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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

GreenBiz

Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways. COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. The second edition of the Circular Fashion Summit bears fruit of this new socially distanced reality. The world’s first virtual reality (VR) fashion summit Oct.

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Swedish EV maker declares intent to develop “a truly climate neutral car by 2030”

Envirotec Magazine

Following a lead set by firms in industries like food and fashion, Polestar has produced a product sustainability declaration. Swedish performance EV firm Polestar has declared a “moonshot goal” to create “the first truly climate neutral car by 2030.”. Today, Polestar 2 leaves the factory gates with a carbon footprint.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

Sustainable fashion became material. Fashion is another long-simmering environmental story that has finally reached a boiling point. In 2020, several new developments help put sustainability in fashion. The Regenerative Organic Alliance developed a standard to support farmers who promote soil health. Some went further.

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The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers

GreenBiz

Clean beauty and fashion are trendy. Some of the biggest contributors to the plastic crisis are the cosmetics and fashion industries. . In fashion, similarly, going the extra mile takes an innovative approach. But the industries need to push beyond recycling. Media Source. Courtesy of. Media Authorship. Close Authorship.

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

AGreenLiving

Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways Lilian Liu Wed, 10/14/2020 – 01:30 COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. The second edition of the Circular Fashion Summit bears fruit of this new socially distanced reality. Attendee avatars can be seen.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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'It is time for humanity to grow up': Boris Johnson delivers COP26 plea to world leaders

Business Green

His speech comes just weeks before thousands of global diplomates are expected to descend on Glasgow for the crucial UN summit, which I set to be one of the largest political events ever held on British soil, and at which UK as host is under major pressure to rally countries together behind ambitious climate action.