Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

Research reveals that just 19 policies have been introduced to tackle negative impacts of fast fashion since 2007 - compared to 689 to try and tackle obesity. The huge environmental and social impact of the fashion industry is becoming ever more apparent," he said. "If

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

The used textiles industry in the UK is valued at over one billion pounds annually, impacting sectors such as UK Charities, Local Waste Authorities, the Logistics Industry, the Packaging Industry, and will affect 1 in every 25 jobs in the UK.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

It is crucial that the fashion industry's green buzzwords are backed by credible, measurable action, writes Amina Razvi from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. Fashion has embraced sustainability buzzwords more than ever. These days, you don't have to look far to find labels such as 'green' and 'eco-friendly' in the apparel section.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Manufacturers commonly offer mail-in programs, and even cosmetics brands have begun accepting empty packaging for discounts on the next purchase. But all this is very old fashioned, and oftentimes the path of used items is not circular, or even sustainable.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

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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GreenBiz

JULY 26, 2021

LanzaTech previously brought its process of capturing and recycling carbon to airlines with a jet fuel application and home care companies, creating packaging and surfactants. "We’ve got to keep fossil carbon in the ground.". Lululemon is the first company it’s working with on textile production. Innovation. Carbontech. Manufacturing.

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Business Green

MAY 8, 2022

A better understanding what drives consumers to return their clothes can help efforts to curb the rising carbon, waste and packaging footprint of fast fashion returns, argues Hubbub founder Trewin Restorick. As expected, the polling revealed that fashion purchasing on-line is increasing. The results were fascinating.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2019

From fashion to household goods, industry leaders are using their tools and resources to eliminate the concept of waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

WRAP launched its first voluntary agreement in 2005 and has since expanded its programme to address food and drink, plastic pollution, and fashion and textiles. The second target is to achieve 100% recyclable packaging, and that means what is physically captured and recycled at scale, not just technically recyclable.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Jeans Jeans are truly the cornerstone of great fall fashion. Using recycled jewelry and recycled packaging, Bario Neal traces its entire supply chain and sources fair-trade materials. Affordable and sustainable fashion trends for fall. Complete your wardrobe with jewelry from makers like Bario Neal. Read more here:Â .

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 30, 2021

Being eco-conscious folks, it was important to them that they use high-quality recycled materials and skip the plastic packaging. The team behind BioRomper wanted to create something to meet the moment; an innovative new garment that blends fashion and function for anyone on the move in this new normal. Related: Bro.do

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2020

New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion Liesl Truscott Thu, 12/03/2020 – 01:00 This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. 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.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

Simple measures to achieve this lifestyle include reducing your packaged food purchase, looking to local grocers and farmers for organics, and trimming your overall food waste. – FASHION. International fashion transportation requires hefty means when freighting the products to your frequently shopped stores.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Partnerships for packaging. The global fashion industry is looking toward innovative materials and strategies. *Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere: "Curiosity," "More on That Later," "Night Caves," "I'm Going for a Coffee" and "Here's the Thing". This episode was sponsored by Amazon and MCE. Resources galore. Innovation in textiles.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

How do we develop sustainable packaging solutions that protect food safety and availability everywhere, while living up to critical environmental and climate commitments? Partnerships for packaging. The global fashion industry is looking toward innovative materials and strategies. Resources galore. Join the discussion at 1 p.m.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2020

Online retailer claims focus on energy efficiency, low carbon delivery modes, renewables and packaging has helped cut its climate impact. The improvements were largely driven by investments in energy efficiency, reduced delivery and packaging emissions, and increased use of renewable energy.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A host of global fashion brands and consumer goods retailers, including H&M, Ben & Jerry's and Stella McCartney, have today collectively committed to purchasing 550,000 tonnes of low carbon alternative fibres for textiles and packaging, in a move aimed at curbing supply chain deforestation. Every year, more than 3.2

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Manufacturing fast fashion uses an enormous amount of water and energy, and many of the clothes end up in landfill after only being worn a few times. Things need to change and British luxury fashion house Burberry has recognised the need to make fashion truly sustainable.

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Grist

JULY 9, 2021

The hidden environmental cost was found to be delivery and packaging costs. Renting clothes has been thought of the sustainable and frugal alternative to fast fashion, popularized by companies such as Rent the Runway and public figures like Carrie Symonds , who rented her wedding dress and her outfits for the G7 conference.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 10, 2023

fashion industry , which accounts for ~10% of global CO2 emissions —more than aviation and shipping combined. Read more about the industry’s footprint in our sustainable fashion deep dive ]. Downstream emissions result from the transportation and packaging involved in distribution, product usage itself (e.g.,

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

.” He continued: “We realized that our technology could enable [us] to make use of the abundant waste of [the] leather and meat industries while at the same time solving the problem of mass-fashion and automotive brands not having eco-friendly materials available in mass-scale.”

