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Tuesday, 05 November 2024ThredUp announces reduced revenues and profits
OAKLAND - ThredUp, one of the fashion industry’s largest online resale platforms, has announced a drop in revenues, profits, user numbers and orders in its third quarter results for 2024. ThredUp's third quarter revenue of $73 million represented an… -
Monday, 04 November 2024New tool calculates ‘true cost’ of fashion
ANTWERP – Belgian researchers funded by the European Union have developed a new online tool designed to calculate the environmental and social costs associated with garments throughout their lifecycle. SCIRT partners (System Circularity & Innovative… -
Friday, 01 November 2024UK retailers urged to back Leicester manufacturing
LEICESTER – A group of trade unions, industry campaigners and community groups have called on UK fashion retailers and brands to support garment production in Leicester, one of the UK’s key manufacturing hubs. Writing an open letter, organisations… -
Tuesday, 29 October 2024Arc'teryx backs enzyme regenerated polyester
LOS ANGELES – Outdoor brand Arc'teryx has teamed up with the material innovator Ambercycle to use its ‘Cycora’ regenerated polyester as part of its push to lower carbon emissions and meet its targets on circularity. Ambercycle’s technology uses… -
Monday, 28 October 2024Zara starts-up US resale platform
ARTEIXO - Inditex has officially launched its Zara Pre-Owned second-hand platform in the US. The service, which is available through Zara’s stores, its website and a mobile app, aims to extend the life of customers’ garments, contribute to the… -
Friday, 25 October 2024Bestseller reports on supply chain due diligence
BRANDE – Danish fashion retailer Bestseller has launched a new report to provide greater transparency on the human rights, environmental and safety risks of its sourcing practices. The company's 'Supply Chain Due Diligence Report' covers the… -
Friday, 25 October 2024US shoppers prepared to pay more for quality
LONDON - Two-thirds of US shoppers are prepared to pay more for well-made apparel and footwear, according to a YouGov survey of attitudes towards sustainable fashion shopping. The preference was evident across income levels, says YouGov, with 60% of… -
Wednesday, 23 October 2024Nominations open for Global Change Award
STOCKHOLM – The H&M Foundation is again inviting fashion and textile innovators and entrepreneurs to apply for a share of €1 million (US$1m) in prize money in its annual Global Change Award (GCA). Launched in 2015, the Global Change Award is the… -
Tuesday, 22 October 2024Primark links with WRAP on garment durability
DUBLIN - Discount retailer Primark and UK waste charity WRAP have announced a new three year partnership aimed at giving clothes a longer life. The partners, who announced a joint project to establish an industry standard for fashion durability 18… -
Monday, 21 October 2024Gender key to sustainable clothing choices
ROME – Gender plays a key role in determining why people choose to buy sustainable clothing, according to a new academic paper on the complex motivations behind consumer choices in the fashion industry. Published in Scientific Reports, the paper… -
Thursday, 17 October 2024Outdoor brands partner for repair service
TETTNANG – German outdoor apparel brand Vaude has partnered with fellow outdoor company Globetrotter to create an expanded repair service in certified workshops. Vaude says its customers are now able to visit nine Globetrotter locations in Germany… -
Thursday, 17 October 2024Levi’s launches climate transition plan
SAN FRANCISCO – Denim giant Levi Strauss & Co has published its inaugural climate transition plan, which provides a roadmap to reaching its near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target by 2030 and its goal of being a net zero company by… -
Tuesday, 15 October 2024Inditex to invest €50m in textile innovation
MADRID – Zara owner Inditex has launched a new fund that will see €50 million ($54.75 million) invested in sustainable projects predominantly in the textile sector. Inditex has confirmed that the fund will be managed by Spanish venture capital firm… -
Tuesday, 15 October 2024Brands to expand secondhand trade-in programmes
LOS ANGELES – US fashion brand Guess has partnered with textile recycling logistics specialist SuperCircle to launch an online used clothes trade-in programme named ‘Guess Again’. US customers can send secondhand clothes of any brand to Guess by… -
Tuesday, 15 October 2024Spain launches textile waste pilot programme
MADRID - Ten of Spain’s largest fashion retailers including Zara, Mango, H&M, Decathlon and Primark, have signed up to a voluntary pilot scheme to collect, manage and sort textile and clothing waste. The pilot project, known as Re-Viste, will… -
Friday, 11 October 2024Bestseller to ramp up sustainable material use
BRANDE – Danish fashion retailer Bestseller says it is to increase its investment in sustainable raw materials such as organic cotton and recycled polyester by 50% in 2025. Reporting a 4% drop in revenue to $5.2 billion (DKK 35.6b) for its full year… -
Friday, 11 October 2024Dick’s Sporting Goods implements traceability tool
MINNEAPOLIS – US retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods has partnered with AI platform Inspectorio to integrate a new supply chain monitoring system which it says will enhance its sustainability and quality control operations. After using Inspectorio’s… -
Thursday, 10 October 2024Fast Retailing to rollout Uniqlo pre-owned
YAMAGUCHI – Uniqlo owner and Japanese fashion giant Fast Retailing has announced plans for a pre-owned clothing rollout and reported progress on its circularity initiatives in its fourth quarter financial results announcement. The news comes as the… -
Thursday, 10 October 2024Decathlon signs deal with 3D innovator Unspun
LILLE – Sporting goods retailer Decathlon's investment arm, Decathlon Pulse, has formed a partnership with US textile innovator Unspun to use the latter's Vega-branded 3D weaving technology across Europe. Decathlon Pulse is to invest in Unspun's… -
Wednesday, 09 October 2024Holzweiler to implement digital product passport
OSLO - Norwegian fashion brand Holzweiler has partnered with textile traceability specialist Trimco Group and software supplier Kezzler on the implementation of a digital product passport (DPP) scheme. The DPP system will be used to improve the… -
Wednesday, 09 October 2024H&M tests sustainable technology in Bangladesh
DHAKA - Swedish fashion retailer H&M is working with one of its key suppliers in Bangladesh to test the potential of three new disruptive technologies to save CO2 emissions, water and chemicals. It is funding the installation of machines from three… -
Monday, 07 October 2024H&M ends sourcing of new down feathers
STOCKHOLM - Swedish fashion retailer H&M has committed to no longer sourcing any new down feathers for any of its brands worldwide, following protests by animal welfare campaigners. PETA, which has staged protests outside H&M stores around the world… -
Friday, 04 October 2024New Look provides emission reductions update
LONDON - UK fashion retailer New Look has provided an update on the progress of its carbon emission reduction targets and its wider sustainability strategy. New Look had its latest emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative… -
Friday, 04 October 2024Primark publishes garment durability guide
DUBLIN - Budget retailer Primark has published new design guidelines for making more durable apparel which it says shows that clothes can be made to last longer without luxury price tags. The company says it is also addressing the lack of universal… -
Wednesday, 02 October 2024Bestseller brand ups sourcing of CmiA cotton
COPENHAGEN - Danish fashion company Bestseller says its 'Only' brand has more than doubled its sourcing of organic cotton sourced from African farmers via the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) programme since last year. Only sourced almost 3,400 tonnes… -
Wednesday, 02 October 2024New Burberry scarf made with Brewed Protein
LONDON - Burberry has become the first luxury brand to release a product made with Japanese biotechnology company Spiber's plant-based Brewed Protein fibres. Brewed Protein is made from biomass, such as sugar cane and farm waste, using a proprietary… -
Thursday, 26 September 2024Shein faces Italian greenwashing probe
MILAN - Italy’s antitrust watchdog is investigating ultra fast fashion giant Shein for potentially making misleading claims about its sustainability practices on its website. The country’s independent competition authority said the probe would focus… -
Wednesday, 25 September 2024China accuses PVH over Xinjiang cotton boycott
BEIJING - Fashion company PVH, which owns brands including Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, is under investigation by China's Commerce Ministry over its policies on Xinjiang cotton. PVH has been told to provide documentation and evidence within 30… -
Friday, 20 September 2024OVS turns focus to locally produced cotton
VENICE – Italian fashion brand OVS has renewed its partnership with DNA-marking specialist Haelixa to enhance the traceability of its use of cotton grown in Italy. The partnership claims to deliver comprehensive cotton traceability for OVS’s apparel… -
Thursday, 19 September 2024Ralph Lauren 'ahead of target' on emissions
NEW YORK - Ralph Lauren has already achieved its 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions goal, according to its new 2024 Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report. The company reduced its absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions by 33% - against a FY20… -
Thursday, 19 September 2024Green claims guide launched for fashion firms
LONDON - The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a guide to help fashion businesses stay on the right side of consumer law when it comes to making sustainability claims about their products. It draws on lessons from the CMA's… -
Friday, 13 September 2024US roll-out for Zara clothing resale platform
ARTEIXO - Inditex is to launch its secondhand platform Zara Pre-Owned in the US next month, after it was launched in the UK in 2022 and across Europe last year. The service, which is available through Zara's stores, its website and a mobile app,… -
Wednesday, 11 September 2024Steve Madden partners on recycling programme
NEW YORK – Apparel and footwear brand Steve Madden has partnered with recycling and rewards platform Trashie, to use its clothing returns infrastructure. Steve Madden customers can now purchase Trashie's ‘take-back’ bag for $20, fill it with old… -
Wednesday, 11 September 2024Nike shareholders reject worker rights move
BEAVERTON - Shareholders in sportswear brand Nike have voted against a proposal demanding the company signs up to the Pakistan Accord garment and textile factory safety programme. Their rejection of the proposal comes despite the support of major… -
Monday, 09 September 2024Patagonia joins sustainable packaging programme
VENTURA – Outdoor apparel brand Patagonia has signed up to Pack4Good, the sustainable packaging initiative from environmental non-profit, Canopy. With an estimated three billion trees cut down each year for paper packaging, the Pack4Good initiative… -
Friday, 06 September 2024Investors urge Nike to sign Pakistan Accord
BEAVERTON - The world's largest sovereign wealth fund is backing a shareholder proposal demanding that sportswear giant Nike signs up to the Pakistan Accord garment and textile factory safety programme. Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, which… -
Wednesday, 04 September 2024Retail giants invest in lab-grown cotton firm
BOSTON – Swedish retailer H&M and Zara owner Inditex have taken part in fresh funding round for US cellular agriculture start-up Galy, which is working to develop lab-grown cotton. The $33 million raised from the oversubscribed series B financing… -
Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Campaigners in bid to block Shein listing
LONDON - The Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG) campaign says it has provided the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with evidence which should bar Shein from listing on the London Stock Exchange. SUG sent a dossier to the FCA which it says shows there is… -
Friday, 30 August 2024British brands failing on climate action, report
LONDON - The British fashion industry is failing to act on the climate crisis with fewer than 4% of brands affiliated to the British Fashion Council (BFC) able to demonstrate any emissions reduction targets, new research suggests. The report from… -
Friday, 30 August 2024eBay launches first 'Pre-loved Fashion Week'
LONDON – Secondhand marketplace eBay has teamed up with the British Fashion Council (BFC) and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) to launch its first ‘Pre-loved Fashion Week’ in New York and London. The events will include a live,… -
Friday, 30 August 2024
New Look inks supply chain agreement
LONDON - UK clothing retailer New Look and global trade union federation, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), have teamed up to ensure that transport workers’ human and labour rights are protected in New Look’s supply chain. Under… -
Wednesday, 28 August 2024Investor quits fashion over ESG concerns
THE HAGUE – A Dutch impact investor, which manages assets worth around €4.2 billion ($4.7bn), has announced a decision to divest from the fashion industry due to sustainability concerns. ASN Impact Investors has put a halt on investments in… -
Tuesday, 27 August 2024ACT urges action on secondhand fashion taxes
NEW YORK - The American Circular Textiles (ACT) coalition has launched a US-wide petition to eliminate double taxation on secondhand goods, repairs and alterations in the apparel sector. ACT, whose members include fashion resale specialists such as… -
Friday, 23 August 2024Shein's CO2 emissions rose by 45% in 2023
SINGAPORE - Chinese-owned ultra fast fashion giant Shein's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rose by 45% last year, according to its new sustainability and social impact report. It also reveals that the company's auditors uncovered two cases of child… -
Wednesday, 21 August 2024Puma welcomes ‘climate leader’ recognition
HERZOGENAURACH - Sportswear brand Puma has been ranked in the top ten of Europe’s ‘climate leaders’ in a list compiled by the Financial Times (FT). Analysing the climate ambitions of 600 European companies, the FT awarded the highest scores to… -
Tuesday, 20 August 2024Ganni signs up to Canopy forest initiatives
COPENHAGEN - Danish fashion brand Ganni has teamed up with environmental non-profit Canopy in a commitment to use only sustainable forestry in its apparel and packaging supply chains. Ganni has signed up to both the CanopyStyle and Pack4Good… -
Tuesday, 13 August 2024Trove acquires Recurate resale platform
SAN FRANCISCO – Californian re-commerce specialist Trove, which runs branded resale and trade-in platforms for fashion brands, has acquired integrated resale platform Recurate. Recurate’s plug-in technology enables brands and retailers to establish… -
Tuesday, 13 August 2024Report highlights obstacles to circular fashion
BIRMINGHAM - Consumers’ efforts to make us of fashion brands’ reuse, repair and recycling schemes are being impeded by geographical limitations and regional variations, new research suggests. The joint study from the University of Birmingham and… -
Monday, 12 August 2024H&M and Save the Children partner on India project
BENGALURU – Fashion retail giant H&M has teamed up with Save the Children India to launch a circular textile project in the city of Bengaluru, the capital of India's southern Karnataka state. Designed to tackle the city’s mounting waste management… -
Monday, 12 August 2024Tesco to trial digital passports on clothing
LONDON - Supermarket giant Tesco is linking up with data technology company Fabacus for a pilot scheme which will see digital product passports (DPPs) used to provide consumers with information on items in its F&F fashion range. It comes amidst…
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