Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Fashion industry has 'failed to make headway' in curbing its damage on the environment and dependence on fossil fuels, campaigners warn. The fashion industry is fuelling the climate emergency and waste crisis through its huge and growing addiction to synthetic fibres made from carbon-intensive fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

This Global Recycling Day (18 March), Robert Lockyer, CEO and founder of Delta Global, a sustainable packaging solutions provider for luxury fashion brands, discusses some of the ways in which he believes the industry is making great headway in terms of recyclability, as well as where more can still be done.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

It is more urgent than ever to shift from linear, use-it-up-and-throw-it-away models to a circular economy: where waste and pollution are designed out, products and materials are kept in use for longer, and natural systems can regenerate. This is on top of 54 million tons of electronic waste (e-waste), of which just 17.4

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

Fashion industry certification schemes, labels, and initiatives aimed at steering the sector towards greener practices have been accused of facilitating 'greenwashing', after an investigation concluded that none of the leading sustainability schemes assessed were up to scratch.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Modern methods of fashion have led to worldwide global catastrophe. The plastics, the waste, the non-recyclable materials…it has all added up to the biggest environmental crisis humankind has ever faced. WAMA Underwear is turning to hemp, one of the most sustainable fabrics in the world.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

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. Recent trends arond plastic waste and 'flight shame' demonstrate that ESG-related behavioural changes can happen "extremely quickly", it notes.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

The early-stage company, based in New York, focuses on the $16 billion children’s clothing market, which, like the entire apparel space, suffers from a significant amount of waste. The startup Infinity Goods has created a zero-waste grocery delivery service in Denver, Colorado, with plans to expand soon. Infinity Goods.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This, in turn, is dehydrated to create ethylene – a stage of the process handled by Technip Energies – and this ethylene is then polymerized – by circular plastics expert Borealis – to produce EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate), in the form of small plastic pellets, which then enter On’s production process for the creation of the CleanCloud foam material.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Firms representing more than $857bn in combined revenues have now signed up to the CanopyStyle initiative which aims to eliminate destruction of endangered and ancient forests from fashion supply chains. Such forests are both critical ecosystems for plants and nature, while also acting as significant natural stores of carbon.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Companies across the fashion industry have deployed pilots for circular - or more sustainable - products, but too often they stop there. The fashion industry is damaging to the planet - it's responsible for 10 per cent of the world's carbon emissions. But there are companies both large and small trying to solve this problem.

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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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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2021

When Adidas releases a new jacket, it’s hot fashion news. When that stylish jacket is made with ocean plastic, it’s world-changing. It’s also part of Adidas’ commitment to end plastic waste all over the world. Plastic waste in the oceans is becoming a truly catastrophic environmental issue.

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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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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2021

Businesses around the globe have heard the consumer call for sustainable fashion products. The fashion industry as a whole has earned a notably bad rep for wasteful and dirty manufacturing. Few rank higher than the leather industry, with complaints ranging from animal cruelty to toxic chemical waste.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

First round of negotiations to deliver a new treaty to end plastic pollution was characterised by much the same dividing lines that marred recent climate talks. The mandate agreed by UN member states opens the door to a legally binding treaty that deals with the root causes of plastic pollution, not just the symptoms," she said. "The

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Population growth, rising consumption levels, lack of collection infrastructure and fast fashion is blocking industry progress on waste, report finds. Here is the original post: The UK fashion sector is already on trend to miss 2020 waste targets.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

BusinessGreen gets a behind-the-scenes look at the fast fashion company's new green range. A growing band of major fashion retailers have pledged to achieve net zero emissions and overhaul their design and manufacturing processes to make the notoriously resource intensive industry more sustainable.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2022

The Competitions and Markets Authority has embarked on a major crackdown of misleading green claims made by fashion brands - but can it deliver? Now is the time for the fashion industry to take a fresh look at what they're telling customers and make any changes needed to comply with the law," she said.

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CleanTech Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In the coming years, enzymatic recycling will play a crucial role in solving the challenges of the fashion, apparel, and textile industries, as.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The firm’s winning idea is a gelatine-based alternative to conventional leather, which is made from low-value gelatine waste from the meat and leather industries, such as skin and bones. ” The material comes on rolls to allow rapid cutting, and to minimise waste. .”

