This NY Startup Has A Biomaterial Solution For Leather. It Just Got $550K To Scale It.
3 Mins Read Bucha Bio, the New York startup growing sustainable biomaterials from renewable bacterial-nanocellulose, has secured funding to scale up.
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3 Mins Read Bucha Bio, the New York startup growing sustainable biomaterials from renewable bacterial-nanocellulose, has secured funding to scale up.
3 Mins Read Storey is a “digital wardrobe” app developed by two former Google employees who wanted to make resale and sustainable fashion choices easy.
4 Mins Read Thanks to the digital age, secondhand shopping has totally taken off online and is no longer confined to the neighbourhood charity thrift shop. Gone are the days where you have to sort through piles of donated clothing for your next sustainable fashion purchase. Now, buying and selling preloved clothing has never been easier thanks to […]
5 Mins Read The latest in sustainable fashion is denim made from wild Himalayan nettle. Instead of using resource-intensive cotton, Pangaia just launched a new collection of jeans and jackets made from a new kind of denim blend, one that contains nettle fibre. New York-based sustainable fashion brand Pangaia just added yet another new fabric to its diverse […]
3 Mins Read Hong Kong sustainable brand Kibo just launched a new collection of vegan slip-on sneakers made from recycled fashion waste.
3 Mins Read IKEA and H&M have teamed up to explore the potential and challenges in using recycled textiles to meet their 2030 sustainability targets.
4 Mins Read Three years ago, Hong Kong-based Sally Lim embarked on her low-waste journey, choosing plastic-free and switching to reusable bags and containers. These switches were easy, but when her watch broke, she found it incredibly difficult to find a replacement that was truly plastic-free, from foam-lined packaging to polyester straps. That’s when she decided to team […]
4 Mins Read This week, Ashton Kutcher invests in 3D meat, Hormel Foods partners with The Better Meat Co. and Oatly’s new vegan ice cream.
6 Mins Read Shoppers are more wary about eco-claims and regulators are taking action. Here are 5 major signs that fashion greenwashing will have to stop.
3 Mins Read Created by sisters Nicole and Frankie, Bandi is a new secondhand clothing app helping users find their clothes swap twin to shop sustainably.
3 Mins Read Takashimaya, one of the largest luxury department store chains in Japan, is embracing sustainable fashion with a new recycling initiative. Working with 15 brands for the campaign, the company is launching recycled fashion pieces across its high-end outlets and online store, and has plans to extend the program with 100 more brands in the future. […]
3 Mins Read A new circular fashion store just opened up in Brooklyn, New York. Launched by secondhand fashion platform thredUP and denim brand Madewell, A Circular Store is designed to be the ultimate sustainable shopping destination, offering a full wardrobe of preloved clothing and features mending stations, repair services and upcycling workshops. A Circular Store just landed […]
8 Mins Read We know, WE KNOW. It’s always tempting to shop with all the new and trendy clothes everywhere, especially when it feels like they are always on sale. But we have to face facts! Our planet is suffering and fast fashion is a major source of harmful greenhouse gases, not to mention that landfills all over […]
7 Mins Read Greenwashing in fashion is on the rise. Learn more about what it means and how you can tell the difference and support the conscious one.
3 Mins Read Luxury fashion group Kering has pledged to ditch fur across all its brands, as high-end labels face greater scrutiny over animal welfare and environmental practices. From late 2022, none of Kering’s brands, including Alexander McQueen, Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, will feature animal fur in collections, amid the group’s push to “take the lead in […]
3 Mins Read As conscious consumers continue to put pressure on brands to step up their sustainability efforts, circularity has taken over fashion as a top buzzword. But Fashionscapes, a new documentary film showcased at the London Fashion Week, suggests that companies are using circular fashion as a greenwashing tool to cover up how recycling clothing might not […]
3 Mins Read Secondhand fashion platform Vestiaire Collective bags $209 million in a new round backed by SoftBank and Al Gore’s Generation Investment.
4 Mins Read Most fashion brands are making false sustainability promises, says a new report examining the prevalence of greenwashing in the industry.
3 Mins Read There’s no shortage of innovation in sustainable fashion, with brands making bags out of mushroom leather and clothing from recycled plastic bottles. But what about sustainable eyewear? Prepare to be impressed, because sunglasses are now featuring lenses made with carbon capture technology. British sustainable fashion brand Pangaia has just debuted its new eyewear collection, featuring […]
4 Mins Read The latest data shows that secondhand fashion that will lead sustainable fashion and see explosive growth in the next few years.
5 Mins Read 75% of leading fashion brands were given an “F” grade for their efforts to switch to clean energy in the new Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard.