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Pentland Brands to “hibernate” its Boxfresh brand

Pentland Brands, which owns Speedo and Berghaus, has concluded its global strategic review, which it started before the Covid-19 pandemic, and has announced a number of changes, including plans to “hibernate” its Boxfresh brand and make around 350 redundancies at its UK-based head office to allow it to focus on its core brands. The aim of the...

7 Jul 2020

Fashion

Napapijri recognised as Cradle to Cradle Certified

Napapijri, a subsidiary of VF Corp, has been recognised with the prestigious Cradle to Cradle Certified gold level certification, the world’s most advanced standard for safe, circular and responsible materials and products, for its circular series of recyclable jackets. Developed and tested over the course of three years, Napapijri Circular...

7 Jul 2020

Fashion

Kering launches biodiversity strategy

French luxury conglomerate Kering has published a series of new targets to achieve a “net positive” impact on biodiversity by 2025. The targets include converting one million hectares of farms and rangelands in its supply chain into regenerative agriculture by 2025, and protecting an additional one million hectares of critical habitat outside of...

2 Jul 2020

Video

Video: Fashion for Good takes a tour of Spinnova's fibre lab

Spinnova shares a behind the scenes look at how they create sustainable fibres in a virtual tour of their lab and office space. Posted by Fashion for Good, the 55-minute video shows viewers how Spinnova’s innovations turn wood pulp into fibre without the use of harmful chemicals. The video also includes a discussion with the sustainable fibre...

1 Jul 2020

Fashion

Gucci unveils circular ‘Off The Grid’ collection

Italian fashion house Gucci has unveiled the first collection from its circular lines, Gucci Off The Grid, which has been designed by creative director Alessandro Michele using recycled, organic, bio-based and sustainably sourced materials. The collection, which will be exclusively sold on Farfetch for the first two weeks alongside Gucci’s...

1 Jul 2020

Fashion INTERVIEW

When Marine Serre plays with our emotions

On May 15, 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, the French designer Marine Serre published a tutorial video to make a mask. Beyond the symbol of the current health crisis it represents, the small protective accessory is emblematic of the post-apocalyptic style of the designer. This timely tutorial thus gains credit and reflects the DNA of a house...

30 Jun 2020

Fashion

Amazon launches 2 billion dollar Climate Pledge Fund

Amazon has launched a 2 billion dollar fund to support the development of sustainable technologies and services to help itself and other companies become net zero carbon by 2040. The Climate Pledge Fund will invest in companies spanning different industries such as transportation and logistics, energy generation, and manufacturing. “The Climate...

29 Jun 2020

Business CRS INTERVIEW

Is the discount retail model sustainable and ethical?

German textiles discounter KiK operates almost 3,700 stores in Europe and generates two billion euros in sales annually. Among the 20,000 articles in its range are the often-criticised 1-euro-t-shirts. Most of the production takes place in Bangladesh. Are a discount model, sustainability and fair production per se mutually exclusive?...

29 Jun 2020

Fashion

Allbirds expands into underwear

Sustainable footwear and accessories brand Allbirds is launching its first underwear range. The collection, which comprises boxer briefs, shorties, thongs and bralettes, is made from the brand’s propriety yarn Trino TM, a blend of responsibly sourced eucalyptus tree fibres, ZQ-certified Merino wool and elastane. The waistband is made from...

19 Jun 2020

Fashion

Farfetch launches consumer fashion footprint tool

Online luxury fashion platform Farfetch has launched an online fashion footprint tool to help consumers understand how to track the environmental impact of their purchasing decisions and how their pre-owned and conscious fashion choices can impact the planet. The tool, part of Farfetch’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, is available on its...

18 Jun 2020

Business

Worn Again Technologies secures 8 million euro investment

Worn Again Technologies has raised up to 8 million euros in new equity capital from investors which the company will use to further develop its recycling technology. The London-based company is developing a process which aims to close the loop in the end-of-use polyester and polycotton/cellulose textile industry. This new investment provides...

17 Jun 2020

Fashion

Ancient Greek Sandals launches upcycled collection

Footwear brand Ancient Greek Sandals has been using lockdown to design and develop a new collection of entry priced sandals for pre-spring 2021 using surplus materials to help maintain factory workers jobs during the pandemic. The upcycled sandal collection has been developed in partnership with their factory, explained the footwear brand after...

17 Jun 2020