Business

Report forecasts uncertainty for the fashion industry in 2024

The fashion industry’s outlook has never been so uncertain, as geopolitical upheaval, climate challenges and nagging inflation keep markets unsteady. The new challenges in a post-covid climate directly impact consumer confidence, as highlighted in The State of Fashion 2024 report, a collaborative effort by McKinsey & Company and Business of...

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Business

Leather as upcycled waste: A discussion about leather and sustainability

‌In many towns, there is still a tanner’s street, a tanner’s path or a tanner’s alley. But the tanning trade itself has long disappeared from most cities. And with it a lot of knowledge and understanding about how leather is made. But this knowledge would be important to better understand the image problem that leather and leather shoes have...

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Fashion

Puma turns biodegradable experimental sneaker into compost

Sportswear company Puma, which invited people in Germany to test its experimental Re:Suede sneaker for biodegradability, has claimed that it has successfully turned its classic suede sneaker into compost “under certain tailor-made industrial conditions”. In 2021, Puma created 500 pairs of the experimental Re:Suede sneaker, using Zeology tanned...

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Business

Urgency and action: Valentino publishes first sustainability report

In a world where sustainability practices are increasingly becoming more of a necessity rather than a choice, reports on the matter are now an industry-wide norm utilised as a platform to ensure transparency and accountability. While widely adopted already by large-scale conglomerates and global fashion brands, the concept is less evident in the...

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