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New sustainable brand ‘Another Girl’ launches

A new sustainable clothing label based in Liverpool, Another Girl, has been launched geared towards “women who care about the planet and the people that inhabit it.” The brand’s first SS21 collection is made up of 28 pieces and uses 50 percent sustainable fabrics. This includes 50 percent of its printed styles being made from recycled bottles...

30 Oct 2020

Retail

Primark joins the UN Fashion Charter

Primark has announced it has joined the United Nations Fashion Charter (UNFCCC) and has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030. By joining the UNFCCC, Primark pledges to adhere to the Science-Based Targets Initiative method and to reduce indirect emissions from business activities not owned by the brand that occur...

29 Oct 2020

Fashion

P.E Nation launches sustainable snow collection

Active streetwear label P.E Nation has launched its first-ever sustainable snow collection, which will be available to try on using custom created AR Instagram filters. Launching globally on October 29, the ‘Sustainable in Snow’ collection features fifteen exclusive designs which blend P.E Nation’s distinct mix of sleek colourway with chunky...

29 Oct 2020

Fashion

Lululemon sets out new social and environmental targets

Athletic apparel brand Lululemon has announced a range of new social and environmental targets as part of its newly-launched and first Impact Agenda. The multi-year strategy is split into three key areas: ‘Be Human’, which focuses on inclusion and diversity, ‘Be Well', which focuses on mindfulness and wellbeing, and ‘Be Planet’, which focuses on...

29 Oct 2020

Fashion

Mango aims to eliminate 160 million plastic bags per year from supply chain

Mango has announced a target to replace approximately 160 million plastic bags per year used in its packaging with paper bags. In collaboration with its suppliers, the Spanish retailer said it will progressively eliminate all the plastic bags it uses to distribute products throughout its supply chain - according to Mango, it is the first major...

28 Oct 2020

Video

Video: H&M presents the world’s first in-store recycling system

In this video, H&M introduces the world’s first in-store recycling system in the brand’s Drottninggatan store in Stockholm on October 12. Looop uses a technique thatdissembles and assembles old garmentsinto new ones. It works by cleaning the garments and shredding them into fibres, then spinning that into new yarn which is then knitted into new...

28 Oct 2020

Fashion

Amazon expands Climate Pledge Friendly programme to Europe

Amazon has expanded its Climate Pledge Friendly programme to Europe following the launch last month of the initiative which aims to help shoppers more easily identify sustainable products on the retailer’s website. The programme now indicates over 40,000 Climate Pledge Friendly products across France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK that meet...

28 Oct 2020

Fashion INTERVIEW

Vegan label Miomojo: “There is really no excuse to continue using leather”

Italian label Miomojo - which means “my mojo” in English or “lucky bag” in a South African dialect - has been producing vegan accessories since it was founded six years ago. Recently, bags and handbags made of nopal cactus leather and AppleSkin have also been added to the product range. They are also 100 percent made in Italy. FashionUnited...

28 Oct 2020

Fashion

COS LAUNCHES CASHMERE COLLECTION USING TRACEABLE AND RECYCLED CASHMERE

COS is proud to partner with the Aid by Trade Foundation to pioneer a collection certified by The Good Cashmere Standard. The Good Cashmere Standard signifies sustainably certified cashmere from farms where goats are treated responsibly, the environment is protected and the social, ecological, and economic living conditions of farmers and their...

27 Oct 2020

Fashion

Vivienne Westwood unveils sustainable Eastpak collection

British designer Vivienne Westwood is teaming up with Eastpak on a sustainable bag collection crafted from plastic bottles collected from the ocean. The ‘Save Our Oceans’ collection sees Westwood reinventing some of Eastpak’s classic designs in a more sustainable way as part of both brand’s commitment to creating responsibly sourced designs. The...

27 Oct 2020

Fashion

Moncler pledges carbon neutrality by 2021

Luxury label Moncler has said it will go carbon neutral by 2021 as part of its new sustainability pledge. The up-market outerwear brand’s new ‘Moncler Born to Protect Sustainability Plan’ focuses on five key areas: climate action, circular economy, fair sourcing, enhancing diversity, and giving back to local communities. On the climate front,...

23 Oct 2020

Fashion

H&M, Weekday and more launch products from Jeans Redesign Project

Several styles created as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Jeans Redesign Project have hit the market. The initiative, which promotes a circular economy within the denim industry, includes numerous leading brands including H&M, Gap, Lee, Wrangler, Triarchy, Weekday and Reformation. The Foundation created the Jeans Redesign Guidelines...

22 Oct 2020