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RawAssembly x Mindful Fashion New Zealand: Session 4 - Traceability

There is increasing demand for certified, traceable products and materials. Consumers want higher standards and visibility from the products they buy, and manufacturers want to make sure they can verify sustainability practices in their supply chain. Learn how businesses in the fashion and textile industry can use standards and certifications to...

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Icebreaker gets closer to plastic-free goal in latest transparency report

New Zealand-based natural performance apparel company, Icebreaker, has released the fourth instalment of its annual Transparency Report that states the brand has reached 91 percent progress on its ambitious plastic-free by 2023 target. Icebreaker provides natural, high-performing outdoor clothing as an alternative to plastic-based synthetic...

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VF Corporation acquires Icebreaker

VF Corporation and Icebreaker Holdings, a privately held company based in Auckland, New Zealand, have signed a definitive purchase agreement. The company said in a statement that on a trailing 12-month basis, Icebreaker Holdings generated approximately 150 million dollars of revenue and the transaction expected to be complete early in 2018 is...