HERZOGENAURACH - Sportswear giant Puma has achieved its first science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets seven years ahead of schedule, according to its latest sustainability report The report, ‘Play faster. Forever Play’, shows that Puma…
WARSAW - Polish fashion group LPP, which operates brands such as Reserved, Cropp, House, Mohito and Sinsay, is expanding its used clothing collection programme to include some of its international retail sites. LPP began its used clothing collection…
LONDON - The Circular Fashion Innovator’s Fund, hosted by eBay in partnership with the British Fashion Council and environmental charity Hubbub, has selected six small businesses pioneering waste reduction to benefit from new funding. Swoperz, which…
SAN FRANCISCO – The world’s largest fashion brands made “zero progress” on reducing their environmental and social impacts last year, according to a new report. Workers’ rights NGO Remake’s 2024 Fashion Accountability Report scores 52 leading…
SAN FRANCISCO – Gap Inc. has committed to Ambercycle's recycled polyester made from end-of-life textiles in its Athleta branded performance apparel from 2026. Based in Los Angeles, Ambercycle uses enzymes to break down polyester into environmentally…
OAKLAND - ThredUp Inc., one of the fashion industry’s largest online resale platforms for apparel, shoes and accessories, has narrowed its loss for its fourth quarter, helped by increased user numbers and stronger revenues. Total net loss for the…
STOCKHOLM - Climate tech company eComID, which is working to help the fashion industry reduce online product returns and shrink its environmental footprint, has raised €2.75 million in pre-seed funding which it will use to advance its AI-powered…
AMSTERDAM - Cascale, formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, has launched the latest version of its Higg Brand and Retail Module (BRM), part of the Higg Index suite of tools to help the fashion and textile industry measure its impacts. The new…
LONDON - A new peer-to-peer marketplace for pre-loved fashion will launch in the UK this month. Branded as Nold (new to old), the platform, which is backed by 11 venture capital firms, will allow users to list their items by selecting from an…
LEEDS - Applications are now open for researchers, businesses and other organisations to apply for funding to run targeted research projects that will provide new insights, evidence and data to help drive sustainability practices in the UK’s fashion…
LONDON - N Brown Group, owner of the JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo brands N Brown has announced that its net-zero emissions targets have been validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi has backed the brand’s target to…
DENVER - Fashion giant VF Corp, which owns brands such as Timberland, Vans, Dickies and North Face, has defended its record on climate change after its latest sustainability report revealed an increase in its supply chain GHG emissions . The…
LONDON - Ultra fast fashion giant Shein is reportedly exploring the option of a public listing in London amidst concerns its initial public offering (IPO) bid in New York will be blocked over its ties to China. UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt had…
DEARBORN - Workwear brand Carhartt is to expand its resale program following a successful pilot programme. Operated in cooperation with Trove, which equips brands and retailers with the technology to create and scale branded resale programmes,…
NEW YORK – US fashion retailer J.Crew has teamed up with logistics specialist SuperCircle to launch a swimwear take-back programme The ‘Second-Life Swim’ programme will be available both in J.Crew stores and online and will aim to recycle swimwear…
BERLIN - Online fashion retailer Zalando is to make significant changes to the way it promotes the sustainable credentials of its clothing collections following an investigation by European regulators. Following discussions with the European…
VANCOUVER – Environmental nonprofit Canopy has announced that three Chinese fashion groups have become the first from the region to join its CanopyStyle and Pack4Good supply chain initiatives. The Ellassay Group, which owns owns Chinese brand…
HERZOGENAURACH – Sportswear giant Adidas has joined the environmental non-profit Canopy's CanopyStyle and Pack4Good initiatives. It means the company is committing that all of its textiles, paper and paper packaging will be free of fibre sourced…
VANCOUVER / CANBERRA – Canadian athleticwear brand Lululemon has linked up with Australian recycling company Samsara Eco to create what is claimed to be the world’s first garment made with enzymatically recycled nylon 6,6. Lululemon has created…
LONDON - Luxury fashion house Prada has joined the Sustainable Markets Initiative's Fashion Task Force, a private-sector coalition aimed at accelerating the transition towards a more sustainable future in the global fashion and textiles sector.…
COSTA MESA - Apparel group Liberated Brands has announced that it is switching to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)-free production for skiwear from its high-end Spyder brand. With the phase-out scheduled to begin this Autumn, Spyder…
DENVER - VF Corporation, which owns brands such as Timberland, Vans, Dickies and North Face, has appointed the former managing director of Closed Loop Partners to its board. Caroline Brown led the New York-based, circularity-focused investment firm…
MANCHESTER - A new report has revealed how the accusations of modern slavery levelled at UK retailer Boohoo have had disastrous consequences for garment workers in Leicester. The report from the University of Bath highlights how thousands of people…
BOSTON - Footwear brand New Balance has launched a resale programme which will allow customers to view and shop for pre-owned shoes, including consumer returns and cosmetically imperfect footwear that cannot be sold as new. Branded as Reconsidered,…
PHILADELPHIA – US apparel retailer Anthropologie has reiterated its commitment to Cotton Incorporated's Blue Jeans Go Green initiative by re-joining the denim recycling programme for the third consecutive year. The Blue Jeans Go Green initiative…
