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Friday, 22 January 2021Sustainable secondhand platform set to launch
LONDON - Social shopping platform Farleigh.io is to launch later this month allowing users to buy and sell sustainable second-hand clothing and other goods. The platform is designed to resemble a shoppable version of the Pinterest social media site… -
Friday, 22 January 2021H&M and Lee link up on sustainable denim
STOCKHOLM/GREENSBORO - Swedish fashion company H&M and US denim brand Lee have launched a collaboration aimed at developing the next generation of more sustainable denim. The 'holistic collaboration' is set to lead to new design and production… -
Friday, 22 January 2021Beyond Retro to wholesale vintage apparel
LONDON – Second-hand fashion firm Beyond Retro is making its assortment of vintage garments available to retailers for the first time at wholesale prices. The company, based out of London, says its team of international trend forecasters enable it… -
Thursday, 21 January 2021Sustainability firms to streamline fashion circularity
DENVER – US sustainability company ReCircled has acquired fellow circular economy advocate Circlarity, whose technology it will leverage to streamline product returns. ReCircled, based out of Denver, Colorado, works both with apparel brands and… -
Tuesday, 19 January 2021Unspun makes its “most sustainable jeans yet”
NEW YORK – Apparel brand Unspun has produced what it says are its most sustainable jeans yet. The US firm, which uses 3D scanning and robotics to create personalised jeans that mitigate waste, has aligned with the principles of the Ellen MacArthur… -
Tuesday, 19 January 2021Supply Compass update streamlines business communications
LONDON – Sustainable sourcing platform Supply Compass has updated its online services to enable fashion brands and retailers to invite and onboard their supply chain partners onto the system, which it says will improve communications across business… -
Tuesday, 19 January 2021Hema cancels all orders citing pandemic
AMSTERDAM - Dutch retailer Hema has reportedly cancelled all orders with its suppliers with immediate effect and extended its payment terms for orders which have already been delivered. The move led to the company being added to the Worker Rights… -
Monday, 18 January 2021Oxfam produces report on M&S supply chain
LONDON - Oxfam has published a report on Marks and Spencer (M&S) after being asked by the brand to act as a 'critical friend' and conduct a gap analysis of its supply chain. The charity's research identified a number of issues including in-work… -
Friday, 15 January 2021Boohoo 'on right road' - Sir Brian Leveson
MANCHESTER - Retired judge Sir Brian Leveson has published his first report on Boohoo's response to allegations that many of the UK garment workers who make its clothes worked in dangerous conditions for illegally low wages. Sir Brian was appointed… -
Thursday, 14 January 2021JC Penney partners with Apparel Impact Institute
TEXAS – Apparel brand JC Penney has partnered with the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) to improve the sustainability performance of its energy, water and chemical usage. Joining the likes of Target, Gap and Levi’s, JC Penney will enroll in the Aii’s… -
Thursday, 14 January 2021Sympatex joins eBay Upcycling Store
MUNICH – Functional textile manufacturer Sympatex has followed in the footsteps of European outdoor brand Vaude by announcing a partnership with the eBay Upcycling Store. Launched back in March of last year, the store affords companies the chance to… -
Monday, 11 January 2021American Vintage bans angora wool
MARSEILLE - French fashion brand American vintage has committed to a ban on the use of wool from angora rabbits in all future collections following long-standing pressure from animal welfare campaigners. The PETA animal rights group, which has been… -
Monday, 11 January 2021Moncler launches '100% sustainable jackets'
MILAN - Luxury skiwear brand Moncler has launched a new range of jackets which it says are made entirely from more sustainable materials as part of the company's Born to Protect strategy to reduce its environmental impact. Moncler says the jackets,… -
Friday, 08 January 2021Consumer survey spotlights growing sustainability focus
LONDON – A consumer survey commissioned by Fashion Revolution has assessed the attitudes and habits of 5,000 shoppers aged between 16-75 across the UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy. Findings, which cover brand and manufacturing expectations and… -
Friday, 08 January 2021Adidas to launch fungi-based vegan shoe
HERZOGENAURACH – Sportswear giant Adidas is developing a new vegan 'leather' shoe made from fungi as part of its pledge to drive up its use of sustainable materials. The new 'purely biological' Stan Smith trainers will be made from mycelium, the… -
Friday, 08 January 2021British brand House of Hackney becomes B Corp
LONDON – British fashion and interiors brand House of Hackney has become a certified B Corporation, an accolade which recognises the firm’s ongoing efforts to demonstrate best practices on the social and environmental front. B Corporations, of which… -
Wednesday, 06 January 2021M&S promises to avoid Xinjiang sourcing
LONDON – Marks & Spencer has today officially pledged to avoid sourcing cotton and textiles from the Xinjiang region of China and says it remains ‘committed’ to offering clothing made from 100 per cent ‘sustainably sourced’ materials. The UK… -
