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As sustainability becomes a more prominent movement in the fashion industry, brands are beginning to take initiatives for a more environmentally friendly prod
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Six years ago, the worst industrial accident in the history of Bangladesh occurred. More than 4,000 people were buried under debris and at least 1,138 kille
Sustainability has finally become more than just a buzzword with brands, retailers and innovative companies following through and taking responsibility. Augus
Working towards its goal in becoming 100 percent circular and renewable, the H&M group has made a shift from a linear packaging model. The apparel company has
PRGMEA, IAF’s Pakistan member and co-host of the 35th IAF World Fashion Convention, hosted a workshop and seminar on sustainable fashion at the National Incubation Center Lahore on August 29th.
Global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good has launched the Good Fashion Fund, a collaboration between the C&A Foundation, Hong Kong-based The Mills Fa
Kohl's has put a focus on climate action, waste, recycling and sourcing as its next batch of sustainability goals. The American retailer has announced goals i
Austrian fibre producer, The Lenzing Group, received confirmation of the full biodegradability of its fibers in fresh water by the independent research labora
Paris - The French government wnts to prohibit the destruction of unsold non-food products in the next two to four years. Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe
Just ahead of the G7 meeting in Biarritz, which is concluding today, François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of luxury fashion group Kering, unveiled the F
Abercrombie & Fitch has jumped on the sustainability bandwagon. The global apparel retailer has joined over 9,900 other companies in participating in the Unit
Australian activewear brand P.E. Nation is taking steps further into the sustainability world as it launches its first athleisure set, the Strike Set. Compris
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Sustainability has become not just a buzzword but brands, retailers and innovative companies are also following through, pledging to become more sustainable a
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Sustainable fashion is having a moment. With increasing interest from conventional retailers, the topic is becoming less of a niche and more of a mainstre
On July 9, Fast Retailing — the company behind fashion brands such as Uniqlo, J Brand, Theory, and more — hosted a global media event to unveil its Jeans
Brands including Ecoalf, Mud Jeans, Swe-s, Girlfriend Collective and Stripe + Stare will launch on Zalando in the coming weeks. The online retailer is reactin
“Circularity” is replacing “sustainability” as the buzzword in the fashion industry. After all, it doesn’t suffice for companies to rethink the mate
Sustainable fashion brand Outerknown — which was co-founded by professional surfer Kelly Slater — has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation for it
In June, brands, retailers and innovative companies have shown that sustainability is no longer just a buzzword but is becoming an everyday reality. It is hea
At Inditex's Annual General Meeting today, CEO Pablo Isla outlined the company's global sustainability commitments that will be integrated throughout its bran
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Insert Otto von Busch sustainability image 1 INTERVIEWOpposing headlines on sustainability dominate our fashion news. There’s can-do optimism one day and
Saitex, the Vietnam-based sustainable denim manufacturer working with brands like Everlane, G-Star Raw, Madewell and Polo Ralph Lauren, has achieved B Corp Ce
In its new sustainability program, American jeans brand Wrangler has launched The Rooted Collection, a premium menswear line using 100 percent sustainable cot
Signatories of the 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment, an initiative launched in 2017 by the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), will have to hurry up if th
Together with Ecoera, H2O-Company and Initiativa Verde, Brazilian denim specialist Vicunha has introduced a pioneering project to measure water consumption
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), the non-profit organization promoting better standards in cotton farming, is the latest signatory of the Fashion Industry Char
Fast Retailing, the parent company of Japanese casual brand Uniqlo, has pledged to eliminate the use of unnecessary plastic throughout its supply chain and to
Levi Strauss is getting serious about sustainability. The American heritage denim brand has partnered with International Finance Corporation (IFC) on a 2.3 mi
Tamsin Lejeune wants to unite fashion businesses around a common objective: to make fashion future-proof by addressing inequality and global wa
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
With an ever-increasing consumer demand for more sustainable products, the fashion industry is facing mounting pressure to become a more circular economy,
L’Officiel, the media brand comprising 60 magazine titles across 30 countries, has created a fund to promote social, environmental and equality causes suppo
