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Fashion blockchain start-up Retraced raises 1 million euros in seed funding

German start-up Retraced uses blockchain technology to collect data in the value chain of fashion brands and thus contributes to transparency in the supply chain: While companies can use an innovative tool to check and optimise their supply chain, end customers can trace the extent to which their consumer behaviour influences the environment and...

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Slow fashion label Asket: “We are almost anti-fashion”

Fewer collections, longer lasting creations - rarely before did the future of slow fashion look so realistic. Swedish slow fashion label Asket focuses on an ascetic lifestyle; less is more. This is why the Stockholm-based brand has been concentrating on timeless basics and only one permanent collection since its founding days in 2015....

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H&M, C&A and Adidas/Reebok top 2020 Fashion Transparency Index

Just in time for the 50th celebration of Earth Day and seen in a whole different light in view of the current coronavirus pandemic, non-profit Fashion Revolution has published the fifth edition of its Fashion Transparency Index that looks at 250 of the world’s biggest fashion brands and retailers, ranked according to how much they disclose about...

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Fashion blockchain start-up Retraced starts blog about transparency

The question of transparency is currently where sustainability was just a few years ago: Companies - not only those in the textile and apparel industry - are not sure what added value it brings them and their supply chains and doubt that it is a necessity now or could be soon. They also have scruples about revealing important supply sources....

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Fashion blockchain start-up Retraced: “Building trust throughout the entire industry”

German start-up Retraced uses blockchain technology to collect data in the value chain of fashion brands and thus contributes to transparency in the supply chain: End customers can trace the extent to which their consumer behaviour influences the environment and the lives of the people involved with a particular product. For this business model,...

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Is legislation necessary for supply chain transparency?

The need for clothing brands and retailers to be more open about their supply chains has become clear over the years, but according to GlobalData it may take more than voluntary action. In a press release, the company announces that legislation may be the answer. Following disasters such as the collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, an increasing...

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Amazon finally reveals details about its supply chain

E-commerce giant Amazon has publicly disclosed the names and addresses of over 1,000 facilities which produce Amazon-branded products, following requests from organizations campaigning for more transparency in the e-commerce and fashion industries. The list of suppliers is available at sustainability.aboutamazon.com. Human Rights Watch (HRW) and...

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Lenzing traces its fibers with blockchain technology

Through a partnership with Hong Kong-based technology firm TextileGenesis, Austrian fiber producer Lenzing enters the age of digital traceability: Using blockchain technology to support its Tencel-branded fiber business, Lenzing wants to ensure transparency from wood to the finished garment. “With Lenzing EcoVero-branded fibers, Lenzing was the...

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Adidas, Reebok and Patagonia top 2019 Fashion Transparency Index

Adidas, Reebok and Patagonia were the highest ranking brands in this year’s Fashion Transparency Index, published by non-profit organization Fashion Revolution. They all scored 64 percent of 250 possible points. The three companies are followed by Esprit and H&M, who both scored 61 percent. This is the first time that any brand gets a score...

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H&M launches product transparency for all garments on its website

More and more consumers are demanding fashion companies to be transparent about where and how their clothes are made, as they find transparency is key for a fairer and more sustainable fashion industry. H&M is the latest company to take steps in that direction: the brand’s website now contains extended details about every single garment on sale,...

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Video: Ethical fashion report hopes to motivate change in fashion industry

New Zealand has some of the most ethical fashion brands in the world while overall standards continue to disappoint, according to the Tearfund ethical fashion report. Source: Youtube, RNZ

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Sourcing breakthrough: First ever garment factory map launched

There was a time, as recently as five years ago, when putting the locations of garment factories in supplier countries on a map seemed like a Utopian fantasy. There was fear on the buyers’ side to be associated with a certain kind of (read: sub-standard) factories and on the suppliers’ side to disclose their address and location. Now, this...