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

Greenpeace investigation reveals textile waste from global brands such as Nike and Ralph Lauren is ended up being burned at sites in Asia. Waste material from brands such as Michael Kors, Next, and Diesel was also found to being diverted for use in kilns, despite the companies having made high-profile pledges to cut waste and emissions.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 19, 2021

Clothing company Piki Poma’s founders, sisters Mirna Litovic and Ida Babic, both come from a fashion design background. To prevent waste, all products in the conscious fashion line are crafted by hand in Croatia in small batches, adding high quality and a custom feel to each piece. Piki Poma Images courtesy of Piki Poma.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2020

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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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

A collaboration between the fashion sector, the plastics industry, and academia is set to bring a sportswear range to market that embodies circular economy principles. plastic bottles to produce and can be sent back to Presca for recycling at the end of its life.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 7, 2021

The Barbie Loves the Ocean line includes three fashion dolls, a playset and accessories made from 90% recycled ocean-bound plastic parts sourced within 50 kilometers of waterways in areas that are lacking formal waste collection systems. View post: Mattel reveals new Barbie made from recycled ocean-bound plastic.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The retailer stressed that it "is not in the business of fast fashion" and that its garments are engineered to last years. The new recycling service followed the introduction of swimwear made from recycled fishing nets and leggings made from 17 post-consumer plastic bottles.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 16, 2023

Michael Fletcher and Kristeen Reynolds are bringing their passion for sneaker culture, circularity, and community engagement to the pavement with DrinKicks —a startup turning food waste and recycled materials into shoes with 89 percent lower carbon emissions than their cow-leather counterparts. Can’t wait to get your hands on a pair?

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 2, 2020

Following the sold-out success of “I Am Not a Plastic Bag” in 2007, designer brand Anya Hindmarch has launched a new product, called “I Am a Plastic Bag”, aimed at recycling single-use plastic and leaving behind a net-zero carbon footprint from production. Anya Hindmarch Images via Anya Hindmarch.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In the fight against pollution and environmental waste, there are many levels of similarly-minded people in government, nonprofit, for-profit and community all working towards the same goals. So it makes sense that a name like Surfrider is a perfect match with #Tide Ocean and the fashion company MVMT.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 2, 2020

Following the sold-out success of “I Am Not a Plastic Bag” in 2007, designer brand Anya Hindmarch has launched a new product, called “I Am a Plastic Bag”, aimed at recycling single-use plastic and leaving behind a net-zero carbon footprint from production. Anya Hindmarch Images via Anya Hindmarch.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Don’t buy plastic bottles. Plastic bottles are one of the largest contributors to our mountains of landfills. The rest is accumulated in our landfills and often ends up in the ocean, where according to experts, there will be more plastic than fish by 2050. And don’t forget to teach it to the little ones too.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Owner of Waitrose and John Lewis announces plans to support innovative projects that challenge wasteful 'take, make, dispose' model. This is why we're particularly looking for projects that are regenerative and can eliminate waste or pollution from the design stage and ultimately protect nature." ?.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Like any industry, the solar industry has unique machinery and equipment; specifically, its photovoltaic (PV) cells have silicon, metal, glass and plastic components that are melded together in order to create a functioning solar panel. But these cells have a limited lifespan of about 25-30 years.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2022

According to the paper, “this sustainable approach for upcycling electronic waste provides an advantageous research-based waste stream that does not require cutting-edge microfabrication facilities, expensive materials or high-caliber engineering skills.”. The sensors can communicate with a smartphone via Bluetooth. per device.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Award-winning conceptual material designer Shahar Livne collaborated with fashion design company Balenciaga to create a new line of jewelry made from recycled ocean plastic. The company sources plastic materials from all over the world, focusing mainly in Southeast Asia, where it says 60% of the world’s ocean plastic originates.

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The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This important concept is emerging as a key ingredient of a mindful and fashionable lifestyle, impacting both the makers and users of home textiles. Recycled polyester is made from discarded plastic bottles, not just reducing plus-based waste but also conserving precious resources. What is Recycled Polyester?

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a floating island of waste located in the Pacific Ocean. But The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit organization based in Holland, has diverted plastic from the ocean and recycled it into fashionable sunglasses that are an essential part of the funding for future efforts. More here:Â .

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