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Fashion INTERVIEW

Career Q&A with the founder of upcycled, ethical brand: Tototè.Studio

Retailers and brands have had to face unprecedented challenges due to the impact of the pandemic on the global economy this year. According to consumer data tracker, PSFK Research, the fashion industry is placingnew value on sustainability, circularity and efficiency.Along with these current market trends, a surge of social protests worldwide...

23 Oct 2020

Business

Everything you need to know about Carbon Offsetting in the Fashion Industry

Get the full picture of what carbon offsetting is, how it works, its long-term community impacts and how it aligns with the UN SDGs. From October 26th-30th, hear from every stakeholder that the topic touches: consumers, brands, policy makers, offset providers and community builders. We’ll leave nothing out, so you can leave nothing behind. Our...

22 Oct 2020

Fashion INTERVIEW

Career Q&A with the founder of eco-luxe label: JPL Atelier

This year, brands and retailers have had to face unprecedented challenges due to the impact of the pandemic on the global economy. According to consumer data tracker, PSFK Research, the fashion industry is placingnew value on sustainability, circularity and efficiency.Along with these current market trends, a surge of social protests worldwide...

16 Oct 2020

Fashion

The Fashion Pact is uniting global companies and CEO's to transform the industry

It was one year ago when French President Emmanuel Macron launched The Fashion Pack and pitched it to the G7 heads of state at the summit Biarritz. 32 groups and brands from the luxury, retail, fashion, sports and lifestyle sector [joined the...

14 Oct 2020

Podcast

Disruption in the Hong Kong Fashion Market

This month’s Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International examines two key trends that have emerged in the highly disruptive Hong Kong fashion market. Euromonitor International·Fashion Friday: Disruption in the Hong Kong Fashion Market As the apparel and footwear market in Hong Kong has been severely disrupted by COVID-19 from the...

9 Oct 2020

Retail

DPD launches green delivery service across the UK

The parcel delivery firm, DPD, has announced its plan to deliver to 25 towns and cities across the UK with zero and low-emission delivery means by 2025. The green delivery service will roll out across Birmingham, Bradford, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Coventry, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth,...

6 Oct 2020

Fashion

The British Fashion Council launches inaugural positive fashion project to tackle waste

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced its first research project via its Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) called the Waste Ecosystem Project. The research aims to find solutions for how the fashion industry can responsibly manage inventory, reduce, and move to circular business operations. The research will look at actions and...

2 Oct 2020

Fashion COMMENTARY

How circular is Asos’ first circular fashion collection?

After two years of hard work that started at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit in 2018, British online fashion retailerAsos launched its first circular collectionin cooperation with the Centre for Sustainable Fashion on Monday. The 29-piece “Circular Collection” challenges the misconception that circular and sustainable clothing can’t be...

1 Oct 2020

Fairs

YKK presents autumn / winter 2021 collection in digital showcase

Established in 1934 by Tadao Yoshida in Tokyo, Japan, Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha, known as YKK, is the world’s largest manufacturer of zippers and fastening products and synonymous with innovation, technology and sustainability. Having been a trusted supplier for the world’s textile and sewing product industries since the 1960s, when the...

17 Sep 2020

Business

26 Sustainability efforts of the fashion industry in August 2020

The fashion industry's sustainability efforts continued this month with a vengeance - 26 such initiatives were announced in August 2020 alone. Cooperations between brands were in fashion but also those industry-wide or even industry-transcending ones that are concerned with guidelines and standards. At brand and retail level, more sustainable...

15 Sep 2020

Fashion

What fashion revolution is made of: embrace materials of the future

For years, consumer demand for sustainable, eco-friendly fashion has increased and every season we are seeing more and more new sustainable materials incorporated into product lines. Focusing on the sustainability of the raw material is critical. According to Kering, choice of raw material accounts for 72 percent of a brand’s environmental...

15 Sep 2020

Fashion

New Fashion on Climate report urges all industry stakeholders to play their part

A new report by Global Fashion Agenda and McKinsey & Company called Fashion on Climate (2020) addresses all stakeholders in the fashion value chain, including brands, retailers, manufacturers, citizens, investors, and policy makers to play their part in reducing emissions and align with targets set out in the Paris climate accord. In 2018 the...

10 Sep 2020