Wednesday, 06 January 2021Farah clothing collections to use 100% organic cotton
LONDON – British menswear brand Farah says its core clothing lines will use 100 per cent organic cotton, which will first be demonstrated in the firm’s upcoming spring/summer collection. Farah brand director, Mark McCann, commented: “Like many… -
Tuesday, 05 January 2021Academics critical of fashion’s social media strategy
LIVERPOOL – Academics at the University of Liverpool have completed two case studies which assessed conversations on Twitter around sustainability issues in fashion and the subsequent brand engagement, and concluded that the approaches of fashion… -
Monday, 04 January 2021Adidas to reach 60% recycled polyester in 2021
HERZOGENAURACH – Sportswear giant Adidas says this year it will use more than 60 per cent recycled polyester across its product range. The German outfit’s ambition is to only use recycled polyester by 2024 – a target it looks on course to meet after… -
Monday, 04 January 2021NGOs call for faster supply chain finances
GLOBAL – A statement issued by the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) says the coronavirus pandemic has created “a new level of despair among workers” and warns that “if brands don’t step up to help stanch the human… -
Wednesday, 23 December 2020Season’s Greetings
WAKEFIELD – As we close down for the Christmas period we’d like to extend ‘Season’s Greetings’ to all of our readers and wish everyone all the very best for 2021 after what has been a troubling year for everyone. The unforeseen COVID-19 pandemic has… -
Tuesday, 22 December 2020Remake launches #ShareYourProfits campaign
SAN FRANCISCO – Workers’ rights NGO Remake - which spent much of this year calling on fashion brands to #PayUp their suppliers for cancelled orders - has launched a new campaign to help vulnerable garment workers. Called #ShareYourProfits, it urges… -
Tuesday, 22 December 2020Karl Lagerfeld bans use of exotic skins
NEW YORK - Fashion brand Karl Lagerfield has banned the use of exotic skins such as those of snakes and crocodiles from all products in due to fears of diseases, such as COVID-19, passing from wildlife to humans. Animal rights organisation PETA… -
Tuesday, 22 December 2020Brands urge Biden to rejoin Paris Agreement
WASHINGTON DC – Fashion brands including Nike, Levi Strauss (LS&Co), Gap, Target and the VF Corp-owned Timberland, Vans and North Face are amongst more than 1,000 signatories of a statement to the incoming Biden administration, reaffirming their… -
Monday, 21 December 2020Namshi joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
DUBAI — Middle East online fashion retailer Namshi has become the region's first to join the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and has also announced a series of sustainable and social responsibility initiatives. Namshi chairman Hadi Badri said… -
Friday, 18 December 2020
VF Corp signs UN Global Compact
DENVER – Apparel giant VF Corp, which owns the likes of The North Face, Timberland and Vans, has announced its commitment to the UN’s Global Compact (UNGC) and its Women’s Empowerment Principles. Signatories of the UNGC pledge to champion corporate… -
Friday, 18 December 2020PETA calls out URBN after wool exposé
PHILADELPHIA – Animal rights organisation PETA says it’s “pointing the finger” at fashion retailer URBN – owner of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People – after footage from a PETA Asia investigation showed violence against sheep in… -
Thursday, 17 December 2020YNAP pilots Digital IDs in push for transparency
MILAN – Luxury fashion group Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) is piloting Digital IDs for garments, which in theory would encompass product-specific QR codes linked to online data of their contents. For now, the concept is being tested on select items from… -
Thursday, 17 December 2020Bestseller starts circularity project in Bangladesh
COPENHAGEN – Danish fashion brand Bestseller has launched a new circularity project in Bangladesh as it looks to find value in the estimated 400,000 tonnes of production waste generated in the Southeast Asian nation’s garment industry each year. For… -
Thursday, 17 December 2020Zalando shares data on 250 partner brands
BERLIN – European fashion platform Zalando is now sharing comparable sustainability data from more than 250 partner brands collected through its partnership with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and the Higg Co. Zalando became the first… -
Thursday, 17 December 2020Only three brands 'acceptable on circularity'
CHICAGO - A new report on the circularity performance of the largest 100 fashion brands operating in Europe says that just three - Patagonia, The North Face and Levi’s - are achieving 'acceptable' results. Global management consultants Kearney… -
Wednesday, 16 December 2020Boohoo gives evidence on Leicester concerns
LONDON - Boohoo Group executive chairman Mahmud Kamani has told MPs that he really was "shocked and appalled" by allegations of illegally low pay and poor conditions in the company's Leicester supply factories - despite having sourced from the city… -
Wednesday, 16 December 2020Marks & Spencer to relaunch Plan A next year
LONDON – British retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced that it is to relaunch its Plan A sustainability strategy in the new year and will “reinvigorate” the programme to put it “back at the centre of our customer story”. The relaunched Plan… -
