mind. Behind handmade knitwear brand, Maydi, is Maria Abdala Zolezz, an Argentinian designer with a vision to create fashi
Forever 21 has come under fire for copying an artist's anti fashion statement to promote its collection on Instagram. A post on the high street retailer
Circle Economy has announced a strategic partnership with Fashion for Good for its Switching Gear Project - an initiative that aims to accelerate re-commerce
VF Corporation is the latest fashion company to join the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, a series of targets with the aim to reduce greenhouse ga
The fast fashion business model in 2019 hasn’t changed much in the era of sustainability. At retail level we still see rails full of 5 euro t-shirts, pile
Northern California brand Marine Layer is getting its customers directly involved with the sustainability movement. Launching on April 28, the brand will be i
To transform the fashion industry, global fashion retailer C&A together with its corporate foundation, the C&A Foundation, launched the Fashion for Good Centr
Adidas, Reebok and Patagonia were the three highest ranking brands in this year’s Fashion Transparency Index, published this week by non-profit organiza
Sustainable footwear brand Allbirds is doubling down on its efforts to be carbon neutral by introducing a tax to offset 100 percent of its carbon footprint.
Global sportswear brand Adidas has strengthened its commitment to tackling plastic waste with the unveiling of Futurecraft.Loop, its first 100 percent recycla
Sustainability in the fashion industry is having a moment. Headlines are calling for transparency, a growing demand for circular and ethical fashion is gain
Puma now aims for 90 percent of all cotton and polyester used in its products to come from “more sustainable sources” by 2020, after reaching its previous
Dr. Scholl’s Shoes has announced they are invest in sustainable, eco-conscious design to create environmentally lower-impact shoes. The brand has long bee
Salvatore Ferragamo has jumped on the eco-friendly bandwagon. The Florence-based label has created a capsule collection called 42 Degrees, each piece entirely
Ralph Lauren is getting into the spirit of Earth Day. The brand announced its newest style in its Ralph Lauren Polo line, aptly called the Earth Polo and craf
Just in time for Earth Day, which is April 20, Adidas is making moves to reduce its plastic waste. On Wednesday, April 17, Adidas announced the early st
Men's apparel brand Untuckit has partnered with sustainable swimwear brand Fair Harbor for its first collaboration. The two brands co-designed a range of swim
Sustainability seems to be the redemption song nowadays that is turning from a mere buzzword into a flourishing movement. In view of the growing knowledge als
As part of its commitment to increasing sustainability initiatives, the H&M Group is trialing sales of second-hand and vintage clothing online. The company
Swedish fashion retailer Lindex has launched a new sustainability promise to “make a difference for future generations” that will focus on three areas, to
Single-use plastic shopping bags will be banned statewide in New York from March 2020 under a deal reached as part of the state’s 175.5 billion budget annou
It is impossible to deny the impact of the fashion industry on the environment. More than 16 million tons of textile waste are generated each year in the Unit
Giulio Bonazzi delivers speech about circular economy in the age of fast fashion
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THANKS TO CHANGEMAKERS, THE FASHION INDUSTRY IS BECOMING MORE SUSTAINABLE AT A FASTER PACE
Global luxury purveyor of diamonds, De Beers, has launched a venture to save the largest diamond mine in the world from going into permanent hibernation.
Christopher Raeburn, best known for reworking surplus fabrics and garments with his label Raeburn, has teamed up with yet another of VF Corporation’s br
With Earth Day on the horizon, Nike is taking a step towards sustainable materials. The footwear brand announced this week plans for three different lines of
Austrian fiber firm Lenzing and Belgian chemical group Solvay have partnered up to launch a new sustainable fabric combining Tencel’s lyocell fibers and Amn
A new wave of companies looking to make fashion more sustainable have joined Fashion for Good’s Plug and Play Accelerator program, which provides them with
Spanish fast fashion giant Inditex (Zara, Pull & Bear, Bershka, Stradivarius) has announced a multi-year agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technol
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Insert Remake image 1 INTERVIEWYimin Deng graduated from Parsons with a BFA in Fashion and a personal mandate to improve fashion industry practices around
INTERVIEWAllbirds’ rise is every startup’s dream. In just over three years, this San Francisco-based footwear company sold over a million pairs of sneaker
Rotterdam - This year’s MaterialDistrict event held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, showcased the latest innovative materials both in the fashion indus
Together with various partners, the United Nations launched on Thursday the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Ken
After eliminating fur, Burberry is coming after plastic next. The British brand has announced plans to get rid of all unnecessary plastic packaging by the yea
INTERVIEWMagdalena Schaffrin is one of Germany's most important sustainability agents. In 2009, she founded the Green Showroom together with Jana Keller,
Common Objective, the London-based network connecting fashion professionals to a global database of sustainable brands and suppliers, has unveiled the win
Lauren Singer (Founder, Trash is for Tossers; The Simply Co) and Daniel Silverstein (Founder, Zero Waste Daniel) are the co-founders of Package
Meet Daniel Silverstein, the mind and hands behind Zero Waste Daniel, a completely zero-waste line of fashion that is 100% made from fabric scr
Denim trade fair Kingpins is upping its ethics and sustainability efforts by introducing new standards for its denim supply chain members after noticing that
INTERVIEWA new association is calling fashion academics around the world to unite and push for drastic changes in the fashion industry. Inspired by the Un
American footwear brand Sperry is launching an ongoing sustainability project. Called "Look Good, Do Good," the initiative brings together a new collection of
New York City wants to reduce clothing waste. The city's Department of Sanitation and NYC Economic Development Corporation launched a campaign to encourage pe
Fashion attorneys, law students and fashion industry figures convened at the Cardozo School of Law for a symposium this week to discuss pertinent topics in the
INTERVIEW Zalando, one of Europe’s biggest online fashion retailers, wants to offer more inspiration and become more inclusive to women, Sara Diez,
INTERVIEW Twenty years ago, Claudia Lanius split from her husband and the joint business making hemp jeans to produce her own clothes. In the same year,
Launch of Australasian Circular Textiles Association (ACTA) means business for sustainable fashion
Vegan fashion is in. An indication for this is the first Vegan Fashion Week, which premiered in Los Angeles in early February. But the boom is calling on m
Sustainable fashion service Good On You announced Emma Watson as its newest supporter. The English actress has often advocated for ethical issues - having col
INTERVIEW The French sneaker brand Veja has taken the industry by storm. How? With a simple but very smart concept: minimalist sneakers that make the wor
INTERVIEWCompanies looking to future-proof their existence can no longer turn a blind eye to social and environmental issues, as the ones who are not perceive
We recycle, we upcycle, we downcycle, is it working?
One thing was made clear at this month’s Ispo Munich 2019 fair: The sportswear industry is getting serious about sustainability, and more and more bran
Sustainable womenswear brand Reformation launched an innovative new campaign called Carbon is Canceled. The campaign uses retail credits to incentivize consum
People
New York-based designer Mara Hoffman is being recognized for her sustainable initiatives. The designer first implemented a strategy for ethical, effective cha
London - Never one to shy away from voicing her opinion, Katharine Hamnett took to the main stage of Pure London on Sunday evening to give a passionate speech
Cara joins the finalists at Hong Kong’s CENTRESTAGE, where the Redress Design Award Grand Final takes place in front of the region’s fashio
Austrian fibre producer Lenzing has partnered with the Textile and Fashion Federation Singapore (TaFF) and recently opened a Tencel Studio in a prominent loca
Sustainability is an important influence on trends, according to Lilly Berelovich co-founder and president of trend forecasting agency Fashion Snoops. As a fo
