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Wednesday, 08 May 2024Under Amour unveils elastane-free sportswear
BALTIMORE – Sportswear brand Under Armour has unveiled its first garment made with Neolast fibre, the ‘sustainable’ alternative to elastane developed in partnership with US speciality materials company Celanese. First announced in January, the… -
Wednesday, 08 May 2024Vintage garments 'outperform fast fashion'
PARIS – Secondhand luxury fashion is better value, as well as less environmentally damaging, than fast fashion, according to a new report by French resale specialist Vestiaire Collective. The study, in collaboration with Bengaluru-based climate-tech… -
Wednesday, 08 May 2024Decathlon partners on elastane-free swimwear
BRUSSELS - Sportswear brand Decathlon has partnered with Belgian material innovator Resortecs to develop fully recyclable swimwear without the use of elastane fibre within the fabric. Instead, and to still ensure the swimwear offers essential… -
Tuesday, 07 May 2024Milliken outlines sustainability progress
SPARTANBURG – US apparel manufacturer Milliken & Company has released its sixth annual sustainability report, summarising its actions and progress towards reducing its environmental impact as well as its approach to “people, product and planet”. The… -
Tuesday, 07 May 2024Lululemon faces greenwashing investigation
OTTAWA - Canadian athleticwear brand Lululemon is being investigated by Canada's Competition Bureau over environmental claims made in its marketing campaigns. The bureau has confirmed that it has opened a formal investigation following a complaint… -
Thursday, 02 May 2024Decathlon climate targets approved by SBTi
LILLE – Sporting goods retailer Decathlon has had its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The retailer has committed to reducing absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030,… -
Thursday, 02 May 2024Varner report claims sustainability progress
OSLO – Nordic fashion retailer Varner, which has more than 1,100 stories in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, is claiming progress in tackling its carbon footprint. The company, which owns brands Cubus, Dressmann, Bik Bok, Carlings, Volt, Urban,… -
Wednesday, 01 May 2024Brands’ no-show branded “poor” by EAC chair
LONDON - Fifteen major fashion companies were criticised after refusing to give evidence to the UK's influential Environmental Audit Committee (EAC). EAC chairman Philip Dunne MP named the companies concerned after accusing them of “a pretty poor… -
Wednesday, 01 May 2024Ex Under Armour chief is new Cascale boss
SAN FRANCISCO – Cascale, formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, has named Colin Browne as its new chief executive officer. Browne, who served as interim CEO of Under Armour, and who has held senior sourcing roles at VF Corporation, Li… -
Wednesday, 01 May 2024Fashion Pact members claim progress on goals
PARIS - Signatories to the Fashion Pact have made significant progress towards the organisation's aims of mitigating climate change, restoring biodiversity and protecting oceans, according to a new report. Conservation International made the claim… -
Wednesday, 01 May 2024Gap releases 2023 sustainability report
SAN FRANCISCO - US retailer Gap has released its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, summarising its actions and progress towards reducing its environmental impact as well as its approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The… -
Tuesday, 30 April 2024UK launch for North Face Renewed programme
DENVER – Outdoor brand The North Face has launched its 'North Face Renewed' resale programme online in the UK. North Face Renewed, first launched in North America, aims to give a new life to used North Face garments. -
Tuesday, 30 April 2024Secondhand platform in profit for first time
VILNIUS – Secondhand fashion marketplace Vinted has turned a profit for the first time in a sector where it is notoriously difficult to do so. The Lithuanian company reported a 61% year-on-year revenue growth for 2023, with a net profit of €17.8… -
Tuesday, 30 April 2024Canada watchdog closes Hugo Boss Uyghur complaint
OTTAWA - The Canada Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) has closed its investigation of Hugo Boss Canada and its alleged links to Uyghur forced labour. CORE’s final report followed an initial assessment, first published in August 2023,… -
Monday, 29 April 2024Dr Martens launches recycled leather footwear
WOLLASTON - Footwear specialist Dr Martens has launched a new collection of shoes made from leather offcuts that would otherwise be destined for landfill. The introduction of the recycled leather, branded as Genix Nappa, is part of Dr Martens pledge… -
