Spinnova, a Finnish textile firm, has been selected as the recipient of a 1.6 million euro grant for its research and development work surrounding fibre development. Provided by Business Finland for the time period October 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024, the grant represents 50 percent of the financing for the company’s project, for which its...
Why do clothing garments and textiles need to be made using known toxic chemicals? That question has now been answered by California’s governor, who passed a bill to phase out PFAS, (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) better known as ‘forever chemicals, that coat many clothing and textile items and are hazardous to the environment. The full ban...
Oct 3, 2022
John Lewis has launched a womenswear rental service as consumer demand for circular fashion continues to grow. The company has linked with rental fashion platform Hurr for the new service. The platform will carry a mix of emerging brands and John Lewis customer favourites including Whistles, Somerset by Alice Temperley, and the upcoming Erica...
Fast fashion retailer Shein has outlined a number of targets it is aiming to achieve throughout the company by 2030, including the commitment to reduce absolute GHG emissions across its entire value chain by 25 percent. In a release, the retailer said that embedding science-based targets into its decarbonisation efforts is its way of setting...
Sep 29, 2022
Denim brand Levi’s has revealed a slew of new sustainability goals for the coming years in its newly published 2021 Sustainability Report. Among details of the brand’s recent sustainability-centred achievements over the last year, Levi’s has also set 16 “people- and planet-first goals” that it said would illustrate its commitment to bettering...
For the fifth consecutive year, the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards were presented by the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) at Teatro Alla Scala in Milan on Sunday, 25th September. The event, attended by 1,500 guests, was hosted by Spanish actress Rossy de Palma. The last time the prize was awarded was two years ago, in digital form....
Non-profit group Better Cotton has joined the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in its efforts to support more sustainable agricultural practices. As part of the initiative, Better Cotton will work with smallholder farmers “to pioneer an insetting mechanism to promote and incentivize sustainable agricultural practices”. The organisation said it is...
Sep 23, 2022
How can one counteract the overconsumption and the enormous consumption of resources of the biannual Fashion Weeks from Berlin to Paris - without losing the variety and fun of fashion? In response to tackle this challenge, the fashion rental platform CLOTHESfriends, the sustainable marketplace Staiy and the sustainable fashion brand ZAMT Berlin...
Sep 22, 2022
Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing will unveil a couture gown made from recycled plastic bottle waste during Paris Fashion Week as part of the French fashion house’s new collaboration with Evian water. Evian and Balmain state that the partnership is through a “shared vision to dream, innovate and create together,” and will feature...
Japanese sportswear brand Asics has created what it claims to be the sneaker with the lowest carbon footprint on the market. The new product - called the Gel-Lyte III CM 1.95 sneaker - reportedly emits just 1.95 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions across its life cycle, which the brand says is “significantly” lighter than the...
Sep 20, 2022
US department store chain Macy’s has revealed an update on its achievements towards its sustainability goals, outlined under the social purpose platform, ‘Mission Every One’. As part of the announcement, the group has detailed circular solutions and services it has implemented over the past few years as it begins to move towards becoming a more...
Swiss performance sportswear brand On has found a way to make a shoe from carbon emissions. Together with tech company Technip Energies, chemical company LanzaTech and plastic solutions provider Borealis, On presents Cloudprime, a shoe made from CleanCloud EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) foam. Cloudprime is part of On's efforts to move away from...
Sep 15, 2022
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