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Friday, 22 March 2019H&M commits to ‘sustainable’ materials by 2030
STOCKHOLM – Fashion brand H&M has announced that it has increased its use of ‘sustainable’ materials in its products from 35 to 57 per cent in the past year, and aims to use 100 per cent ‘sustainably’ sourced materials by 2030. -
Wednesday, 20 March 2019123 million items of clothing ‘unworn’ in London
LONDON – UK clothing charity Traid has reported that 23 per cent of clothing owned in London has never been worn, equating to around 123 million garments. This was revealed alongside the startling statistic that 22 per cent of Londoners throw away… -
Tuesday, 19 March 2019GHCL recycled polyester home range to expand
NOIDA – Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. (GHCL) is to continue a roll out of home textile products which are made from recycled polyester, following on from the recent launch of bedding made from the material. It is said to be the first bedding line to… -
Monday, 18 March 2019Fashion for Good welcomes new group of innovators
AMSTERDAM – A fifth batch of innovators have joined the Fashion for Good-Plug and Play Accelerator, as ten entrepreneurs were selected from hundreds of applicants. They will undertake a twelve-week curriculum which includes mentorship and business… -
Wednesday, 13 March 2019US retail project promotes natural dye potential
SAN FRANCISCO – Housework, a fashion and homeware retail project based in California, has been established to promote the use of nontoxic and biodegradable components – including fabrics, stitching, dyes and finishes – in the manufacture of apparel. -
Tuesday, 12 March 2019Mud goes transparent with first sustainability report
AMSTERDAM – Dutch denim firm Mud Jeans has published its inaugural sustainability report, containing data from the past three years – a period which has seen the company grow its operations substantially. Mud Jeans has been discussing topics such as… -
Tuesday, 12 March 2019Consumer thirst grows for ‘sustainable fashion’ online
LONDON – Global fashion search platform Lyst has released a new report based on the online shopping behaviour of 80 million shoppers over 12 months that shows there’s been a 66 per cent increase in searches based around sustainable fashion. The new… -
Tuesday, 12 March 2019Primark debuts jeans made using only 'sustainable cotton’
DUBLIN – High street fashion retailer Primark has launched a range of women’s skinny jeans made using only cotton sourced from the company’s Sustainable Cotton Programme. The new collection, which is made up of three denim washes, will retail at £13… -
Friday, 08 March 2019Ganni makes sustainable strides with RePack and SAC
COPENHAGEN – Danish fashion brand Ganni has recently announced two key apparel sector alliances which reinforce the firm’s commitment to advancing its sustainability credentials. Ganni is now offering its online customers the use of Finnish… -
Thursday, 07 March 2019Sperry launches recycled plastic shoes
LEXINGTON – American footwear brand Sperry is to launch a collection of shoes made with material spun from plastic which has been recovered from marine and coastal environments. This material comes from material engineering company Bionic and is… -
Thursday, 07 March 2019Expandable children’s apparel is a growing trend
SACRAMENTO – A North American start-up is seeking to bridge the gap between conceptual design and a commercially viable product after starting a crowdfunding campaign to scale its business featuring expandable clothing for children. This concept hit… -
Wednesday, 06 March 2019US research explores sustainable shopper demographics
NEW YORK – American research firm Nielsen has published market analysis detailing the key characteristics which influence how ‘sustainable’ a consumer’s shopping habits are. The findings suggest that, alongside an individual’s level of digital… -
Friday, 01 March 2019‘Girl Power’ t-shirt workers laid off after wage protests
DHAKA – Over 100 garment workers have allegedly been sacked in Bangladesh after a protest over low wages at a factory that makes ‘Girl Power’ T-shirts. These are among the 7,500 employees from 27 factories in the country that claim to have been… -
Thursday, 28 February 2019UK shopping centre to offer apparel recycling points
LONDON - Real estate investment trust company Landsec has confirmed that it will introduce discarded apparel and textiles recycling collection points at its Westgate shopping centre in Oxford. The retail outlet which hosts the stores of brands… -
Wednesday, 27 February 2019Researchers set out manifesto for fashion change
LONDON – A group of academics with specialisms in the fashion sector have formed the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion (UCRF), aimed at drawing attention to the crucial role of building and sharing knowledge in making the fashion system… -
Tuesday, 26 February 2019North American duo sole searching for sustainability
VANCOUVER – Canadian footwear manufacturer Sole has teamed up with responsible apparel company United by Blue (UBB) to produce a shoe designed using entirely sustainable materials. -
Monday, 25 February 2019US fashion retailer swoops into rental marketplace
PITTSBURGH – American Eagle Outfitters has become the latest firm to introduce a subscription service for its apparel, offering users the chance to order garments from the firm’s latest collections before deciding whether to return or keep the item… -
