Fashion
Spanish fashion company Mango has introduced new techniques in the production of its SS19 season jeans which have cut down water consumption by up to 10 litre
Alchemist to Combine Luxury Fashion with Ethical Lifestyle
The Copenhagen Fashion Summit, one of the biggest events about sustainability in fashion, celebrated its 10th anniversary this week with a revamped two-da
Redress Design Award 2019 finalists revealed
Levi’s is launching a new green feature on its website that will allow shoppers to customise their own pair of jeans using laser finishing technology. Th
Business
Five organizations have published a joint manifesto calling on EU policymakers to establish tools for a circular fashion system, namely Euratex (European Appa
INTERVIEWCan fashion help to make the world a better place? UK-based brand Mayamiko certainly thinks so. The company founded in 2015 by Paola Masperi does eve
Global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good, in collaboration with global professional service provider Accenture Strategy, has launched a new report to
French luxury conglomerate LVMH has announced a partnership with Unesco’s “Man and Biosphere” (MAB) intergovernmental scientific program, which aims to
PVH Corp, the company behind Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, has announced a new set of corporate responsibility goals ahead of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the alliance of apparel, footwear and textile enterprises behind the Higg Index, has decided to spin off its technology d
H&M has announced a new upcycled capsule collection for its Weekday brand made of denim from its old collections. The “Re-Made” collection, co-cr
Luxury online retailer Farfetch has launched a new pilot platform that allows customers to exchange their pre-loved designer bags for store credits. The ne
ASAP: as sustainable as possible, as soon as possible. That’s the motto of Brazilian luxury label Osklen, one of the winners of this year’s CO Leadership
Fairs
The upcoming edition of Pure Origin, the section of the Pure London trade show dedicated to fashion sourcing and manufacturing, will be putting a spotlight on
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirms once more that global fashion brands are contributing to unsafe and unfair working conditions at garment
Textile manufacturer Arvind Limited is the latest company to join the global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good. With Arvind, a global leader in appar
Retail
With an unmanageable surplus of clothing garments being produced each year, estimates show the value of unused clothing to be around 30 billion pounds, not
Video
Fashion expert, Zoe Hong shares with us some of the fashion industry's flaws and how we can change them. Source: Zoe Hong, YouTube. Metakeys: su
INTERVIEWBehind each brand is a mind. Behind handmade knitwear brand, Maydi, is Maria Abdala Zolezz, an Argentinian designer with a vision to create fashi
Forever 21 has come under fire for copying an artist's anti fashion statement to promote its collection on Instagram. A post on the high street retailer
Circle Economy has announced a strategic partnership with Fashion for Good for its Switching Gear Project - an initiative that aims to accelerate re-commerce
VF Corporation is the latest fashion company to join the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, a series of targets with the aim to reduce greenhouse ga
The fast fashion business model in 2019 hasn’t changed much in the era of sustainability. At retail level we still see rails full of 5 euro t-shirts, pile
To transform the fashion industry, global fashion retailer C&A together with its corporate foundation, the C&A Foundation, launched the Fashion for Good Centr
Adidas, Reebok and Patagonia were the three highest ranking brands in this year’s Fashion Transparency Index, published this week by non-profit organiza
Sustainable footwear brand Allbirds is doubling down on its efforts to be carbon neutral by introducing a tax to offset 100 percent of its carbon footprint.
Global sportswear brand Adidas has strengthened its commitment to tackling plastic waste with the unveiling of Futurecraft.Loop, its first 100 percent recycla
Sustainability in the fashion industry is having a moment. Headlines are calling for transparency, a growing demand for circular and ethical fashion is gain
Puma now aims for 90 percent of all cotton and polyester used in its products to come from “more sustainable sources” by 2020, after reaching its previous
More and consumers are demanding fashion companies to be transparent about where and how their clothes are made, as they find transparency is key for a fairer
Dr. Scholl’s Shoes has announced they are invest in sustainable, eco-conscious design to create environmentally lower-impact shoes. The brand has long bee
Salvatore Ferragamo has jumped on the eco-friendly bandwagon. The Florence-based label has created a capsule collection called 42 Degrees, each piece entirely
Ralph Lauren is getting into the spirit of Earth Day. The brand announced its newest style in its Ralph Lauren Polo line, aptly called the Earth Polo and craf
Just in time for Earth Day, which is April 20, Adidas is making moves to reduce its plastic waste. On Wednesday, April 17, Adidas announced the early st
Sustainability seems to be the redemption song nowadays that is turning from a mere buzzword into a flourishing movement. In view of the growing knowledge als
As part of its commitment to increasing sustainability initiatives, the H&M Group is trialing sales of second-hand and vintage clothing online. The company
Swedish fashion retailer Lindex has launched a new sustainability promise to “make a difference for future generations” that will focus on three areas, to
H&M’s brand Monki has announced a sustainable swimwear line made from recycled polyester and recycled polyamide, to be launched later this Spring. The brand
It is impossible to deny the impact of the fashion industry on the environment. More than 16 million tons of textile waste are generated each year in the Unit