LONDON – Fashion brands and retailers are displaying a "dangerous complacency" when it comes to the industry’s water-related risks, according to a new report from the Planet Tracker think-tank. The non-profit analysed 3,900 documents from 29 major…
STOCKHOLM - Arket, the Nordic lifestyle brand that is part of the H&M Group, has launched a infant and babywear rental service following a new partnership with London-based Bundlee, a children’s clothing rental service. Under the terms of the…
LEIDEN - IKEA owner, the Ingka Group, last year reduced its carbon footprint across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 24.3% while increasing its revenue by 30.9%, according to the company's annual sustainability report. Most of the decrease in greenhouse gas…
STOCKHOLM – Nordic fashion brand Kappahl has partnered with the Trace4Value project to implement a digital product passport pilot programme. The pilot aims to align with the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, which calls for digital…
PARIS – French fashion resale specialist Vestiaire Collective has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise at least €1 million ($1.09 million) from individual investors as it looks to become profitable by the end of the year and potentially launch…
GREENSBORO – Apparel brand Cone Denim will present its first denim fabrics made with Circulose at this week's Kingpins event in New York. The launch follows Cone's decision to become the first North American denim mill to join the Swedish…
LEIDEN - Swedish-owned homeware giant IKEA has unveiled a new collection of textile products made from its recycled worker uniforms. IKEA sourced the garments from its stores across Europe as part of a pilot project aimed at exploring how used and…
MADRID - Spanish fashion brand Mango is offering more than 250 employees training in sustainability in a partnership with the prestigious Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Technical University of Madrid). The programme at the university's 'Centro…
AHMEDABAD – Retail giant Gap Inc and denim manufacturer Arvind Limited have launched a Global Water Innovation Centre for Action (GWICA), an expansion of their partnership that was set up to transform water management practices within the apparel…
LILLE – Sporting goods retailer Decathlon has created a hiking shoe made out of just one material - instead of the six it usually uses - to make recycling easier. Decathlon CEO Barbara Martin Coppola announced the development of the Quecha NH ONE…
LOS ANGELES – An investigation by the US Department of Labor has recovered more than $1 million in back wages and damages for 165 California garment workers after finding a Los Angeles textile contractor denied them overtime wages illegally and then…
WAKEFIELD – It's that time of year again when we wish our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – and reflect on some of the more memorable stories from over the last 12 months. Back in January, the International Accord for Health and…
ZUG - Members of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) industry association have voted to make committing to the Race To Zero (RTZ) initiative by the end of 2024 a mandatory requirement of membership. Some 88% of those who took part in the vote, which…
PARIS - Luxury fashion group LVMH has revealed the first results of its 2021 environmental strategy and sets its sights on reducing its scope 3 emissions with the launch of a new, supplier focused, action programme. The LVMH Initiatives For the…
NEW YORK - The US-based National Retail Federation (NRF) has launched the 'Center for Retail Sustainability', an industry-wide hub aimed at supporting retailers’ work to create net positive environmental, social and community benefits while…
NEW YORK - Two plaintiffs have dropped a class action lawsuit against retail giant H&M for allegedly “misrepresent[ing]” the sustainable nature of its products. In June 2022, plaintiff Chelsea Commodore alleged “H&M created an extensive marketing…
LONDON - The British Fashion Council (BFC) has formally banned fur at London Fashion Week (LFW) from the forthcoming 40th anniversary event in February onwards. The event has been fur free for some years but this has now been implemented into the…
MILAN – Luxury fashion brand Prada has announced its commitment to the UN’s Global Compact (UNGC) initiative. Signatories of the UNGC pledge to champion corporate responsibility within their supply chains, regardless of company size, and work by 10…
ARTEIXO - Following a successful launch in the UK in 2022 and in France in September of this year, Inditex's second-hand platform, Zara Pre-Owned will shortly be available in a further 14 European countries. The service, which is available through…
HERZOGENAURACH - Sportswear brand Puma is to use its Re:Fibre textile-to-textile recycling technology for the manufacturing of nearly all of its replica football kits from next year. In 2024, official Puma kits - including those for the Euro and…
METZINGEN - Hugo Boss has linked up with Zürich-based venture capital platform Collateral Good to launch a €100 million ($108m) fund to accelerate the sustainable transformation of the textile and fashion industry. The fashion brand is to put up…
LONDON - Fashion chain New Look has announced a partnership with TrusTrace, a deal that marks the supply chain traceability platform’s first major deal with a UK retailer. New Looks says implementation of TrusTrace’s systems will help it identify…
DUBAI — Most global fashion brands are still not on track to meet the 1.5C pathway of the Paris Agreement, according to new analysis from the Stand.earth environmental group. Stand.earth assessed 14 major brands which signed up to the UN Fashion…
PARIS – French fashion conglomerate Kering, which owns brands including Gucci, Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen, has outlined its latest sourcing policy in which it provides its suppliers with guidance on how to measure progress and outcomes on…
BARCELONA - Fashion retailer Mango has announced it is to use regenerative cotton in its products for the first time with the first selected garments expected to go in sale in early 2024. The Spanish clothing brand has been working with agricultural…
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