Friday, 26 April 2024MPs to quiz Boohoo, H&M on fashion impacts
LONDON - Boohoo and H&M are among those set to give evidence to the UK's influential Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) as it revisits its landmark 2019 inquiry into fast fashion. The EAC is to hold an evidence session as it looks again at its… -
Friday, 26 April 2024SBTi approval for River Island climate targets
LONDON – UK fashion retailer River Island has announced that its net-zero emissions targets have been validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) with the goal of reaching net-zero by 2040. The SBTi has backed the brand's target to… -
Friday, 26 April 2024French resale startup completes funding round
PARIS - French fashion resale startup Paradigme has raised €1.2 million ($1.3m) in its first funding round. Paradigme will use the investment to expand its team, sign up more brands and improve its RaaS (resale as a service) platform. -
Friday, 26 April 2024TextileGenesis partners on enhanced garment traceability
PARIS - Traceability solutions provider TextileGenesis has teamed up with digitisation specialist EON to help brands and retailers accelerate the use of digital product passports (DPP) throughout their supply chains. The use of DPPs to connect the… -
Thursday, 25 April 2024PETA urges Kering to ditch reptile skins
PARIS – Animal welfare organisation PETA has called on French fashion conglomerate Kering to “cut ties” with the reptile-skin industry. It comes after a PETA Asia investigation alleged “appalling cruelty” towards pythons at Kering-owned tannery… -
Tuesday, 23 April 2024Wrangler expands denim upcycling partnerships
GREENSBORO – Denim brand Wrangler has announced a number of new partnerships aimed at keeping denim waste out of landfill. Wrangler said the initiatives with non-profit Accelerating Circularity, a Texas-based sports club and vintage clothing… -
Tuesday, 23 April 2024SBTi approves New Look emissions targets
LONDON - UK fashion retailer New Look has had its latest emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). The retailer has committed to a 42% reduction of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by the… -
Tuesday, 23 April 2024Success for Puma compostable trainers
HERZOGENAURACH – Following a two-year pilot project, sportswear giant Puma is to make a commercial version of its compostable Re:Suede sneaker available for sale. As part of the experiment, which was successfully concluded in late 2023, Puma… -
Wednesday, 10 April 2024M&S launches new Plan A initiatives
LONDON – UK retail giant Marks & Spencer has announced a tranche of new investments in collaborative projects to help achieve its ‘Net Zero by 2040’ goals. The £1 million ($1.27m) investment, funded through its ‘Plan A Accelerator Fund’, includes a… -
Tuesday, 09 April 2024Lululemon debuts recycled polyester product
VANCOUVER / CANBERRA – Canadian athleticwear brand Lululemon and Australian recycling company Samsara Eco have introduced what is claimed to be the world’s first commercially available product made from enzymatically recycled polyester. Samsara… -
Tuesday, 09 April 2024Leading brands 'off track on climate goals'
GLOBAL – Major corporations – including fashion giants H&M, Zara owner Inditex, Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing, Nike and Adidas – are significantly off track with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting climate change to 1.5°C, according to a new report.… -
Monday, 08 April 2024Selfridges extends resale platform
LONDON - Following a successful launch at its flagship London store, British retailer Selfridges is rolling out its Reselfridges resale platform at its three other UK sites. The platform, which gives customers the opportunity to purchase and sell… -
Monday, 08 April 2024eBay drops pre-owned fashion seller fees
LONDON – Online auction house eBay UK has announced that individual sellers can now sell their pre-owned fashion items free of charge on its platform, a move designed to reduce the £16.3 billion ($20.5 billion) worth of clothing the company says… -
Friday, 05 April 2024Bestseller and Sodra partner on recycled knits
COPENHAGEN – Danish Fashion brand Object, part of the Bestseller group has partnered with recycling innovator Sodra Group, on a new knitwear collection made partly from textile waste. The used cotton and cotton-polyester waste that is added to… -
Thursday, 04 April 2024Decathlon cuts overall CO2 emissions by 10%
