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Three Chinese start-ups honoured at Kering Generation Awards

Luxury conglomerate Kering and global innovation platform Plug and Play China revealed the winners of the third Kering Generation Awards during Shanghai Fashion Week. The Kering Generation Awards in China was launched in 2018 as part of the group’s sustainability strategy to recognise and support Chinese start-ups bringing about positive...

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Desigual launches start-up accelerator with Plug and Play

Spanish fashion brand Desigual is launching an incubator programme called Awesome Lab in collaboration with the open innovation platform Plug and Play. The international start-up accelerator programme aims to find companies in product design, development, and customer relations, as the fashion brand looks to drive the development of...

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Fashion for Good and Plug & Play: 59 sustainable startups to know

The fashion industry is not known for its social and environmental compatibility. On the contrary: The fashion industry is the second biggest consumer of water and is responsible for 8-10 percent of global carbon emissions - more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined, as the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion reported...

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Fashion for Good reveals fifth batch of companies joining its accelerator program

A new wave of companies looking to make fashion more sustainable has joined Fashion for Good’s Plug and Play Accelerator program, which provides them with a twelve-week curriculum including mentorship and business development opportunities from Fashion for Good’s corporate partners C&A, Adidas, Bestseller, Galeries Lafayette, Kering, Otto Group,...

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Kering teams up with Plug and Play to launch sustainability award in China

Kering wants to boost Chinese startups with the potential to bring a positive environmental and social impact to the apparel and textile industries. Together with startup accelerator Plug and Play, the luxury conglomerate is launching the Kering Sustainable Innovation Award, offering mentorship and networking trips to the USA and Europe for...

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Meet the startups selected for Fashion for Good’s 4th accelerator program

Starting today, 12 new startups will join Fashion for Good’s Plug and Play Accelerator Programme, which provides them with a push to scale-up their businesses, including a twelve-week curriculum and mentorship from Adidas, C&A, Galeries Lafayette, Kering, PVH, Target and Zalando. The fourth batch of startups to be backed by Fashion for Good...

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Fashion for Good partners with Adidas to drive sustainable adaption throughout the industry

London - 2018 is set to become the year sustainable fashion goes mainstream, as more and more fashion retailers, companies and initiatives join forces to make a positive change. Fashion for Good, the global platform for sustainable fashion, has partnered with sportswear leader Adidas to accelerate and scale sustainable innovation in the fashion...

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Fashion for Good teams up with Zalando to advance sustainable innovation

London - Global initiative Fashion for Good has partnered up with German online retailer Zalando to help accelerate and scale sustainable innovation in the fashion industry. The new partnership is said to highlight a shared commitment to cross-industry collaboration and introduce disruptive innovation within the supply chain. “Our mission at...

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Plug & Play - Fashion for Good unveil second names

Fashion for Good, launched by C&A foundation have announced the second group of names that have been chosen to take part in the Plug & Play accelerator programme in collaboration with Kering Group and Galeries Lafayette Group. The 12 week accelerator programme, launched in March is held at C&A’s Fashion for Good Amsterdam Centre and works to ‘...

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Fashion for Good & Plug and Play & Kering support textile start-ups

London - Fashion for Good, the new global initiative founded by C&A, together with Plug and Play and Kering have announced the names of the first sustainable textile-ups to be awarded a place in the innovation accelerator. From a list of over 250 applicants and a shortlist of 20, the 'Plug and Play - Fashion for Good' accelerator has selected...