Can the fashion industry close the gap in sustainable raw materials?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 30, 2023
A new report from BCG spells out what will "make or break brands" in fashion and apparel.
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GreenBiz
OCTOBER 30, 2023
A new report from BCG spells out what will "make or break brands" in fashion and apparel.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
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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Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
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.
GreenBiz
JUNE 21, 2023
Fashion retailers and brands must work more closely with their supply chains to verify their sustainability credentials, a new report finds.
Green Business Bureau
JULY 4, 2022
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.
Green Business Bureau
MAY 4, 2021
trillion dollar fashion industry may be economically thriving in the age of fast-changing trends but it is in no way sustainable. In fact, fashion is the second largest polluting industry after fossil fuels. Flaws In The Consumption Side of Fast Fashion. The massive 2.5 Cheap Clothing Harms The Environment .
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Adidas and H&M join project to scale circular fashion and recycled fibers. Finally, sustainable fashion platform Fashion for Good has been tasked with leading stakeholder co-operation and communications efforts, with branding support from Finland's Aalto University and Infinited Fiber Company. Michael Holder. Pull Quote.
U.S. Green Technology
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
As the number of green fashion brands is increasing and we start to hear more about sustainable fashion every day, there might be a few things that you will be wondering about. For example, you may want to know how to find the best sustainable fashion brands out there and what you should look out.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 2, 2020
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. .
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 14, 2020
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.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Scaling circular fashion in North America: Part 1. What could a circular fashion industry look like in 2050? Part one of this two-part session explores what the circular fashion industry of 2050 has in store. Debbie Shakespeare, Senior Director Sustainability, Compliance & Core PLM, Avery Dennison. Ellie Buechner.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 9, 2020
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.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 3, 2020
New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. 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. A sustainability strategy is no longer an option, it is now table stakes. Liesl Truscott.
The Environmental Blog
JANUARY 18, 2022
With consumer awareness and consciousness shifting toward sustainable fashion, businesses in the clothing industry began to focus on making brands ethical. Yet, this is why sustainable clothing printing comes in as a more eco-friendly means of printing custom T-shirts and other clothes. Industry: plant for textile printing.
U.S. Green Technology
MAY 25, 2023
image source In today’s rapidly changing world, the fashion industry increasingly recognises the need for sustainability as a driving force behind its operations. Adopting sustainable practices not. Adopting sustainable practices not. Green Technology.
Green Business Bureau
MARCH 31, 2022
Humble Activewear strives to promote slow fashion and encourage customers to “Buy less, choose well, and make it last”, as renowned fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood, puts it. The post Humble Activewear: Sustainable Women’s Activewear Combats Fashion Waste appeared first on Green Business Bureau. Made-to-Order Model.
GreenBiz
APRIL 14, 2023
Fashion is one of the fastest growing areas for the green economy, but racial diversity continues to be a challenge for sustainability talent.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Scaling Circular Fashion in North America: Part 2. What will it take to transition the fashion industry toward circularity at scale? Debbie Shakespeare, Senior Director Sustainability, Compliance & Core PLM, Avery Dennison. But where there’s inefficiency, there’s often opportunity. A continuation of Part 1: [link]. Holly Secon.
Green Living Guy
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
As the global warming conversation continues to reverberate throughout society, one of the industries so many people point the finger at is the fashion industry. The post How to Practice Ethical and Sustainable Fashion appeared first on Green Living Guy. Landfills are overflowing with items like apparel.
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Vegan luxury brand, Sambar , specializes in handbags made from sustainable, cruelty-free textiles including organic cotton and post-consumer recycled polyester yarn. Their line of handbags proves that it’s possible to achieve high fashion aesthetics without compromising ethics and values. To me, sustainability is very personal.
GreenBiz
JULY 17, 2020
The future of the fashion industry requires innovative circular systems. Winner of the 2018 Global Change Award , the company aims to unlock value for the textile and fashion industry, for farmers and for the planet. Pamani: What’s the next big sustainability challenge in the circular fashion industry? Nicole Pamani.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 15, 2021
As more consumers prioritize sustainability, the days of fast fashion are numbered. This year’s Vegan Fashion Week in Los Angeles highlighted brands that are stepping up to meet the demand for ethical products by offering fashionable creations free of animal products.
Green Living Guy
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Have you ever wondered if there is something intrinsically linked between society’s strong focus on a sustainable lifestyle and minimalist fashions? When it comes to a sustainable lifestyle, we are told to observe the 3 Rs of sustainability. After all, both operate under the principle that less is more.
