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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

Business

The re-education of fashion professionals for a circular economy

For most apparel brands and retailers, “where do we start?” is an important question on their way to circularity. In 2017, the Global Fashion Agenda provided important pointers as to where the industry should go with the 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment. For some, setting these goals was just the step they needed to kick-start their...

27 Mar 2020

Business

Something old, something borrowed: the rise of resale and rental in fashion

Fast fashion brands drop new collections as often as every two weeks, illustrating the fast cycle of manufacturing, buying and disposing of which drives the fashion industry’s wastefulness and polluting impact. In fact, it is estimated that more than half of the fast fashion produced is disposed of in under a year. But it appears that the “...

31 Jan 2020

Business

C&A founders launch new foundation to combat climate change

New York - The Brenninkmeijer family, founders of C&A, announced Tuesday the launch of their new foundation, which will combat climate change while addressing the inequality crisis. The newly created entity, the Laudes Foundation, aims to advance the work of its influential C&A Foundation create “positive change in the global fashion system”....

22 Jan 2020

Fashion

Switching Gear: Inside the first masterclass of Circle Economy’s new circularity project

Circularity is one of the most important topics in the fashion industry at the moment, as brands, suppliers and manufacturers alike look to remedy the industry’s issue of excessive waste. According to research by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, global clothing production has approximately doubled in the past 15 years, while the average duration...

6 Dec 2019

Fashion

ArtEZ University offers a free online course in circular fashion

ArtEZ University of the Arts is offering a free online course in circular fashion. Participants will unravel the fundamentals of circular fashion, learn about circularity in all steps of the fashion value chain-from new textile materials and circular design to business modelling. This online course is a comprehensive introduction to circular...

26 Nov 2019

Business

Zalando commits to carbon neutrality

Online fashion giant Zalando has committed to a net-zero carbon footprint across its own operations, deliveries and returns. The German retailer announced a number of initiatives on Tuesday as part of a new 'do.More' sustainability strategy, including meeting the goals of the Paris climate agreement for its own operations ahead of the agreement’...

30 Oct 2019

Retail

H&M to launch first clothing rental service

H&M is launching its first clothing rental service at its newly refurbished Sergels Torg store in Stockholm, Sweden. Members of H&M’s loyalty programme will be able to rent selected party dresses and skirts from its 2012-2019 Conscious Exclusives collection - the sustainable arm of the Swedish fast-fashion giant. The rental space will also offer...

28 Oct 2019

Fashion

Pre-owned celebrity garments, a new business model?

Our celebrity-obsessed culture has turned a new corner. Not content with following our favourite stars’ every move on social media we now want to own the (old) clothes off their backs. Enter the Kardashian-Kloset, a collection of celebrity garment cast-offs (or should that read Kast-Offs) from the notorious Insta-Famous family. The only...

9 Oct 2019

Fashion

Redress shares resources on fashion's impact on the environment and economy

Redress, an environmental charity with aims to reduce textile waste in the fashion industry, pleased to provide a selection of external resources to support the understanding of fashion’s impact on the environment, from environmental impact, consumption, production, waste to economic impact. TEXTILE AND CLOTHING WASTE RATES • (Globally) Every...

25 Sep 2019

Business

Fashion for Good launches Good Fashion Fund

Global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good has launched the Good Fashion Fund, a collaboration between the C&A Foundation, Hong Kong-based The Mills Fabrica and Dutch impact investment and advisory firm Fount. Its aim is to spearhead systemic change in the apparel and footwear supply chain by investing in the implementation of innovative...

5 Sep 2019

Retail

Zircle: Zalando tests resale with second-hand clothing pop-up

Zalando has become the latest fashion company to dip its toes into the resale market as it pilots ‘Zircle’, a pop-up store in Berlin's Alexa shopping mall that sells second-hand clothing. Zircle (the name combines the words Zalando and Circular) sells used fashion items that were purchased from customers of Zalando Wardrobe. A spokesperson for...

23 Aug 2019