LILLE – Sporting goods retailer Decathlon reduced its absolute CO2 emissions - across Scopes 1, 2 & 3 – by 10% last year, compared to -2% in 2022, according to its new annual report. The company says the reduction is a significant step towards its… -
Tuesday, 02 April 2024Brands 'lagging' on climate targets - report
NEW YORK - Two thirds of fashion brands are lagging on meeting their decarbonisation targets - and 40% have actually seen emissions increase since setting their goals, according to new study from the McKinsey consultancy. It says that the fashion… -
Thursday, 28 March 2024Research note: Sustainability in market context
DELHI – With economics and global politics disrupting moves towards sustainability goals, Jayanth Kashyap B., investment lead at the Good Fashion Fund explains how these constraints influence plans for India’s textile sector. -
Wednesday, 27 March 2024H&M claims Scope 3 progress in new report
STOCKHOLM - Swedish fashion giant H&M last year reduced its CO2 emissions in its global supply chain by 22%, compared to a 2019 baseline, according to its new annual and sustainability report. The company says the reduction in its Scope 3 emissions… -
Wednesday, 27 March 2024ASOS, Boohoo, ASDA censured on green claims
LONDON - Fashion retailers ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda have signed formal agreements to use only accurate and clear green claims in future following an investigation by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The undertakings commit… -
Wednesday, 27 March 2024Secondhand market 'still growing' - ThredUp
OAKLAND - The secondhand clothing market is continuing to expand, according to the 12th annual Resale Report from the ThredUp online resale platform which noted a 31% year-on-year growth last year. However, profits remain elusive with ThredUp's own… -
Monday, 25 March 2024Sainsbury's joins ACT wages initiative
LONDON - UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's - which includes Tu Clothing, Habitat and Argos – has joined the ACT initiative which seeks to secure living wages for workers in textile and garment supply chains. ACT (Action, Collaboration,… -
Monday, 25 March 2024Adidas unveils elastane-free stretch sportswear
HERZOGENAURACH - Sportswear giant Adidas has developed a new range of stretch performance garments which it says uses an innovative knit or woven construction to dispense with the need for elastane fibres. Branded as Twistknit and Twistweave, Adidas… -
Thursday, 21 March 2024Zalando admits mixed progress on sustainability
BERLIN – European online fashion retailer Zalando has admitted mixed success in meeting its environmental targets in its newly published 2023 Sustainability Progress Report. Key findings include a 78% reduction in its Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas… -
Thursday, 21 March 2024Shein to offer business model to other brands
SINGAPORE - Chinese-owned ultra fast fashon giant Shein is reportedly planning to make its controversial sourcing model available to other brands. The Wall Street Journal newspaper says it has seen a letter from Shein’s executive chairman Donald… -
Tuesday, 19 March 2024Urbanic completes Series C funding round
LONDON - Socially responsible fashion brand Urbanic has completed a $150 million Series C funding round to improve its technology and scale-up its supply chain sustainability. The investment will be used to ramp up the company’s implementation of AI… -
Thursday, 14 March 2024Puma hits climate targets, sets new ambitions
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… -
Monday, 11 March 2024European roll-out for LPP used clothing scheme
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… -
Monday, 11 March 2024Cash backing for circular fashion innovators
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… -
Thursday, 07 March 2024Brands making ‘zero progress’ on impacts
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… -
Wednesday, 06 March 2024Gap brand Athleta backs recycled polyester
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… -
Wednesday, 06 March 2024ThredUp narrows its losses
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… -
Tuesday, 05 March 2024Fashion returns start-up completes seeding round
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… -
Tuesday, 05 March 2024Cascale launches update to Higg BRM tool
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… -
Tuesday, 05 March 2024UK launch for new peer-to-peer marketplace
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… -
Monday, 04 March 2024UK announces sustainable fashion funding drive
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…
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