U.S. Green Technology
JANUARY 13, 2023
Sustainability has become a major focus in the fashion industry in recent years. As consumers have become more aware of their purchases’ environmental and ethical implications, fast fashion and wasteful consumption practices have undergone increased scrutiny. Green Technology.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 3, 2020
Custom-fit jeans startup challenges fast fashion mindset. I caught up with unspun co-founder Beth Esponnette this week to talk about her company’s role in designing a better approach to the fashion industry. Beth Esponnette: The fashion industry has been pushed to the point of efficiency. The perfect pair? Lauren Phipps.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 5, 2020
Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters. The key to long-term success in the fashion industry is to start trends and continually push the envelope — a philosophy that also applies to its ESG priorities. Phylicia Wu. Wed, 08/05/2020 - 01:00.
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 19, 2021
Clothing company Piki Poma’s founders, sisters Mirna Litovic and Ida Babic, both come from a fashion design background. Last year in 2020, Litovic and Babic decided to begin creating natural and eco-friendly bags, shoes and clothing made using sustainable, cutting edge materials (including 100% recycled fibers).
Inhabitat - Innovation
MAY 24, 2021
RAFFAUF's newest sustainable fashion collection is made from something that is typically thrown away.
The Environmental Blog
MARCH 19, 2020
Fashion is an industry that sometimes flies under the radar in terms of its environmental impact. The fashion industry produces approximately 10% of the world’s carbon emissions. The fashion industry produces approximately 10% of the world’s carbon emissions. But what exactly is fast fashion? How Can You Help?
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 26, 2019
Known as The Fashion Pact, a group of 32 major luxury brands, labels and companies, such as Adidas, Burberry, Kering, Hermes, Nike, Prada and Puma, shared its ideas to improve sustainability in the fashion industry at the G7 summit from August 24 to 26.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Sustainable Innovation in the Textile Industry. Currently, 87% of textiles are landfilled or incinerated and 10% of GHG emissions come from fashion industry. But bringing consumers and others in the apparel industry value chain along on the sustainability journey can be a challenge. Speakers: To be announced soon.
EDF + Business
MARCH 23, 2021
A decade after setting targets and forming coalitions, companies are vastly behind in making progress on sustainability according to the Business of Fashion’s inaugural Sustainability Index. The fashion industry can and must do better to eliminate toxic chemicals. Where the fashion industry must go from here.
Unsustainable
AUGUST 8, 2020
Sustainable Fabric: Not all fabrics are created equal, especially as regards the costs of production and disposal to the environment and to human health. The post Fashion & Fabric: From Sustainable to Harmful appeared first on Unsustainable.
Better Ventures
JANUARY 10, 2023
Not So Fast (Fashion)- Resale Continues to Rise Our Investment in Beni Whether you try and keep up with the latest fashion trends, or your kids do, there’s no denying the prevalence of fast fashion. The UN has declared that “the only way to make fashion sustainable is to end the throwaway culture.”
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 7, 2020
Many less harmful options exist, and FOReT proves this with its line of sustainable, eco-friendly cork jewelry. Who says that beauty has to hurt the Earth?
Impact Alpha
MARCH 11, 2024
ImpactAlpha, March 11 – Asia’s garment sector, which feeds global fast-fashion demand, is notorious for human rights and environmental abuses. The post Blue Earth Capital inks sustainability-linked loan for Asia’s garment sector appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Q Collection is.
Green Living Guy
JANUARY 25, 2022
The fashion industry is one of the leading generators of toxic chemicals, excess material waste, greenhouse gases and factories in the industry often feature unsafe or unethical working conditions for laborers. The post 5 Ways to Find Eco-friendly Fashion Products appeared first on Green Living Guy. Unfortunately, it often does.
GreenBiz
JULY 18, 2023
Spanish fashion group Inditex said it will turn to recycling and regenerative farming to help meet ambitious new sustainability targets.
Business Green
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Self-growing shoes, clothing dyes made from food waste, and clothing traceability QR codes among winners from £100,000 Circular Fashion Innovators Fund. The winners of support from the Circular Fashion Innovators Fund were unveiled yesterday with a wide range of different technologies among the recipients.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Former Fair Wear Foundation partnership lead Christian Smith talks post-COVID priorities in global apparel, shaping change via an NGO and his advice to those dreaming of a job in sustainability.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 14, 2021
The post A blended finance solution for sustainable fashion and impact businesses in Brazil appeared first on Impact Alpha. Trê – Investing with cause is a young organisation born in Brazil to foster a new economy, contributing to the healthy flow of.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 27, 2019
From new ventures from sustainability stalwarts to tech executives in energy management, it's an interesting time of the year for the sustainability field.
Green Living Guy
JUNE 3, 2022
The fashion industry has a huge impact on the environment. The post Childrenswear Brand FIVE OF US New Analysis Demonstrates Impact of Fashion Industry appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News, New York, California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Nevada. Fast Facts: ?
The Environmental Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
As the dawn of a new era of conscious consumerism rises, we find ourselves pivoting towards a blend of luxury and sustainability. Gone are the days when sustainability was perceived as a trend – it is now becoming the new norm, especially within the realm of home textiles. What is Organic Cotton? What is Tencel? What is Hemp?
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