Monday, 25 February 2019Straight talking on circular fashion
As part of the on-going debate within Ecotextile News about the issue of circularity in the fashion sector, Megan McGill, Programme Manager for Circular Transformation, C&A Foundation asks, “What exactly is a circular fashion business model?” As the… -
Monday, 25 February 2019US event seeks to turn the red carpet green
LOS ANGELES – The tenth anniversary of Red Carpet Green Dress (RCGD), founded by actress Suzy Amis Cameron, took place in the build up to this year’s Oscars awards ceremony. The event was launched in 2009 to benefit California’s MUSE School – also… -
Friday, 22 February 2019Circular fashion to take centre stage in Australia
MELBOURNE – A national clothing take-back scheme in a country of 25 million people would help to avoid severe disruption to the fashion industry caused by mandatory regulations, believes the founder of the Australian Circular Textile Association… -
Wednesday, 20 February 2019R Collective launches textile waste collection
HONG KONG – The R Collective, founded by environmental charity Redress, has launched its inaugural upcycled clothing collection, which re-uses textile waste that would ordinarily end up in landfill. According to Global Fashion Agenda, An estimated… -
Tuesday, 19 February 2019Textile recyclers call for UK government action
MAIDSTONE – Following today’s publication of the Environmental Audit Committee’s ‘Fixing Fashion’ report, the Textile Recycling Association has called for the UK government to accept and act on the recommendations made. It has also called on… -
Monday, 18 February 2019Boohoo wool ‘ban’ short-lived
MANCHESTER – UK fast-fashion brand Boohoo walked back its ban on wool products hours after it was initially announced, following strong criticism from Australian sheep farmers – the industry’s biggest source of merino wool fibre. However, Ecotextile… -
Friday, 15 February 2019Fast fashion’s circularity drive: promising or pointless?
LOS ANGELES – Recent weeks have seen H&M USA busily working to increase the quantities of unwanted textiles donated to its garment return programme. Initiatives to support this effort include a partnership with the Environmental Media Association… -
Friday, 15 February 2019Recycling recognition sought at London Fashion Week
LONDON – To coincide with the beginning of London Fashion Week (LFW), the Global Recycling Foundation has called on the fashion industry to celebrate brands which have already incorporated recycling materials and technologies into their operations.… -
Thursday, 14 February 2019Recycled rugs help Adidas trainers change their stripes
AMSTERDAM – To coincide with the announcement that it will aim to produce eleven million pairs of footwear incorporating recycled plastic in 2019, Adidas has collaborated with designer Simone Post and German recycling innovator I:CO to create novel… -
Thursday, 14 February 2019Major brands under microfibre scrutiny in new study
AMSTERDAM – Adidas, Nike, H&M and Zara apparel has all been tested in relation to the quantities of microfibres shed during laundering, as part of a study undertaken by the Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials at the Italian National… -
Wednesday, 13 February 2019Asics embarks on marathon emissions project
HOOFDDORP – Sportswear brand Asics has pledged to reduce product-related greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent globally by 2030, beginning with new product recycling programmes being launched at eight of its sponsored sporting events across Europe… -
Tuesday, 12 February 2019Outdoor brand Norrøna partners with Fashion for Good
AMSTERDAM – Norwegian outdoor brand Norrøna has been announced as the latest company to join forces with Fashion for Good, as the sustainable fashion initiative continues to gain industry traction by working with an ever-growing pool of apparel… -
Monday, 11 February 2019Designer calls for end to “unnecessary profit making”
LONDON – British fashion designer Katharine Hamnett has called for the unification of standards in apparel manufacturing for nations both inside and outside the European Union (EU), along with stating that “a lot of brands are changing, but a lot… -
Friday, 08 February 2019No sob story for Boohoo
MANCHESTER – After being challenged over “inaccuracies” given to a UK parliamentary ‘fast fashion inquiry’ and becoming embroiled in a faux fur mislabelling debacle, you’d think 2019 would be a period of trepidation for online fashion retailer… -
Thursday, 07 February 2019Weird Fish reaches landmark total for RSPB
TEWKESBURY – British casual clothing brand Weird Fish has announced that it has reached the milestone amount of £100,000 raised for wildlife charity RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). The partnership has been in place since January… -
Wednesday, 06 February 2019Labour Behind the Label reprises Six Items Challenge
BRISTOL – UK-based worker rights NGO Labour Behind the Label has announced that it will once again be holding the Six Items Challenge, tasking the public to raise funds to support its work by getting sponsored to wear just six garments over a six… -
Monday, 04 February 2019Outdoor ads recycled into London Fashion Week collection
