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Sustainable Fashion Guide: 8 Tips to Kick-Start Your Sustainable Fashion Brand Company

Green Business Bureau

Build a resilient fashion brand company using sustainable fashion. Sustainable fashion has come to save the fashion industry. Today, the fashion industry is widely regarded as the second most polluting industry in the world, releasing 1.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually.

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New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion

GreenBiz

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. 5 — the Textile Exchange Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program is launching a new tool to help the fashion and textile industry take urgent action on biodiversity. A sustainability strategy is no longer an option, it is now table stakes. Liesl Truscott.

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Falling out of fashion: How growing environmental concerns could jeapordise the future of the fast fashion sector

Business Green

New UBS analysis warns consumption of fast fashion items is likely to decline by up to 30 per cent over the coming decade as consumers increasingly embrace more sustainable fashion choices. A growing number of fashion brands are aware of these risks, but many are unsure as to how best to respond. "If

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5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on

GreenBiz

Huue is a biotechnology startup working to clean up the apparel industry’s manufacturing footprint by creating sustainable dyes for textiles, food and cosmetics. Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste.

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The Beacon Design Collective: Graphic Design With Sustainability and Social Justice In Mind

Green Business Bureau

A sustainable graphic design business with a higher purpose The Beacon Design Collective Inc. This boutique sustainable design studio creates graphic design and motion graphics for the social justice and sustainability sectors. Implementing sustainability initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality The Beacon Design Collective Inc.

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Why we need government to start tackling the negative impact of fashion

Business Green

The fashion industry is on course to take-up 25 per cent of the world's carbon budget, yet despite this huge impact, the UK government is failing to tackle the negative impact of fashion. Only 32 per cent of policies proposed actively sought to address the issue of fashion, rather than just increasing awareness.?The

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Employee Engagement in Retail Sustainability (Green Culture Guide)

Green Business Bureau

Establishing employee engagement in retail sustainability. We know you’ve been working hard to create a sustainable retail business. You’ve drawn out your sustainability program, hired a Chief Sustainability Officer , and you’ve made a significant time and financial commitment to your green cause.

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