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Amsterdam blazes a trail for circular fashion

GreenBiz

With a supportive local government and a thriving fashion startup scene, the Dutch city has taken the lead in circular textile innovation. And it wants more innovators to join.

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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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Booming secondhand clothing sales could help curb the sustainability crisis in fashion

GreenBiz

Booming secondhand clothing sales could help curb the sustainability crisis in fashion. A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. While fast fashion is expected to continue to grow 20 percent in the next 10 years, secondhand fashion is poised to grow 185 percent. Hyejune Park.

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Sustainable Fashion: How to Make Your Fashion Business Greener

U.S. Green Technology

image source In today’s rapidly changing world, the fashion industry increasingly recognises the need for sustainability as a driving force behind its operations. The post Sustainable Fashion: How to Make Your Fashion Business Greener appeared first on U.S. Adopting sustainable practices not. Green Technology.

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How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment

GreenBiz

How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the fashion industry into disarray, leaving supply chain workers without wages and causing major global brands to file for bankruptcy. Annelise Thim. Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15. This article originally was published in the BSR Insight.

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A closed loop fashion system requires scaling solutions now, not later

GreenBiz

A closed loop fashion system requires scaling solutions now, not later. The fashion industry is damaging to the planet — it's responsible for 10 percent of the world's carbon emissions. That’s one reason why addressing the environmental impacts of the fashion industry will require multiple solutions to be at play at the same time. .

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Slow Threads sustainable fashion fair launches in Glasgow

Envirotec Magazine

Environmental charity Hubbub , Glasgow-based Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) and environmental consultant Ecosurety have joined forces to launch Slow Threads: The Sustainable Fashion Fair during Scotland’s Climate Week. Meet the campaigners, academics and community groups exploring circular solutions to fashion’s problems.

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