Wednesday, 16 December 2020Eon catalyses collaboration with new ‘partner network’
NEW YORK – Traceability solutions provider Eon has launched what it says is the fashion industry’s first global partner network in a bid to streamline supply chain circularity. In collaboration with the likes of the Renewal Workshop, Trove, Save… -
Tuesday, 15 December 2020Brooks Running and Vaude join Climate Pledge
GLOBAL - US sportswear company Brooks Running and German producer of mountain sportswear Vaude are among 13 new signatories to the Climate Pledge commitment to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early. Some 31 companies have now joined… -
Monday, 14 December 2020Asics joins the Fashion Pact
KOBE – Sportswear brand Asics has become the first Japanese company to join the Fashion Pact, a global environmental initiative which challenges signatories to help mitigate climate change, restore biodiversity and protect the oceans. Asics joins… -
Monday, 14 December 2020Pair launch blockchain-enabled traceability app
KUALA LUMPUR – Blockchain provider Verofax Asia has partnered with Malaysian brand Auri to launch a new asset digitalisation and traceability app for the apparel industry. Suppliers of Auri will leverage the solution to serialise product-specific… -
Monday, 14 December 2020The North Face accused of ‘virtue signalling’
DENVER – The North Face has defended itself from accusations of ‘virtue signalling’ after being criticised by a Texan oil boss who was refused permission to put his firm’s logo on the outdoor clothing manufacturer’s jackets as the apparel brand… -
Friday, 11 December 2020LVMH launches new environmental roadmap
PARIS — Fashion and luxury group LVMH has launched a new environmental performance roadmap - LIFE 360 - in which it outlines its sustainability goals over the next three, six and 10 years. It aims to build on the LIFE 2020 (LVMH Initiatives for the… -
Friday, 11 December 2020Selfridges partners with vintage retailer Beyond Retro
LONDON – Selfridges has partnered with vintage fashion retailer Beyond Retro as part of its ‘Resellfridges’ in-store scheme, which was introduced earlier this year to promote circular business models. Selfridges launched its Project Earth initiative… -
Friday, 11 December 2020Arc’teryx sets sights on Fair Trade certification
NORTH VANCOUVER – Outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx says it has begun work to convert three manufacturing facilities in Vietnam to be Fair Trade-certified by 2021. The Canadian firm’s ambition is to certify a minimum of 80 per cent of its products as… -
Friday, 11 December 2020REI Co-op makes new demands of brands
SEATTLE - US sporting and outdoor apparel retailer REI Co-op is engaging with its more than 1,000 brand partners to advance more sustainable business practices on issues such as climate change. The company has updated its REI Product Impact… -
Wednesday, 09 December 2020H&M, Burberry and Levi’s make the 2020 ‘A List’
LONDON – The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has published its 2020 ‘A List’ which spotlights the good work of businesses across industry to tackle climate change, deforestation and water security. This year, 313 companies including Burberry,… -
Wednesday, 09 December 2020Kruse steps down as CEO of Global Fashion Agenda
COPENHAGEN – The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has today announced that Eva Kruse will step down as CEO at the end of February 2021. The organisation, which created and runs the annual Copenhagen Fashion Summit, says it has begun the process of… -
Wednesday, 09 December 2020ThredUp launches ‘universal symbol’ for second-hand fashion
SAN FRANCISCO – Online resale platform ThredUp has partnered with designer Christian Siriano to launch what they hope will be the new universal symbol for second-hand clothing. The pair’s creation, a logo shaped like a coat hanger which hints at a… -
Wednesday, 09 December 2020Burberry donates leftover fabric to students
LONDON - British brand Burberry has launched a new initiative - ReBurberry Fabric - which aims to support young designers by donating leftover fabric to hard-up fashion students. The company has teamed up with the British Fashion Council (BFC) for… -
Tuesday, 08 December 2020PETA lambasts Louis Vuitton claims of “humane farming”
PARIS – Animal rights organisation PETA has sent a letter to Michael Burke, the CEO and chairman of luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton (LV), urging that he “immediately stop making false claims about the treatment of animals killed for the company's… -
Tuesday, 08 December 2020Van Noten and Rewiring Fashion join forces
GLOBAL - Two initiatives set up to change the fashion industry after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic have joined forces in a bid to solve what they see as some of the sector’s biggest issues. Belgian designer Dries Van Noten, along with brands… -
Tuesday, 08 December 2020H&M in five year collaboration with HKRITA
HONG KONG - The H&M Foundation and the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textile and Apparel (HKRITA) have announced a five year partnership - 'Planet First' - to explore sustainable developments for the textiles and fashion industry. The foundation,…
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