LONDON – Outdoor advertising firm Ocean has teamed up with fashion studio VIN + OMI for London Fashion Week to launch an apparel range incorporating used vinyl panels taken from its advertising displays. The resultant Ocean label will be produced in… -
Thursday, 31 January 2019Transparency the topic of latest Fashion for Good collection
AMSTERDAM – Sustainability initiative Fashion for Good (FFG) has announced the theme of its next capsule collection which will hone in on transparency within the industry. The ‘Naked’ collection – only the second of its kind to be held in FFG’s… -
Thursday, 31 January 2019Swedish brand steps up sustainability messaging
STOCKHOLM – Children’s outdoor brand Isbjörn of Sweden has announced that it will increase its sustainability and environmental messaging on apparel in order to better engage with consumers. The balance the company seeks to strike between… -
Wednesday, 30 January 2019Home textiles giant IKEA receives Davos circularity award
ALMHULT – Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA has been recognised with an award for its commitment to circularity at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. IKEA has been selected as the winner of the Accenture Strategy Award for Circular… -
Tuesday, 29 January 2019Sharecloth releases report on apparel overproduction
NEW YORK – Digital fashion solution company Sharecloth has released ‘The 2018 Apparel Industry Overproduction Report’, with hopes of shining a light on the amount of wasted clothing produced by the fashion industry. The report aims to condense the… -
Tuesday, 29 January 2019Finnish study examines consumer circularity engagement
HELSINKI – A study conducted at Aalto University has sought to address the “theoretical gap in consumer intention to circular business model” within the fashion sector. The Customer intention to engage in circular business models in fashion industry… -
Tuesday, 29 January 2019EPR shapes French attitudes to fashion
PARIS – A study on the shopping habits of the French says they are now much more sensitive to the challenges of fashion and the circular economy after the government introduction of its decree no. 2008-602 on waste clothing, linen and footwear.… -
Monday, 28 January 2019Asics aims to make Olympic rings more circular
KOBE – Sportswear firm Asics is seeking used garment donations after it announced that it will manufacture the Japanese Olympic and Paralympic teams’ official apparel from recycled clothing for the nation’s home games in 2020. In the run-up to next… -
Friday, 25 January 2019Unifi to debut recycled staple nylon yarn
GREENSBORO – Synthetic yarn provider Unifi will introduce three new ‘sustainable’ developments at the 2019 Outdoor Retail Snow Show later this month in Denver, Colorado. Repreve nylon staple fibre, ‘Truclean’ chemical-free anti-static fibre and… -
Wednesday, 23 January 2019Beyond benchmarks
In contrast to what has become the norm for many brands, Timberland is, according to its sustainability director, more concerned with ensuring its “house is in order” than making headline-grabbing environmental claims. David Styles reports. -
Friday, 18 January 2019Kering report ties Planetary Boundaries to business
CAMBRIDGE – The first in a series of reports by luxury group Kering and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability has linked the Planetary Boundaries framework to business, seeking to explore how it can help inform decision-making on… -
Wednesday, 16 January 2019Report yields ‘sustainable fashion’ advice
HONG KONG – KPMG has published the final conclusions of a consumer survey into sustainable fashion, which follow on from preliminary findings released in September. Polling was done in collaboration with the Hong Kong Fashion Summit and HSBC who… -
Monday, 14 January 2019Redress winner to partner with leading Chinese fashion brand
CHINA - Hong Kong-based NGO Redress has launched the ninth edition of The Redress Design Award, which it says is the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition. The winner will receive the chance to collaborate with JNBY Group – one of… -
Monday, 14 January 2019Survey finds sustainability drives demand
NEW YORK – More than two-thirds of consumers consider sustainability when making a purchase and are willing to pay more for sustainable products, a survey conducted by business application provider CGS has found. -
Friday, 11 January 2019NHL and Adidas collaborate for recycled fibre kits
PORTLAND/NEW YORK – Sportswear giant Adidas has teamed up with the NHL (National Hockey League) to develop the league’s first-ever hockey jerseys to contain recycled materials. As part of the ongoing collaboration between the German sportswear brand… -
Friday, 11 January 2019Fast fashion a global environmental injustice, report claims
ST. LOUIS – A new report penned by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis claims that both the human and environmental health risks associated with fast fashion are “hidden throughout the lifecycle of each garment.” The study has also… -
Friday, 11 January 2019La Sportiva pledges 1% for the Planet
ZIANO DI FIEMME – Mountaineering apparel company La Sportiva has announced its membership of the 1% for the Planet initiative, meaning it will now donate one per cent of its global apparel sales revenue to environmentally-focused not for profit…
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