English fashion designer and sustainability advocate Stella McCartney CBE is one of the main backers of a new cultural platform, The Nat, created to protect nature. Bringing together an expanding network of driven individuals and organizations dedicated to environmental protection and restoration, its core mission focuses on mobilizing the...
Jun 25, 2025
Childrenswear prêt-à-porter and accessories retailer Brave Kid has partnered with Movopack to integrate reusable packaging in its online orders. Part of Italian conglomerate OTB Group, the partnership strengthens Brave Kid’s commitment to reducing its environmental impact while raising awareness among young consumers about circular practices....
Oct 17, 2024
London Fashion Week is renowned as being a hotbed for emerging talent and this season St Albans-born and London-based designer, Yaku Stapleton, a graduate of Leeds Beckett and Central Saint Martins, became the standout NewGen talent with his immersive SS25 Afrofuturism presentation. Following the success of his MA collection, which won the L'Oré...
Sep 16, 2024
Danish fashion brand Ganni has partnered with non-profit environmental organization Canopy to eliminate sourcing fibers for its textile and paper packaging from ancient and endangered forests. Protecting the planet’s forests is one of the most efficient and effective methods to fight climate change. Yet annually, over 3.4 billion trees are cut...
Aug 22, 2024
German sportswear brand Puma has been listed in Time magazine's most recent ranking of the "World's Most Sustainable Companies." Compiled by the US news magazine and Statista, the ranking considers a company's key environmental data, its level of transparency, and evaluations from external organizations. Scoring 73.02 out of 100 possible points,...
Jul 10, 2024
Nativa, supplier of nature-based luxury fibres, has launched the world’s first blockchain-driven sustainable cashmere direct from the farm. Nativa Cashmere offers ethically sourced cashmere fibres from Mongolia, produced by nomadic tribes in small, family-run farms, following its success with sustainable Merino wool and regenerative cotton. The...
Jun 6, 2024
Sustainable corporate apparel brand Zusa has officially obtained a B Corp certification. The Plymouth-based brand is now part of the global network of 8,337 B Corp certification businesses from 96 countries. Zusa has been outspoken concerning its sustainable practices since its early days, including its carbon-neutral certification and 1 percent...
Mar 6, 2024
In response to growing consumer demand for sustainable solutions and efforts, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has introduced a new hub for sustainability, the NRF Center for Retail Sustainability. The new center will serve as a focal point for a sector-wide initiative, endorsing retailers' pledges to yield net positive impacts in...
Dec 21, 2023
ID.EIGHT is a sustainable, Made in Italy sneaker brand that is not only unisex and cruelty-free but also made from materials deriving from the by-products of the food industry such as apple skin and hearts, grape skin and seeds, and pineapple leaves. The brand originated with the union of its two founders, both emerged in the world of footwear:...
Jan 17, 2023
Pop star Rita Ora is launching a sustainable activewear brand called Humans Being, designed to take the wearer “from workout to out-out”. Launching on November 3, Humans Being will offer “fashion-forward thinkers sustainable and stylish activewear designed around people and their hybrid lifestyles,” with performance pieces crafted from...
Oct 27, 2022
Earlier this month the first cohorts of Jimmy Choo’s JCA | London Fashion Academy’s MA Fashion Entrepreneurship in Design and Brand Innovation course showcased their debut collections. Noon Khouri opened the show with her nomadic, inclusive and upcycled denim brand, Angels Wear Nada, described as the “new eco-friendly alternative, battling the...
Oct 24, 2022
Helen Kirkum, known for creating new sneakers from repurposing old ones, unveiled her first ready-to-wear sneaker at her London Fashion Week presentation. Until now, the Helen Kirkum Studio has been known for its made-to-order service and collaborations, but the new ‘Palimpsest’ sneaker will offer fans a ready-to-wear style featuring her...
Sep 27, 2022