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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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Why plastic-eating enzymes are in fashion with Lululemon, Patagonia, Stella McCartney and Puma

GreenBiz

French startup Carbios, U.S. firm Protein Evolution and Australian venture Samsara Eco are three early-stage companies pioneering enzymatic approaches to recycling textiles.

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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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Adidas 100% recycled jacket is solving plastic pollution

Inhabitat - Innovation

When Adidas releases a new jacket, it's hot fashion news. When that stylish jacket is made with ocean plastic, it's world-changing. The Terrex MyShelter PrimaLoft Hooded Jacket has classic Adidas styling and all the good looks you could want.

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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 Sustainable fashion definition.

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Sambar: Proving Luxury Fashion Can Be Both Vegan and Sustainable

Green Business Bureau

Their line of handbags proves that it’s possible to achieve high fashion aesthetics without compromising ethics and values. To start, Sambar only works with vegan and sustainable materials, showing that the fashion industry can have the best of both worlds. Luxury with a Conscience”. To me, sustainability is very personal.

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WRAP updates voluntary agreements, outlining circularity vision for food, plastic and textiles

Envirotec Magazine

Climate action NGO WRAP published annual updates of its voluntary agreements for the food, plastics and textiles sectors on 1 December. 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.

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