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Vestiaire Collective introduces cost-per-wear metric as part of its 2024 Circularity Report

French resale luxury fashion platform Vestiaire Collective has launched a new metric to highlight the impact of overconsumption and fast fashion within the fashion industry. Designed to help consumers develop a deeper understanding of the value of fashion, the cost-per-wear metric underlines the true cost of an item by breaking it down into cost...

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Why Earth Day has become largely a marketing gimmick

What do Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and Earth Day have in common? They are all days that highlight something/someone that should go without saying and be celebrated every day of the year - mothers (parents in general), love and our earth. The very existence of such days of remembrance shows that something is amiss - why do mothers need to be...

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Anthropologie establishes partnership with The Nature Conservancy

In line with Earth Month, high street brand Anthropologie has announced it has established a partnership with the environmental nonprofit, The Nature Conservancy, which is dedicated to conserving land and water in 76 countries. The partnership will see Anthropologie carry out window displays, financial donations, social media activations,...

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Golden Goose partners with Coronet to invest in sustainability

Luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose is pushing ahead with its sustainability plan with a partnership with Coronet, a Milan-based producer of synthetic and plant-based leather alternatives, to launch Yatay, the first Made in Italy co-action platform for sustainable innovation. Golden Goose announced in March that it would be merging with a renowned...

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Timberland unveils first full circular shoe and expands take-back programme

Timberland has unveiled the Timberloop Trekker City Hiker, the brand's first footwear designed for full circularity, alongside the news that it is expanding its product take-back programme, which launched in the US earlier this year to include markets in Europe. New for spring/summer 2022, the Timberloop Trekker City Hiker has been designed with...

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The North Face celebrates Earth Day with streetwear collaboration

The North Face have teamed up with Los Angeles-based streetwear brand Online Ceramics for an Earth Day inspired collaboration. Inspired by the ‘70s California climb culture and the planet, The North Face x Online Ceramics collection includes jackets, T-shirts, shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, hoodies, joggers, gilets, fleeces, hats, backpacks,...

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Baukjen and John Lewis collaborate on an exclusive collection

Sustainably and ethically conscious womenswear brand Baukjen is launching an exclusive Earth Day collection in collaboration with John Lewis. The seven-piece collection features timeless wardrobe classics including dresses, tops, and trousers crafted from planet-friendly materials. The pieces will be available exclusively on the John Lewis...

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Ugg announces new ‘Restore our Earth’ sustainable targets

Southern California-based global lifestyle brand Ugg has announced four new sustainable commitments to celebrate Earth Day 2021, including the launch of its first-ever repair service. “With time running out to prevent irreversible damage from climate change, Ugg understands that we cannot simply protect – we must actively restore the Earth, its...

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Earth Day Focus: Circularity calls for unprecedented collaboration

A circular economy for fashion provides an exciting opportunity for an industry that is truly sustainable for people, planet, and profit. However, to realize this potential, the traditional systems with which we design, produce, consume, and dispose of fashion must fundamentally change. A circular economy requires a more complex and...

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Earth Day focus: The end-of-life paradigm

The circular economy’s defining characteristic is the reprocessing of materials at the end-of-life with the purpose of keeping valuable natural resources in circulation and alleviating strain on exploited environments. The fashion industry has seen an increasing uptake in waste solutions including utilizing recycled fibers, resale and repair...

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Earth Day Focus: The future of fashion is circular

Since the industrial revolution, the fashion industry has existed as a linear business model driven by the purpose of making and selling, endlessly. It’s the same “take, make, waste” concept that most manufacturing operates with – where natural resources are taken from the Earth, made into products and then disposed of when we no longer want...

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Video: Q&A with British designer Bethany Williams on Earth Day

British fashion designer Bethany Williams joins Somerset House for a live stream Q&A video to discuss her creative practice on Earth Day. Williams and Somerset House curator, Karishma Rafferty discuss the designers' creative practices, fashion's duties to the environmental and social responsibility. Source: Somerset House