The latest news and innovations around sustainability in fashion

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OTB Group renews its partnership with “International Talent Support” contest (ITS)

OTB, the international fashion and luxury group which owns the brands Diesel, Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor&Rolf, the companies Staff International and Brave Kid, and holds a stake in the Amiri brand, is renewing its sponsorship of ITS Contest 2025, an initiative launched in 2002, which over the years has discovered many of the most...

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Endless Fashion: Sustainability to take centre stage at Taipei Fashion Week AW25

From March 27 to March 30, Taiwan’s capital will once again be immersed in fashion. Taipei Fashion Week (TPEFW), to be primarily held in its usual location of Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (SCCP), will be returning for its seventh year, for which it will continue building on the foundations and growth moving it towards the goal of...

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UKFT launches Reuse and Recycling membership

The UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) has launched a new membership category for textile collectors, sorters, graders, mechanical recyclers, upcyclers and recycling innovators. The new Reuse and Recycling membership is dedicated to supporting circularity, growth and innovation within the UK fashion and textile industry by providing...

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Lenzing sustainability report 2024: net zero goal is inching closer

Austrian cellulose fibre producer Lenzing Group has published its 2024 annual report alongside its sustainability report, the latter for the first time in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Accordingly, Lenzing has updated its climate targets in 2024 to align its commitment to climate protection with the...

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Suzy Amis Cameron launches Inside Out LLC to encourage innovation and collaboration

Environmental advocate and entrepreneur Suzy Amis Cameron has launched a new purpose-driven company, Inside Out LLC (IO), designed to deliver “revolutionary solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges”. The company aims to design and invest in ecologically responsible and ethical solutions across six key sectors: Science, research and...

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Regenerative Cotton Standard records promising results after first harvest in India

The Regenerative Cotton Standard by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), which was launched in Tanzania at the end of November 2023 and expanded to India in July last year, has delivered promising results in the Indian state of Maharashtra after the first harvest: higher crop yields, lower costs and increased awareness of regenerative agriculture...

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Textile-to-textile recyclers form new T2T Alliance

In a bid to support Europe’s circular economy policies such as the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), leading textile-to-textile recyclers Circ, Circulose, RE&UP and Syre have formed a new T2T Alliance. “Textile waste is a growing challenge in Europe and beyond, with less than 1 percent of the textile fibre market coming from...

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Cascale unveils updated Higg Index tool

Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, has introduced the latest iteration of the Higg Brand and Retail Module (BRM), reinforcing its commitment to refining sustainability assessment tools for the fashion industry. Part of the broader Higg Index suite, the Higg BRM is designed to help brands and retailers evaluate their...

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Burberry launches circularity pop-up at Selfridges

British heritage fashion house Burberry has opened a ‘ReBurberry’ pop-up at luxury department store Selfridges in London to showcase its restoration services. The ReBurberry pop-up is located in the department store’s ‘ReSelfridges’ destination and will focus on trenches, scarves and leather accessories. It will also offer a range of services to...

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SWE-S launches B2B sustainable production business

SWE-S, the parent company of premium hosiery brand Swedish Stocking, has launched a business-to-business sustainable production business for hosiery to share its knowledge with other brands in a mission to replace wear-and-tear nylon production with more durable and responsibly produced legwear. The new company, Treadfine, is looking to provide...

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Fashion for Good and leading brands to tackle microfibre pollution caused by fibre fragmentation

Fibre fragmentation is the breakdown of textile fibres into smaller parts, for example when washing or wearing clothes but also during the dyeing process. Particularly harmful is the release of tiny pieces of synthetic fibres, namely microplastics. They can accumulate in the ecosystem and pollute it and waterways, harm aquatic life by entering...

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Kering secures second consecutive CDP ‘Triple A’ rating

French luxury conglomerate Kering has once again secured a place on CDP’s coveted ‘Triple A’ list for environmental performance in 2024 — marking the second consecutive year the group has earned top marks across climate change, forests, and water security. The accolade places Kering, which operates brands such as Gucci, Saint Laurent and...