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

The company serves as a delivery service where groceries come in reusable containers, then get retrieved, cleaned and reused in future deliveries, cutting out the plastic packaging waste and relieving the customer of doing any work themselves. Salubata is a Nigerian startup that creates modular shoes from recycled plastic waste. Innovation.

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Sustainability Consulting

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This Ted Talk could change the way you think and what you wear Fashion designer Suzanne Lee talks about how “biofabrication” or using bacteria and fungi to grow materials such as fabric, furniture, construction materials and packaging will revolutionize manufacturing.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

Landmark circular economy package aims to boost longevity of products, boost consumer protections, and tackle greenwash. The Commission has also unveiled a new Sustainable and Circular Textile strategy, which is designed to tackle the environmental impact of 'fast fashion' by making textiles more durable, repairable, reusable, and recyclable.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

Fashion e-commerce giant ASOS has today announced that it delivered a 21 per cent cut in carbon emissions per order over the 2020 financial year, following the succesful completion of its Carbon 2020 strategy which aimed to reduce operational emissions per order every year through to the end of the decade.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Below he discusses the issue of water pollution in the fashion industry. The fashion industry is reliant on water. Startlingly, the fashion industry is now the second largest generator of pollution on Earth after the oil industry, which is driven by the snowballing effect of ‘fast fashion’.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Shoppers donating items will receive a free packaging label to attach to their parcel and send directly to the Salvation Army. The Online Clothing Bank is open to all retailers selling online and covers a wide range of items desperately needed by The Salvation Army, including clothing and shoes.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Many companies have even started to sell reusable bags with designs on them, making them better looking and more fashionable while at the same time building the brand. ChicoBag: ChicoBag offers a more stylish and fashionable option of reusable bags. Customers demand non-plastic alternatives.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As a Senior Venture Associate at Plug and Play Tech Center in the Sustainability and New Materials & Packaging verticals, can you give us an example of the types of challenges you’re facing in those areas on a typical day? You are also doing exciting work in Sustainable Fashion. Don’t pay attention to the jealous ones.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

In another report , the European Commission conducted a website sweep to analyze online green claims from various business sectors including garments and fashion, cosmetics, and household equipment. It’s deceptive to misrepresent directly or by implication that a product, package, or service offers a general environmental benefit.

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

The move follows the launch last year of the Matchbox Driving Toward a Better Future strategy for the iconic toy car brand, which sets out how the company plans to ensure all Matchbox die-cast cars, playsets, and packaging will use 100 per cent recycled, recyclable or made from bio-based plastic materials by 2030.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2022

Fashion brand Burberry has become the latest high profile company to take advantage of sustainability-linked loans, refinancing its Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) through a £300m loan that it says will help further embed the firm's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) targets into its wider operations.

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Charged

AUGUST 24, 2021

In typical Tesla fashion, the company has also been working on its own in-house battery recycling system. One of these is Tesla co-founder JB Straubel’s company, Redwood Materials , which is recycling scrap from Panasonic’s battery cell production at Gigafactory Nevada. Source: Tesla via Electrek.

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Greenability Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2021

EarthHero sells organic cotton, reusable kids face masks that are shipped plastic free in recycled packaging. Make sure your students know that trendy and fashionable clothes can be found in thrift shops and second-hand stores. Choose fresh fruits and vegetables over pre-packaged foods. Photo: Ben Timney / CC.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 14, 2020

One great way to do this is to consume fewer processed foods which are usually sold in packaging that is often impossible to reuse or recycle. For example, a tattered old pair of jeans can be replenished into a fashionable new pair of shorts. You will make a difference to the environment and to your own health!

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The journey is avoided by the products (which often come from distant places) and the packaging saved. In Western countries, about 670 million tons of still packaged food are thrown away every year. A cell phone, an out-of-fashion dress, coffee grounds, an old bicycle… everything has a second life. An example?

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2022

Fashion companies need to set ambitious targets for recycling textiles and designing for circularity. It's clear that the fashion industry, which is highly resource-intensive and waste-generating, is not at the point where eliminating all textile waste is a viable option. In the upside case, 80 per cent is collected.

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