SUSTAINABLE FASHION news and archive

IFM Fashion Reboot: recycling and second-hand fashion, the last resort for the industry?

Paris - Political and economic conditions, statistics on the evolution of the fashion market, the potential of recycling and second-hand fashion and more. On Thursday December 1 2022, France's fashion industry was invited to the annual seminar of the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) to "rethink fashion". Rethinking, reinventing or, literally,...

Dec 8, 2022

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New EU deforestation law will impact fashion industry's use of rubber

Rubber as a textile has been trending for well over a year, from Bottega Veneta’s colourful puddle boots to Zara’s rubberised rain coats. Often used as a technical coated textile, rubber is truly embedded in the fashion industry, but its origins will soon make it privy to whether or not it is allowed to be sold in the EU. A new law agreed by the...

Dec 7, 2022

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Good On You rates 4,000 brands on their progress on climate change

Sustainability ratings company Good On You started a first-of-its-kind data project in 2021 to get a sense of how the fashion industry is working to address its impacts on the planet. In time for Cop27, Good On You expanded the scope of the project and looked at the ratings of 4,180 brands, bypassing their own claims and analyses and rated their...

Dec 6, 2022

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Fashion Changers Conference: Suggestions for a better fashion industry

Driving positive change in the fashion industry - this was the goal of the Fashion Changers Conference. The digital event took place for the third time in November 2022. Panel discussions, keynote speeches and debates focused on topics ranging from re-commerce to inclusion. In addition, they provided approaches and tips for more responsible...

Dec 5, 2022

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Fashion's growth is surpassing sustainability efforts, says report

Growth in the fashion industry is hampering sustainability targets as environmental impact from brands, retailers and manufacturers remains high. Current reductions in carbon footprints, water usage and embracing circular businesses is far slower than the rate of growth. The UK Government has announced policies and proposals to decarbonise all...

Dec 2, 2022

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Cupra partners with sustainable fashion studio Raeburn to mark its first electric vehicle

Raeburn, the responsible design studio and platform founded by Christopher Raeburn, has partnered with Spanish automakers Cupra to create a bespoke wrap for its Born car. The unique collaboration features a parachute design, a signature of the Raeburn house, cladding the car manufacturer’s first fully electric vehicle. In a statement Raeburn...

Nov 29, 2022

Business

Sustainable Brand Platform launches sustainability data intelligence site

Fashion tech startup Sustainable Brand Platform (SBP) has unveiled a new platform that aims to aid fashion companies in taking control of their sustainability data and accelerate their sustainability performances. SBP digitalises the whole fashion supply chain in order to provide real-time data and insights needed to integrate sustainability...

Nov 28, 2022

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“Soil is the answer”: Leading model and activist Arizona Muse on sustainability in fashion

Fashion photoshoots and the model’s high life sound like a world away from farming, soil and the big outdoors. Dirt, however, is exactly what model Arizona Muse finds herself dealing with on a daily basis now. In 2021, the model turned activist founded her charity, named ‘Dirt’, which is dedicated to regenerating soil and promoting biodynamic...

Nov 28, 2022

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Resale platform Vestiaire Collective to stop selling fast fashion items

Second-hand fashion giant Vestiaire Collective has announced it will ban all fast fashion products from its platform from November 22 ahead of Black Friday. The Paris-based company said the move is part of its “mission to drive collective change towards a circular fashion economy”, and “reinforces the notion of buying quality over quantity and...

Nov 23, 2022

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Sustainability Leadership Award recognises 18 green factories in Bangladesh

Let’s imagine a land where garment workers had factories that provided a safe and pleasant working environment with greenery to spend their breaks in, additionally state-of-the-art machinery, free health care and child care, a fair price shop to do groceries, integrative policies for specially abled workers, empowerment training for female...

Nov 22, 2022

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Better Cotton expands efforts to southern Chad through new partnerships

Better Cotton, a non-profit that promotes and teaches better standards in cotton farming, is expanding its efforts to southern Chad. The organisation has inked partnerships with IDH, a sustainable trade initiative organisation, and Cotontchad, an agribusiness company working with smallholder farmers in the southern region of Chad. Better Cotton...

Nov 22, 2022

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Robyn Lynch among eight finalists of 2023 Woolmark Prize

Irish fashion designer Robyn Lynch is one of eight finalists announced for the 2023 edition of The International Woolmark Prize, an award that celebrates fashion talents working with Merino wool. The other seven finalists are Paolina Russo from the UK; Rhude from the US; A. Roege Hove from Denmark; Bluemarble from France; Lagos Space Programme...

Nov 22, 2022